Show SIZE ZE OF FARM fi A fl SUCCESS sinnE oo FACTOR results of survey conducted by department of agriculture in ozark region ADVANTAGE OF VALLEY LANDS dairy industry would become more profitable if cows of greater pro capacity were intro deuced by farmers ore prepared pared by the united states department or of agriculture th tant tabe the size of the farra farm 1 has as much to do with the success of the owner onner Is F chown h own by reul results ts of a survey conducted by the united states department t f agriculture in flie file counties in the south and southeastern ozark region ut of aej missouri bourl the op operation elation of a general farm in the ozarks with ranch much ess than 40 acres of land for crops crop is exceedingly unsatisfactory regardless of the location of the farm whether the valleys alleys or the hill hills study many kinds of farms tho the report of the survey published hy by the department as deportment departs eat bulletin oil entitled farm management t in the ozark region of MIF bourl Is biased on oil the study of the organization ind management of 79 famia sl 31 of kilisch are representative of conditions t f rolling find and hilly uplands and 48 of alley and level uplands the topo structure to a large extent determines the agricultural value of the anvid the report As a rule tle ie operator of a valley or level upland farm lias has a decided ad advantage vanta e over ever the operator of the rough farm after deducting from their total receipts tile the aca years s operating expenses including the value of family labor ind allowing 5 per cent interest on tile the capital invested the he survey shows that the operators of rolling and hilly farms had bad in 1917 1017 nn an average labor income of and those operating valley or level upland farms nn an average of of the 79 farms studied 20 per cent had no labor income after allowing allo allowing wini 4 for the hie deduction inferred lef erred to and 21 per cent had a labor income above 1000 labor incomes earned by typical operators indicate that one having much less than 40 acres of crop land for a g general livestock live stock farm has a rather poor chance of finan financial chil success better cows would increase income livestock live stock farming fanning is the principal agricultural industry of the region the use ot of cows for dairy purposes Is increasing the mern merne average e annual production per cow of 78 cows on the better class of dairy farms farius in fri the area covered by the survey was pounds of butterfat butler fat this industry s says its the ille report would become more alil if cows of greater productive capacity were introduced arid alid the production would be increased it the feeding of afe ay ca y 77 4 4 aj spi siti t 4 kyi n sp ws sc S c y fuji i sf i typical dairy herd in ozark region better balanced rations was practiced more generally pasturage is the foundation of a livestock live stock industry but natural pastures can be greatly improved by thinning out woodland No odland areas keeping the underbrush down and sowing tanne tame grasses for greater greatti r assurance of livestock live stock feeds during the lie summer droughts to which the section Is liable many farmers plant sorghum millet sand and corn us auxiliary hay crops ori on better managed farms silage Is also produced reduced for winter feed and sometimes to supplement the posture pasture during summer primmer droughts with proper care alfalfa clover soy beans and cowlens cowpeas tire are grown the possibility of these crops both for hay an and d grazing being clearly recognized the soils of the region have a wide variation in natural fertility and productiveness they are usually porous owing to tile the large content of stone and gravel As a result air and water circulate through them freely and when they are put under ii the humus content Is quickly jost unless a system syi stern of farming Is adopted in which abich provision fou Is made to rep replenish leril asb the supply if the humus content Is lost the water holding cami capacity city of the soils rolls Is greatly reduced und and as a result crops suffer severely during tile summer droughts and profitable yields are then almost it impossible possible ri |