8 BULLETIN 548, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
tobacco had been raised. There were no receipts from crops and 
diversity was low. 
FARM NO. 4. 
Size of fares nos oon ee ee Gi eae acres... 150 
~ ANimiber of cas 2.255.855 co. bones ocean Bee eee ee 50 
Number of other animal unite:.2. 25.522: ee ee ee te 48 
Potalcapiial. Aon eo ee eee ee he en ee en $33, 081 
Working capital. Jo 2.26 oak ok eee oe tec ee eee 11, 354 
Total-recetpts: 3922 es ee ee ee er 12, 500 
Reterpts from dairy s:.i55.c. 3<) eat ccee tate nee eer se ee 7,921 
Bpepenses so oe oes Pe Se ee SoS ee eres et eee 2, 818 
Farmincome: 3: 6053425 te fo. oko ee, eg ye a Oe 8, 062 
Tabor INCOME! 2b ei sas oS eee cee eee NE et eae eee 6, 408 
This farm well may be classed as the best dairy farm of the ten. . 
While the receipts per cow were considerably above the average, 
others had higher receipts per cow, but in the expenses this farm 
showed high efficiency in the economy of labor and feed, two most 
important factors in expenses. Operating expenses were only about 
35 per cent of receipts, as compared with 45 per cent, the average for 
the ten farms. The land area (150 acres) was small as compared 
with the number of stock units kept on the farm. These number 
about 98, or about 1.9 acres for each animal unit. Of this number of 
animal units, 50 were dairy cows. Every part of the farm, cluding 
pasture area, received frequent applications of stable manure. ‘There 
is practically no waste land on this farm. But a small acreage is 
occupied by fences, buildings, and roadway. Bluegrass grows even 
in small lots and about the buildings. The feed purchased amounted 
to about $10 per cow. About 50 per cent of the farm area is in blue- 
grass pasture, which in a normal season furnishes all the feed for 
dairy stock during the summer. A considerable amount of grazing 
also is done during the winter. Fields that are to be pastured in 
winter are allowed to accumulate a good growth of grass in the fall. 
About $1,000 of the total receipts represented breeding fees. Usually 
a few acres of tobacco are raised. During the last two years (1915- 
1916), however, hemp has been substituted for tobacco. It was esti- 
mated that the hemp for 1916 would yield about 1,700 pounds per 
acre, which, at 10 cents per pound (about the price of the previous 
year), would be $170 per acre. The expense of growing an acre of 
hemp is about the same as that of tobacco ($50 to $60, exclusive of 
rent), and the average rent for the land is figured at $30 to $50 per 
acre. 
This farm has been organized as a dairy farm for about 12 years 
and has been exceptionally successful. It sets the standard for 
quality and prices for milk in the locality and is rated among the best 
dairy farms in the State. The operator is a graduate of an agri- 
cultural college. He does the work of milking, bottling, and distrib- 
uting with the help of a man and a boy. 
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