PLAN No. 623. BEEF CATTLE MONEY VELVET
The following is a little side money for the farmer. His statement is as follows:
“On January 1, 1912, I owned ten head of beef cattle worth $500. During the year I fed $60 worth of pasture and $150 worth of feed, all of which was produced on my farm. During the year I sold $120 worth of cream and traded $90 worth of cattle for hogs. On December 31, 1912, I had nineteen head remaining worth $860. My profit for the year, exclusive of labor, was $360. While this is not a very large amount, yet at the same time I consider it velvet, and I gave but very little attention and time to that part of my farming.”
PLAN No. 624. PASTURES ALFALFA
This farmer makes a good living on his small farm. Profit based on prices before the war.
“I have thirty-five acres of alfalfa from one to five years old. I cut two crops of hay each year, yielding from 21⁄2 to 3 tons per acre, and in addition pasture the third crop. I can sell all the hay I can raise at from $9 to $10 a ton unbaled. At this rate it is bringing big returns on $75 to $100 per acre land.”
PLAN No. 625. ALFALFA BRINGS GOOD RETURNS
This farmer does well with twenty-five acres based on prices before the war.
“I have twenty-five acres of 4-year-old alfalfa on sub-irrigated land. I cut two crops a year, averaging three tons per acre, and use the third crop for pasture. I can sell my hay for from $10 to $14 per ton unbaled. While there is not a great deal of alfalfa raised here I am sure that it will do well and bring very good returns on the investment.”