4 BULLETIN 341, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



That it does not pay to buy hay in this region, except where the 

 cows kept are of the highest dairy type. 



That dairying should normally be the leading enterprise, with 

 about one cow to each 4 or 5 acres of crops grown. 



That the average return per cow for dairy products is $80, and 

 thap where receipts per cow are less than $50 per year the larger the 

 herd the smaller the labor income. 



That more heifer calves should be raised. 



That steer feeding is not worth while as a main line of business 

 except on large farms where labor is scarce. 



That a few hogs should ordinarily be fed for the market. 



That the region is not well adapted to sheep farming. 



That flocks of 100 to 150 hens are more easily made profitable than 

 larger or smaller flocks. 



That fruit and truck should be grown chiefly for home use. 



That potatoes probably occupy about their proper place in Chester 

 County farming. 



PENNSYLVANI 



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Fig. 1. — Location of area surveyed. 



That yields per acre can profitably be increased up to about 1ft per 

 cent above the average. After that the labor income falls off. 



That labor income increases with the size of the farm, and that 

 the average for farms of less than 40 acres is too low to keep up a 

 good standard of living. 



That farms where diversification is about the average for the sec- 

 tion are usually more profitable than those where farming is either 

 more or less diversified than the average. 



TERRITORY SURVEYED. 



Chester County, Pa., is situated in the southeastern part of the 

 State, a short distance from Philadelphia, and near the city of 

 Wilmington, Del. (See fig. 1.) The area in which this study was 

 made lies in the southern portion of the county bordering on the 

 States of Maryland and Delaware, as shown by the shaded portion 

 of the map in figure 1, 



