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Dougherty says that he regards corn as a splendid crop, 

 but prefers to raise it on his neighbor's land, leaving 

 his own land in grass. It will be seen from his acreage 

 that he is careful not to overdo the com crop. This sys- 

 tem of hay and grass farming has resulted in the pro- 

 tection of his slopes from washing, and has greatly in- 

 creased the humus supply and crop producing power of 

 the land. 



Mr. Dougherty has reduced his farm management 

 to a system which brings results. From his dairy he 

 secures an income of more than $2,400 a year, yet the 

 dairy does not seriously interfere with his crop pro- 

 duction. His crops are as good as those of the best 

 farmers in his section, and much better than the average. 

 The cows are cared for in the morning and evening, be- 

 fore and after the field work, and the time is hardly 

 missed. This farm is a model of good crop rotation, and 

 the rational use of stable manure. The dairy herd is 

 fed liberally on home-grown feeds, consisting largely of 

 corn stover, corn silage, hay and crushed corn, the 

 ration being supplemented and balanced by the use of 

 a small amount of cotton seed meal and wheat bran. 

 Less than $300 a year is expended for purchased feeds. 



Many other examples of success in dairying might 

 be mentioned, as for instance that of Dudley Garth, 

 of Todd county, in the southwestern part of Kentucky, 

 who has developed a very profitable line of farming, in 

 which the production of high-class butter and registered 

 dairy cattle have occupied an important place. 



Another line of profitable dairying is that of the 

 making of ice cream on the farm for the local trade, as 

 a side line to the farm dairy. The ice cream business in 

 Kentucky is yet in its infancy, and offers a splendid field 

 for profitable development. 



An increasing number of Kentucky farmers are in- 

 stalling hand cream separators, and putting in herds 

 of four to ten cows, separating the cream, taking this in 

 a few cases to local creameries. In a majority of cases, 

 however, local creameries are not available as markets, 

 and shipment is made to large central creameries for 

 butter-making. This line of dairying offers a nice 

 weekly addition to the farm income. The receipts- per 



