88 BULLETIN 1271, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 54.— Proposed crop-ping syste?n 
Acres 
Yield per 
acre 
Total yield 
Amount 
required for 
feed 
Salable 
surplus 
Amount 
pur- 
chased 
Corn! or grain 
66 
9 
42 
20 
5.7 
1.8 
45 bushels... 
2 tons 
42 bushels... 
1.5 tons 
3.5tons 
l.Otons.. .. 
2,520 bushels. . 
18tons 
1,764 bushels.. 
30tons... 
20 tons 
1.8 tons. 
1,954 bushels.. 
18 tons 
565 bushels.. 
Corn fodder 
Oats 
1,640 bushels.. 
31 tons 
124 bushels.. 
Clover and timothy 
1 ton. 
Alfalfa 
20 tons 
Wild hay 
1.8 tons 
Crops— 
565 bushels corn at $0.50 $283 
124 bushels oats at $0.30 37 
320 
Livestock products (same as present organization) 3, 175 
Total livestock and crops 3,49 
COSTS OF SEED, TWINE, AND OTHER MATERIALS 
Seed 
Twine 
Thresh- 
ing or 
husking 
Total 
Corn .. 
$17 
40 
21 
6 
$6 
17 
$151 
53 
$174 
Oats 
110 
Clover and timothy. 
21 
Alfalfa 
6 
Total. 
84 
23 
204 
311 
Veterinary, medicine, etc. (same as present organization). 
71 
Total... 
382 
Hay purchased for feed 
10 
Total extra materials costs.. 
392 
Total returns to organization after deducting extra ma- 
terial nnsts . 
3,103 
203 
formance of work of a seasonal character. The proper day-to-day 
management of resources is essential if any organization plan is to 
be efficiently carried out. With all of the time available in this case 
there is very little possibility of any extra labor being necessary to 
conduct this orgamzation. This plan requires no additional labor 
except that for which provision has been made in the increased cash 
allowance for corn husking. The labor is more uniformly distributed 
throughout the year and the probable necessity of hiring extra labor 
in the spring is reduced. There is a wider margin of safety between 
the provision of feeds and the requirements for livestock. No change 
in resources is involved. 
Effect of changes in the prices of beef and butterfat upon the choice 
between these enterprises. — Frequently the influence of changes in the 
relative prices of different products suggests a shift in the empha- 
sis on the different lines of production. This may be illustrated 
by assuming changes in the prices of beef and butterfat from those 
given on page 85. By reducing the number of young cattle to 
20, this farmer could Keep 2 more cows on practically the same 
amount of feed. The cows would require more labor, out not any 
