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BULLETIN 716, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
number of cattle (Tables IX and XIII), higher prices received 
(Table XI) , and the growth of dairying (Table IV) . 
Dairying has always been but a small part of the farm business in 
this area, and for the period covered by this study receipts from the 
sale of dairy products amounted annually to but $53 per farm, or 
less than one-fourth of the total cattle receipts. However, a notice- 
able increase in dairying has taken place during the five-year period. 
In 1912 the dairy receipts for none of the 25 farms exceeded $100, 
while in 1916 they amounted to over $100 for seven farms. 
In 1912 the dairy receipts on these farms amounted to $27 per farm, 
and were entirely from the sale of butter. The following year one 
farm began shipping cream. In 1914 a cream station was operated 
Fig. 8. — Cattle sales, including small quantities of butter and cream, comprise one- 
fourth of all the farm receipts. The yearling steers and heifers shown above are to 
be sold the following year. They represent the prevalent type of cattle raised in 
the area. 
at Waterford, and in the spring of 1915 a creamery was started at 
Vincent. Though there has been no rapid advance in dairying in 
Palmer Township, the selling of cream stimulated it until in 1916 
the sale of dairy products amounted to $77 per farm. This growth 
is shown by years in Table IV. 
Table IV. — Growth in dairying on 25 farms, 1912-1916 {Palmer Township, 
Washington County, Ohio). 
Item. 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
$27 
3 
$38 
5 
14 
$50 
5 
30 
$70 
8 
65 
$77 
Per cent of total farm receipts from dairy products... 
Per cent of dairy receipts from cream a 
7 
68 
a To include all dairy products except butter. 
