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

  • Clarence Henry Eckles
Date:
1916
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Dairy farming / by C.H. Eckles ... and G.F. Warren. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Capital Invested in the Farm Business April 1, 1913 April 1, 1914 160 acres land. $32,000 $32,000 Machinery and tools.: 715 764 18 cows, 4 heifers, 2 calves. 2000 1 bull. 175 175 17 cows, 2 heifers, 11 calves .... 2440 8 horses, 2 colts. 1340 7 horses, 3 colts. 1360 5 ewes. 35 18 brood sows, 26 other hogs and pigs 630 19 brood sows, 40 other hogs and pigs 715 100 chickens. 50 50 Feed and supplies. 1079 1047 Cash to run farm. 100 100 $38,124 $38,651 Crops Grown 1913 Crop Acres Total Yield Amount Sold Amount Received Corn. 44 1990 bu. 150 $95 Corn for silo .... 11 128 tons Oats. 28 1540 bu. 600 198 Hay. 15 19 tons In addition, there were 45 acres of rotated pasture and 17 acres of farmstead roads and waste land. Corn is raised for two years, followed by oats in which grass is seeded. The hay is left down two years, part for hay and part for pasture. Receipts 3939 lb. butter-fat @ 33f£, skim-milk returned . . . $1300 12 cattle sold and 6 increase of inventory .... 755 Eggs... . 30 85 hogs sold and 15 increase of inventory .... 1645 Horses sold and increase of inventory. 138 150 bushels corn. 95 600 bushels oats. 198 Outside labor. 9 Machine work . 30 $4200
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