PLAN No. 607. SHEEP ON SUMMER FALLOW
Here is what one farmer accomplished:
“On September 1, 1913, I owned 123 head of sheep worth approximately $613. During the following year I fed them $50 worth of feed and pastured them on summer fallow. I figure they saved me $150 worth of labor in eating off the weeds. During the year I sold $375 worth of sheep and $125.80 worth of wool, and at the end of the year I still had 135 head worth $675. I therefore figure my net profit, exclusive of labor, $660.80. I cannot understand why more farmers do not run sheep on their summer fallow.”
PLAN No. 608. LIKES HOGS AND SHEEP
He made a living from stock, and here is his statement of what he did:
“Recognizing the necessity for more modern methods in farming, I started in four years ago by fencing my 500-acre ranch with hog-tight woven-wire fence. I also purchased a bunch of hogs and went in debt for both the hogs and the fence. The first year I sold $1,400 worth of hogs and have averaged $2,000 per year since. I also purchased some sheep and found that by running them between harvest and summer fallow I was able to keep down the mustard and weeds. In this way I made a profit on my sheep from both wool and mutton. I am now out of debt and am satisfied that stock farming pays. I believe that if diversified farming methods are followed, sixty to eighty acres is enough for one family.”
PLAN No. 609. GOOD MONEY IN COWS
Here is what a farmer did with a few head of stock in Western Wisconsin, and he gives an account of his work as follows:
“On October 1st, 1913, I owned eighteen cows, eight heifers, four calves and one bull. The following year I fed $312 worth of pasture and $415 worth of feed, all of which, with the exception of $160 worth, was produced on my farm. During the year my sales of cattle and dairy products amounted to $1,200. At the end of the year I had remaining twenty-two cows, eight heifers, three calves, one steer and one bull, worth $2,040. I figured that I cleared $753, exclusive of labor.”