Crop TABLE III.-Average crop yields per settlement in 1950 Farms studied. Farms with Beef cattle 1 Dairy cattle 1. Hogs. Sheep. Chickens.. TABLE IV.-Number and value of livestock, Dec. 31, 1950 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. 2 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 II IV V Small grain and alfalfa. Small grain and alfalfa. Alfalfa seed.. Alfalfa seed. do. do. 1956. do. do. Cash crop. Alfalfa hay. Small grain and alfalfa. do. 1957.. Cash crop. Cash crop. .do.. Small grain and alfalfa. Alfalfa Alfalfa. 19.58... do. do. Small grain and alfalfa. Alfalfa do. Alfalfa hay. 1959.. Cash crop, peas/beans. Small grain and alfalfa. Alfalfa.. do.. Alfalfa hay. Cash crop 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 1956. 1957. 1958. 1963. 1964. 26144-58 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 7,560 pounds certified alfalfa seed (54X140) at 51 cents. 36 acres row crops at $120.... Total gross income__ 39.2 4.0 7.2 1.6 2.0 54. O $5, 640.00 480.00 325.00 425.00 3,855, 60 4,320.00 15,045. 60 TABLE XII.-Production on the 180-acre balanced rotation farm using beef cattle 7,560 pounds certified alfalfa seed (54×140) at 51 cents__ 40 5.6 4. 8 1.6 2.0 54. 0 $3,855. 60 4,320.00 2, 604. 00 810. 00 11, 589. 60 |