FARM ORGANIZATION IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA 
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REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 1 
Effect of an adjustment of the crop acreages upon returns. — The first 
plan for reorganization provides for a change in the relative amounts 
of corn and small grain with a view to increasing the salable product 
and reducing the possibility of needing extra labor in April and July. 
Fifteen acres of corn are substituted for a like acreage of oats. 
Table 61. — Estimated returns from proposed organization 
Acres 
Yield per 
acre 
Total yield 
Amount 
required for 
feed 
Salable 
surplus 
100 
62 
15 
5 
34 
11 
40 bushels... 
38 bushels. . . 
25 bushels... 
3 tons 
\% tons 
2 tons 
4,000 bushels.. 
2,356 bushels.. 
375 bushels 
15 tons 
59 tons 
22 tons 
1,540 bushels.. 
1,235 bushels. . 
175 bushels 
All 
51 tons 
All.... 
2,460 bushels. 
Oats 
1,120 bushels. 
Barley 
200 bushels. 
Alfalfa.... - 
8 tons. 
Farm ?r ops sales: 
2,460 bushels corn, at $0.50. 
1,120 bushels oats, at $0.30. 
200 bushels barley, at $0.40. 
8 tons of hay at $10 
Total crop sales 
Livestock sales (same as above) . 
$1, 230 
336 
80 
80 
1,726 
2,288 
Total crop and livestock.. 4,014 
COST OF MATERIALS 
Seed 1 Twine 
Thresh- 
ing 
Total 
Corn 
$27.00 
60.00 
14.00 
36.00 
$8.00 
19.00 
5.00 
$35 00 
Oats 
$71.00 
15.00 
150 00 
34. 00 
Timothy and clover... 
36 00 
Alfalfa 
5.00 
5 00 
Total 
142.00 
32.00 
86.00 
260 00 
Veterinary and medicine ... 
29 00 
Total cost of materials 
289 00 
Returns to the proposed organization after deducting cost of 
materials . 
3,725 00 
Net increase over present organization... 
186 00 
The distribution of the regular crop and livestock labor for this 
proposed organization is shown in Figure 30. With this organiza- 
tion there would be required 187 hours more of man labor than are 
required as the farm is now organized. It is apparent from the 
chart that this work can be done by the regular supply of labor. 
Besides the regular crop and livestock work there are 1,500 hours 
of miscellaneous crop and livestock work to be done. There are 
approximately 3,000 nours of regular labor available for performing 
this miscellaneous work and this available time is well distributed 
throughout the year. There is, of course, the possibility of expand- 
ing the supply by lengthening the work day in case of emergencies. 
When this occurs, farmers usually do not put in such long hours for 
a while after the rush work is over. 
Effect on returns of replacing barley with oats. — The relative posi- 
tion of the oats and. barley crops in this organization is significant. 
The yield per acre of barley on this farm is relatively lower than that 
of oats. They produce about the same amount of feed per acre. 
As shown in the chart, most of the seed-bed preparation and seeding 
of barley comes after the oats have been seeded. This avoids the 
