FARMING ON" CUT-OVER LANDS. 7 
These results should not be taken to mean that the present acreages 
of crops represent an ideal cropping system for this region. While all 
these crops are commonly grown in this section there is probably no 
one farm that ever produces all of them. While hay and potatoes 
are two of the leading money crops, these crops are not grown exten- 
sively on every farm. Of these crops hay covers the largest acreage, 
but the selling of this crop is by no means a universal practice. 
LIVE STOCK. 
While some live stock is kept on nearly every farm, this industry 
has not reached its full state of development in the region as a whole. 
Aside from dairying, comparatively few farms are devoted exclusively 
to live-stock enterprises. The average of all farms surveyed shows 
about 14 animal units 1 per farm. Table 3 gives the average number 
CROPS 
ACRES 
1 4 6 6 10 12 14 16 18 
HAY 
OATS 
CORN 
POTATOES 
RYE 
^^ 
WHEAT 
FRUIT 
BEANS 
PEAS 
■ 
BUCKWHEAT 
BARLEY 
TRUCK 
1 
ROOTS 
1 
1 
Fig. 3. — Acres of crops per farm. (Average of 801 farms in northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.) 
of animal units per farm and the percentage of each class. Figure 4 
shows the relative importance of each class of live stock. 
Table 3. — Number and percentage of animal units of each class. 
[Average of 801 farms.] 
Kind of animal. 
Animal units. 
Kind of animal. 
Animal units. 
Number. Per cent. 
Number. 
Per cent. 
5.8 41.1 
Sheep 
0.3 
.8 
.5 
2.1 
2.9 
.3 
.6 
2.7 
_2 
20.6 
2.1 
4.2 
19.1 
H 
Hogs 
5.8 
Bulls 
3.6 
Steers 
Work horses 
Colts 
Total 
14.1 
100.0 
1 An "animal unit" is the equivalent, from the standpoint of feed required, of a full-grown cow or horse. 
It is customary to count as an animal unit 2 head, of young cattle or colts, 5 hogs, 10 pigs, 7 sheep , 14 lambs, 
or 100 poultry. 
