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it offers an opportunity to expand the farm business to the full 

 capacity of the total farm area. 



3. Labor incomes average $118 on the 355 farms that have crop 

 yields above the average, and minus $5 on the 446 farms that have 

 crop yields below the average, a difference of $123. 



4. With average yield and average price, potatoes furnish a satis- 

 factory ca,sh crop in practically all parts of the district. Large 

 acreage, however, is not to be generally recommended on account of 

 the danger of low prices resulting from local overproduction. 



5. Other valuable cash crops adapted to certaui areas are hay, 

 clover seed, peas, beans, hairy vetch, potatoes, seed corn, oats, rye, 

 wheat, barley, small fruit, and garden vegetables. 



6. Early varieties of corn mature in the southern and central part, 

 and silage corn can usually be produced over a large portion of the 

 district. 



7. Silos are increasmg rapidly wherever corn can be grown. When 

 only a few cows are kept, root crops are generally substituted for 

 silage. 



8. As there are few large cities, the demand for truck crops is 

 somewhat limited in most parts of the district. The weU-managed 

 farms produce an abundance of home supplies, such as vegetables, 

 small fruit, mUk, butter, eggs, and meat. 



9. Dairying combined with cash crops is financially profitable 

 when production per cow is high and. crop yields above the average. 



10. On dairy farms of all sizes the quality of cows, as indicated by 

 receipts per cow, is a major factor in determining labor income. 



! 11. The production of sheep or beef cattle as a major enterprise, 

 while not common m the district, is furnishing satisfactory incomes 

 on a few farms. 



12. Hog production may be profitably combined with dairying 

 where corn matures and on farms where rye, barley, soy beans, or 

 Canadian field peas can be substituted for corn. 



13. On account of the opportunity to use extra labor to advantage 

 at all seasons of the year, either in lumbering or in clearing land, 

 seasonal distribution of farm labor has not yet become an important 

 problem in recently settled sections. 



14. A large amount of family labor is available, much of which is 

 not used to advantage. 



15. The crop area per horse is too small for the most profitable 

 use of labor. 



16. Small irregular fields and numerous stumps prevent the most 

 efficient use of farm machinery. 



17. Few farmers in this district are rapidly accumulating wealth, 

 but, with economy and good management, there is an opportunity 

 to make a living and a little more. 



