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average of about 7,000 pounds of milk a year. The coavs would be 

 fed home-produced grains supplemented by soybean meal. Rate of 

 feeding would be approximately 1 pound of concentrates to every 3% 

 pounds of milk. Bromegrass-alfalfa hay would be fed as the only 

 roughage during the winter at a rate of 3 tons for each cow. 



Table 8. — Comparative data of alternative production plans for a 

 2°2o-aere general farm of the central Corn Belt 









No. 3 



No. 4 









plan — 



plan — 





No. 1 





beef 



combi- 





present 



No. 2 



calves 



nation 



Item 



plan — 



plan — 



wintered 



of 





general 



dairy- 



and 



dairying 





farming 



ing 



finished 



on 

 pasture 



and 

 beef 

 cattle 



Crop acreages: 



Acres 



Acres 



Acres 



Acres 



Corn 



51 



32 



32 



32 



Oats___ - - _____ 



37 



32 



32 



32 



Wheat _ _ _ 



10 

 10 

 10 

 25 









Rye 









Timothy hav 







Grass-legume hav 



64 



19 



34 



Rotation grass-legume pasture 







45 



30 



Permanent grass-legume pasture 





17 



17 



17 



Permanent blue grass pasture 



45 



45 



45 



45 



Idle 



2 

 Head 









Important kinds of livestock: 



Head 



Head 



1 1 cad 



Hogs sold 



24 



59 



59 



59 



Milk cows 



10 



25 



2 



12 



Feeder calves bought 







43 





Fat cattle sold 







42 



19 



Beef cows 









10 



Laving hens 



100 



100 



100 



100 



Receipts and expenditures: 



Dollars 



Dollars 



] Jailors 



Dollars 



Medium price level: 











Cash receipts 



4, 212 



7,453 



6,946 



6, 077 



Cash expenditures 



2, 376 



4, 184 



2 5, 278 



3, 356 



Net cash farm income 



1,836 



i 3, 269 



1 1, 668 



1 2, 721 



High price level: 





Cash receipts 



5, 738 



9, 722 

 4, 937 



9, 466 



8, 096 



Cash expenditures 



2, 736 



:i 6, 810 



4, 041 



Net cash farm income 



3,002 



1 4, 785 



1 2, 656 



1 4, 055 



New investments needed compared with 











present plan: 











Medium price level: 











Livestock, excluding feeder calves 











bought 





2, 250 

 2, 350 



"l~350~ 



1, 400 



Service buildings 





2, 350 



Dairv equipment 





600 





600 



Fencing 





1,300 



1, 300 



1, 300 









1 Excluding the effects of any interest paid on money borrowed to make new 

 investments needed to establish production plan. 



2 Including the cost of feeder calves, $1,860. 



3 Including the cost of feeder calves, $2,580. 



