Crop TABLE III.-Average crop yields per settlement in 1950 Unit 1st Heart 20 Heart Mountain Mountain 3d Heart 1st River- 2d River ton Farms studied. Farms with Beef cattle Dairy cattle Hogs Sheep. Chickens. TABLE IV.-Number and value of livestock, Dec. 31, 1950 1 The classification "beef cattle" includes some animals of dairy strain which are not being used for milk production. 1 Includes value and depreciation for tractor, truck, and auto. Computed from operators' depreciation schedule. Straight-line method used over 10-year estimated life of machinery. Includes seed, excludes fertilizer. TABLE VII.-Method for working into a 7-year rotation starting with new land-7 fields of 26 acres each 1956.. do.. do. Cash crop..----- Alfalfa hay. Small grain and alfalfa do. do. Do. Do. 1957.. Cash crop. Cash crop do. Small grain and alfalfa. Alfalfa. Alfalfa. Alfalfa hay. 1958. do. do. Small grain and alfalfa. Alfalfa. do. Alfalfa hay. Cash crop. 1959. Cash crop, peas/beans. Small grain and alfalfa. Alfalfa do.. Alfalfa hay. Cash crop.. Do. TABLE VIII.-Method for working into 8-year rotation starting with new land-8 fields of 24 acres each I VI VIII V VII TABLE IX.-Method for working into a 9-year rotation of alfalfa, grasses, and cultivated crops-9 fields, 20 acres each 26144-58-9 TABLE X.-The total amount of feed produced on the 9-year rotation farm Total digestible nutrients 82, 945 40 acres of barley, 45 bushels per acre plus straw. 40 acres alfalfa (seed) 1⁄2 ton hay 20 acres alfalfa hay at 21⁄2 ton---. 40 acres pasture grasses and legumes--. 40 acres row crops, 4 ton byproducts (estimated) – Total___ 237.600÷-4,400 (total digestible nutrients per animal unit) = 13, 333 50,000 80,000 11, 322 237, 600 54 TABLE XI.-Production on the 180-acre balanced rotation farm using dairy cattle for the soil-improvement program 3,855, 60 4,320.00 15, 045. 60 13 calves at $25. 5 old cows at $85 7,560 pounds certified alfalfa seed (54×140) at 51 cents. 36 acres row crops at $120_-_ Total gross income.. TABLE XII.—Production on the 180-acre balanced rotation farm using beef cattle for the soil-improving program 40 beef cows X1.0_. 7 2-year heifers×0.8_ 8 1-year heifers X0.6_ 1 bull X1.6_‒‒‒ 2 horses X1.0‒‒‒‒‒ Total animal units__ Receipts: 7,560 pounds certified alfalfa seed (54×140) at 51 cents_. 36 acres row crops at $120_-- 28 400-pound calves at $23.25_ 6 1,000-pound cows at $13.50_ Total gross income____. 11, 589. 60 |