ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FARMS IN PENNSYLVANIA. 7 



area was rented out. These farms are discussed under "Tenure," 

 page 31. 



On 159 farms the leading enterprise is dairying, and on 190 the 

 farming is general in type. The grouping of the farms into these 

 two types was made on the basis of the size of the business enterprises 

 contributing to the farm income. Farms on which dairying was the 

 leading or one of the important phases of the farm business were 

 classed as dairy farms. 



Inasmuch as dairying and general farming represent the two more 

 important types of farming followed in this area, this inquiry natu- 

 rally developed into a comparative study of the farms following these 



Fig. i. — One of the better dairy herds of the region. 



two types. In many ways the dairy and general farms are similarly 

 organized, however, and in order to simplify some of the tables 

 averages are given for both types together, any special differences 

 being noted in the 'accompanying text. 



Until recently the so-called mixed or general type of farming was 

 no doubt better adapted to the majority of farms in this area than a 

 highly specialized type. While dairy farming has not been followed 

 long enough to show any marked increase in profits over the other 

 types, conditions over a large part of this area are especially favor- 

 able for the development of dairying. The relatively large acreage 

 and good yields of hay, together with fair yields of silage corn, good 

 pasturage, abundance of good water, and a good market, indicate a 

 promising future for the dairy business. (See figs. 4 and 5.) 



