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Table 11. — Comparative data for two dairy farms selected because 

 they have changed to more hay, pasture, and other forage x 



Item 



Land use: 



Laud in farm 



Cropland 



Open pasture 



Woodland 



Other land 



Major crops: 



Corn 



Oats 



Hay 



Livestock : 



Work stock 



All cattle and calves 



Dairy cows 



Brood sows 



Chickens 



Cash receipts: 



Actual prices 



Medium price level 



High price level 



Cash expenses: 



Actual prices 



Medium price level 



High price level 



Net cash income: 



Actual prices 



Medium price level 



High price level 



Investment: 2 



Real estate 



Machinery and equipment 



Livestock 



Feed and supplies 



Total 



Farm I 



Former 

 plan 



A ores 



206 



56 



71 



77 

 2 



12 



5 



11 



Number 

 4 



13 

 8 

 4 



30 



hollars 



860 



1, 1 53 



1 , 667 



499 

 786 

 891 



361 

 367 

 776 



6, 785 

 472 



1, 020 

 181 



8, 458 



Present 

 plan 



Acres 

 206 



47 



76 



77 



6 



6 



5 



31 



Number 



2 



35 



23 







51 



Dollars 



7, 804 



5, 211 



6, 532 



3,082 



2, 571 



3, 036 



4, 722 

 2, 640 

 3,496 



234 

 515 

 157 

 529 



20, 435 



Farm J 



Former 

 plan 



Acres 



513 



58 



122 



333 



23 





 35 



Number 



3 



44 



26 







33 



Dollars 



5, 910 



6, 742 

 8,434 



4, 238 



6, 382 



7, 539 



672 

 360 

 895 



15, 525 



1,010 



2,978 



755 



20, 268 



Present 

 plan 



A rres 



540 



77 



230 



233 



17 







50 



Number 



2 



69 



42 







40 



Dollars 

 13, 889 

 9, 284 

 11, 604 



8,068 



6, 690 



7, 696 



5,821 



2, 594 

 3,908 



21, 752 



4, 402 



11,000 



3, 053 



40, 207 



1 Basic data for farms I and J are from farm record books and were made avail- 

 able through the cooperation of the Agricultural Extension Services of North 

 Carolina and Virginia, respectively. Former plan for farm I is for 1940; for farm 

 J it is 1941. Present plan for both farms is an average of 1945-47. Actual 

 prices used above refer to these dates. See pp. 14 and 15 for explanation of 

 medium- and high-price level. 



2 Data are as of the beginning of the first year and ending of the last year for 

 each farm. 



increase in acreage and production coming from alfalfa. The use of 

 a mow hay drier lessens the hazards of hay harvesting, and the op- 

 erator of farm J says his cows eat more of the barn-dried hay than 

 they do of field-cured hay. 



Farm I had a fair pasture base to start from, but pastures on farm 

 J were started from scratch, that is, from unimproved open areas 



