Farm Management
CONTENTS
Chapter / Page
I.
Development
of Modern Agriculture 7
II.
Farm
Management 15
III.
The
Business Side of Farming 20
IV.
Land
Tenure 35
V.
Types
of Farming 43
VI.
Choosing a Farm 53
VII.
The Farmstead 65
VIII.
Planning the Farm 79
IX.
Crops
and Crop Rotation 92
X.
Soil Management 102
XI. Farm Equipment 112
XII. Relation of Live Stock to Farm Management 123
XIII. Farm Labor 140
XIV. Farm Improvements 153
XV. Determining the Cost of Farm Products 167
XVI. Farm Records 177
XVII. Some Factors that Affect Farm Profits 199
Appendix:
Weights of bushel, statutory 215
Seed, amount to sow 216
Prices and yield of crops 217
Weights and measures 218
Estimating grain and hay 219
Number of hill or plants per acre 220
Haecker feeding standard 221
Cement construction, figures on 224
Silo, sizes needed 226
Silos, capacities of 227
Fertility in farm produce 228
Fertility in manures 229
Wolff feeding standards for stock 230
Nutrients, digestible 231
Manure, amounts from different animals 233
