. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. FARMING IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION. 27 crop to market. On the basis of present yields it would probably not pay to market corn. The growing popularity of the practice of " hogging-down " wheat illustrates how the farmer aims at the organization of enterprises in such a way as to obtain maximum profit. If hogs can be turned into the wheat field there is saved the harvesting, thrashing, and hauling of wheat to market. The labor saved may be utilized in other ways. Then, if the gains on hogs are adequate, it is oft
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. FARMING IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION. 27 crop to market. On the basis of present yields it would probably not pay to market corn. The growing popularity of the practice of " hogging-down " wheat illustrates how the farmer aims at the organization of enterprises in such a way as to obtain maximum profit. If hogs can be turned into the wheat field there is saved the harvesting, thrashing, and hauling of wheat to market. The labor saved may be utilized in other ways. Then, if the gains on hogs are adequate, it is often pos- sible to get more out of the wheat crop than by harvesting and thrashing it, as is usually done. Winter cover crops, such as wheat and rye, may be judiciously pastured in fall, winter, or spring, and may thus add to the profits of the farm. Bluegrass pastures are often stripped for the seed, and in this way profits from pasture land. Fig. 13.—Bluegrass _'d in process are increased. (See fig. 13.) It was noticeable that the most suc- cessful group of farms had a relatively large percentage of such forage crops as sorghums, peas, and beans, which were substituted for a part of the area devoted to hay, which is shown to be an un- profitable crop. On the whole, the average farmer of the region seems to be rais- ing the various crops in about the right proportion for a profitable business. THE PRIME FACTORS IN PROFITABLE FARMING. The factors that stand out as important in profitable farming in the localities surveyed are (1) size of business, (2) utilization of pasture area, (3) crop yields, (4) type of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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