FAKMING ON CUT-OVEE LANDS. 7 



These results should not be taken to mean that the present acreages 

 of crops represent an ideal cropping system for this region. While all 

 these crops are commonly grown in this section there is probably no 

 one farm that ever produces all of them. While hay and potatoes 

 are two of the leading money crops, these crops are not grown exten- 

 sively on every farm. Of these crops hay covers the largest acreage, 

 but the selling of this crop is by no means a universal practice. 



LIVE STOCK. 



While some live stock is kept on nearly every farm, this industry 

 has not reached its full state of development in the region as a whole. 

 Aside from dairying, comparatively few farms are devoted exclusively 

 to live-stock enterprises. The average of all farms surveyed shows 

 about 1-1 animal units ^ per farm. Table 3 gives the average number 



CROPS 



ACRES 



2 4. 6 6 10 12 14 16 18 



HAY 



OATS 

 CORN 

 POTATOES 

 BYE 



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^^^B 



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WHEAT 



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FRUIT 



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BEANS 



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PEAS 



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BUCKWHEAT 



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BARLEY 



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TRUCK 



1 



















ROOTS 















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Fig. 3. — Acres of crops per farm. (Average of 801 farms in northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.) 



of animal units per farm and the percentage of each class. Figure 4 

 shows the relative importance of each class of live stock. 



Table 3. — Xumher and percentage of animal units of each class. 

 [Average of 801 farms.] 



Kind of animal. 



Tf&iry co^.'s.. 

 Young cattle. 



Bulls 



Steers 



Workhorses. 

 Colts 



Animal units. 



Number. Per cent. 



5.8 



2.9 



.3 



.6 



2.7 



.2 



41.1 

 20.6 

 2.1 

 4.2 

 19.1 

 1.4 



Kind of animal. 



Sheep... 



Uofis.... 

 J^oultry . 



Total. 



Animal units. 



Number. Per cent 



0.3 

 .8 

 .5 



2.1 

 5.8 

 3.6 



' An "animal luiit" is the efi'iivalenl, from the standpoint of feed required, of a full-grown cow or horse. 

 It is customary to count as an animal unit 2 he'id of youn<; cattle or colts, 5 hogs, 10 pigs, 7 sheep, 14 lambs, 

 or 100 poultry. 



