FARMING IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION. yal 
crop to market. On the basis of present yields it would probably not 
pay to market corn. 
The growing popularity of the practice of “ hogging-down ” wheat 
illustrates how the farmer aims at the organization of enterprises 
in such a way as to obtain maximum profit. If hogs can be turned 
into the wheat field there is saved the harvesting, thrashing, and 
hauling of wheat to market. The labor saved may be utilized in 
other ways. Then, if the gains on hogs are adequate, it is often pos- 
sible to get more out of the wheat crop than by harvesting and 
thrashing it, as is usually done. Winter cover crops, such as wheat 
and rye, may be judiciously pastured in fall, winter, or spring, and 
may thus add to the profits of the farm. Bluegrass pastures are 
often stripped for the seed, and in this way profits from pasture land 
Fic, 13.—Bluegrass seed in process of curing. 
are increased. (See fig. 13.) It was noticeable that the most suc- 
cessful group of farms had a relatively large percentage of such 
forage crops as sorghums, peas, and beans, which were substituted, 
for a part of the area devoted to hay, which is shown to be an un- 
profitable crop. as 
On the whole, the average farmer of the region seems to be rais- 
ing the various crops in about the right proportion for a profitable 
business. 
THE PRIME FACTORS IN PROFITABLE FARMING. 
The factors that stand out as important in profitable farming in 
the localities surveyed are (1) size of business, (2) utilization of 
pasture area, (3) crop yields, (4) type of farm. 
