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BULLETIN 1271. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 59. — Feed and labor requirements for livestock 
Corn 
Small 
grain 
Alfalfa 
hay 
Clover 
and 
tim- 
othy 
hay 
Corn 
fodder 
Skim 
milk 
Whole 
milk 
Veter- 
inary, 
medi- 
cine 
Labor 
Unit 
Man 
Horse 
Per horse 
Lbs. 
1,680 
1,000 
150 
750 
400 
Lbs. 
2,000 
500 
75 
500 
80 
Lbs. 
"1,500" 
400 
100 
Lbs. 
6,000 
1,000 
400 
1,000 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
£68. 
Dollars 
0.50 
.35 
.10 
.10 
.20 
Hours 
50 
120 
10 
10 
3 
Hours 
Per cow .. 
1,000 
100 
750 
~ 
Per head miscellaneous cattle: 
Oto lyear... 
1,250 
400 
1 to 2 years 
. 5 
Per 100 pounds pork 
160 
•i 
Table 
60.- 
-Returns from present organization 
Acres 
Yield per acre 
Total yield 
Amount re- 
quired for feed 
Salable 
surplus 
Corn for grain.. . . 
85 
77 
15 
5 
34 
11 
40 bushels... 
38 bushels... 
25 bushels... 
3 tons 
1% tons 
2tons 
3,400 bushels.. 
2,926 bushels.. 
375 bushels 
15 tons 
59 tons 
22 tons 
1,540 bushels.. 
1,235 bushels.. 
175 bushels 
All 
51 tons 
All 
l,860bushels. 
Oats.. 
l,690bushels. 
Barley 
200 bushels. 
Alfalfa 
Clover and timothy . 
8 bushels. 
Crop sales: 
1,860 bushels corn, at $0.50. 
1,690 bushels oats, at $0.30. 
200 bushels barley, at $0.40. 
8 tons hay, at $10 
Total crop sales. 
$930 
507 
80 
80 
1,597 
Livestock products: 
1,750 pounds butterfat, at $0.45 $788 
15,000 pounds beef, at $0.06 900 
7,500 pounds pork, at $0.08 600 
Total livestock sales 2, 288 
Total crop and livestock sales 
COST OF EXTRA MATERIALS AND THRESHING FOR THIS ORGANIZATION 
3,8s5 
Seed 
Twine 
Thresh- 
ing 
Total 
Corn 
$24.00 
74.00 
14.00 
36.00 
5.00 
$8.00 
24.00 
5.00 
$32.00 
Oats 
$81.00 
15.00 
179.00 
Barley . .... 
34.00 
36.00 
Alfalfa 
5.00 
Total 
153.00 
37.00 
96.00 
286.00 
Veterinary and medicine: 
5.00 
5. 00 
Hogs.. ... . 
15.00 
4.00 
Total.. 
29.00 
31.00 
Total costs of extra labor and materials. 
346. 00 
Returns to the organization after deducting costs of extra 
3, 539. 00 
This organization, consisting largely of corn, small grain, and mixed 
cattle enterprises, is a type common in this area. It is also typical 
of a number of farms included in this study, in that there is a rela- 
tively abundant supply of family labor for farm work. This farm 
is well organized for crop production, but these crops are not efficiently 
marketed through the livestock. Only 125 pounds of butterfat were 
produced per cow, and the beef produced is low in comparison with 
the feeds consumed. The hog enterprise might well be expanded. 
Here the possibility of improvement in the organization depends 
largely upon the ability of the operator to improve the livestock 
enterprises. 
