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

Clarence Henry Eckles

Date:: 1916

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

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$Farm Expenses 1 man 12 months.$ 344 1 man 1 month. 40 Machinery and repairs cost above increase value . 81 Grain feed. 69 Horseshoeing. 10 Breeding fees. 20 Veterinary. 20 Seeds . 47 Twine. 11 Threshing. 31 Machine work hired. 13 Fuel for farm use. 5 Insurance. 25 Taxes . 110 Sheep sold for less than inventory value. 7 Decrease in feed on hand. 32 $ 865 Summary Receipts.$ 4200 Expenses. 865 Income from capital and operator’s labor .... $ 3335 Interest on average capital $38,388 at 5% . . . . 1919 Labor income.$ 1416 Efficiency Factors Size Acres 160 Acres crops 98 Number cows 17| Number brood sows 18J Number men 2X12 Number work horses 7\ Number of productive man work units 620 Number of productive horse work units 435 Production Corn 45 bushels per acre Oats 55 bushels per acre Hay 1J tons per acre Receipts per cow from butter-fat $74 Receipts per cattle unit $88 Pigs raised per sow 5.4 Diversity Three main sources of income — milk, cattle, and hogs$

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