Dairy farming / by C.H. Eckles ... and G.F. Warren.

  • Clarence Henry Eckles
Date:
1916
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Credit: Dairy farming / by C.H. Eckles ... and G.F. Warren. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a few moderate-priced pure-breds and, with a good bull, can gradually develop a good herd. Ordinary pure-breds can be improved just as grade cows can be improved. The advantage of the pure-breds is that after one has them im¬ proved,, they are in greater demand for breeding purposes because they are recorded. 239. Acres per Animal Unit. Another way of comparing farms is on the basis of the number of acres of crops grown per animal unit kept. Results for one dairy region in New York are given in Table 46. The amount of stock that it pays to keep, of course, depends on the returns that one gets from it. With very poor returns, very little stock should be kept. The better the returns, the more heavily the place should be stocked. With good stock in the region here mentioned, it pays best to have an animal unit other than horses for each 3 to 4 acres of crops. The exact amount that it pays to keep will of course vary with different regions and on different farms, but nearly always it is best to have the place moderately well stocked rather than go to either extreme. Table 46. — Relation of Acres of Crops per Animal and Receipts per Animal Unit to Labor Income. 670 Farms, Jefferson County, New York Acres of Crops per Animal Unit Receipts for each Animal Unit ex¬ cept Horses $50 or less $51-$75 Over $75 1.0-2.0. 2.1- 3.0. 3.1- 4.0. Over 4.0. Labor Income $210 264 314 378 Labor Income $649 680 763 824 Labor Income $ 895 971 1053 914
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