BULLETIN 853, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
but also in a definite change to the dairy type of farming by a number 
of these farmers. The present study, covering the farm year 1916, 
was made two years after the new industry had been introduced. 
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 
The more important facts brought out by this study may be 
summarized as follows: 
Type of farming. — General live-stock and crop farming, until 
recently the type followed almost exclusively in the Grove City 
area, is being gradually superseded by the dairy type. At the time of 
