CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 



PAGE 



The Fanner as a Business Man : His Failures and 



Opportunities ....... i 



PART I.— THE SOIL 



I 



A Debit and Credit Account with the Soil . . . S 



II 



The Dairy Business in Relation to Soil Exhaustion 14 



PART II.— CROPS 



I 



Intensive System of Cropping ... 21 



II 

 Cutting, Handling and Feeding Forage Crops . 38 



III 

 Top Dressing for Soiling Crops . ... 40 



IV 

 A Succession of Soiling Crops for Fifty Full-Grown 



Animals ... . . -42 



V 

 Value of Forage Crops per Acre Compared with 



Clover Hay and Wheat Bran . . 44 



VI 

 Succession of Soiling Crops in Different States . 47 



VII 

 Advantages and Disadvantages of Soiling ... 51 



VIII 



Soiling vs. Silage ... . • -53 



PART III.— THE DAIRY HERD 



I 



Selecting the Breed from a Business Standpoint . 55 



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