. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 38 University of New Hampshire [Sta. Bull. 322 izer on the tillage land and pasture to produce a larger part of the dairy herd feed requirements. The out-of-pocket costs for lime and fertilizer are larger than the amount normally expended in the past, but this is offset by a marked reduction in purchased grain. The farm is also on a conservation basis, improving rather than dej^-eci- ating in capacity. From the long-time point of view, such a conservation program seems essential if commercial agriculture is to continue in the re- gion. When the gross r
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 38 University of New Hampshire [Sta. Bull. 322 izer on the tillage land and pasture to produce a larger part of the dairy herd feed requirements. The out-of-pocket costs for lime and fertilizer are larger than the amount normally expended in the past, but this is offset by a marked reduction in purchased grain. The farm is also on a conservation basis, improving rather than dej^-eci- ating in capacity. From the long-time point of view, such a conservation program seems essential if commercial agriculture is to continue in the re- gion. When the gross returns from all crops are small due to low prices, it may be a hardship for the operator to purchase lime and fertilizer for the upkeep of his land even though such an investment seems necessary for the continuous maintenance of the farm. Since the investment in soil improvement is directed toward sustaining social as well as individual assets, the AAA program at present would carry part of the cost. The program as outlined would eventually result in greater quan- tity and better quality roughage. This would enable the operator to substitute some roughage for present purchased grain and to carry two or three additional cows or additional young stock. This might result in little increase in production of milk, depending on the price. The tendency would be to withhold feeding of purchased grain when prices were low. However, if all the farms in the area increased cows and production, the total milk ex])orted from the group of farms would be larger. It should be noted that this is a concentrated dairy region and while total production may be slightly increased, other marginal areas in the same county are giving way to other uses. There can ( â¦vJAHOtN 5 /. MAY ({.OTATIOK jr â -) .|0**' « "o I'lGLUi-: 2U. Cropping plan on a two-man dairy farm with over seven acres of potatoes each Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that
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