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Cooperative Marketing, H. Mccullough
Cooperative Marketing, H. Mccullough
SDSU Extension Circulars
”In marketing farm products, cooperatively or otherwise, certain things must be done. Most of these necessary steps are included in the following:
1. The commodity must be assembled or concentrated.
2. It must be graded or standardized.
3. Part of the crop must be warehoused or processed.
4. The market operation must be financed.
5. Transportation must be provided
6. Expert salesmanship must be brought into play.
7. The commodity must be distributed to consumers.
”The above mentioned steps coming between the growing and the consuming of a crop are at present largely conducted by the so-called middlemen. By looking …
Cropping Systems, H. Mccullough
Cropping Systems, H. Mccullough
SDSU Extension Circulars
Many different cropping systems are used in South Dakota. In part of the “West-River” country it is customary to raise equal acreages of corn and small grain diced in on the corn stubble the next year. Very little plowing is done. In Spink County, typical of the north-western part of the State, there are three acres of small grain for each acre in corn. Surveys in Brown County and Jones County in 1921 show very different cropping systems prevailing in those counties.
High Crop Yields And Profits From Farming, H. Mccullough
High Crop Yields And Profits From Farming, H. Mccullough
SDSU Extension Circulars
Crop yields have a direct bearing upon farm profits. Granting that there are many factors affecting crop yields and crop prices that are beyond the control of the individual farmer, it is still true that those men whose crop yields are somewhat above the average for their localities make the largest profits. This is true in all parts of the country and for all crops as is shown by the following table covering 3130 farms in 12 states. This table shows the average labor income on farms having poor crop yields, medium or average yields and good crop yields. In …
Efficient Livestock And Profits From Farming With A Special Reference To Economical Pork Production, H. Mccullough
Efficient Livestock And Profits From Farming With A Special Reference To Economical Pork Production, H. Mccullough
SDSU Extension Circulars
Sales of livestock and of livestock products constitute an important part of the receipts on most South Dakota farms. Records on 126 farms in Brown and Jones Counties in 1921 show that in brown County 37 percent and in Jones County 80 percent of the cash receipts were from these sources. South Dakota is so far from the terminal markets that nearly all of the roughage and a large part of the coarse grain produced in the State is fed to livestock and marketed in the form of beef, pork, butterfat and eggs. It follows that, on any particular farm, …
Home Supplies Furnished By The Farm, H. Mccullough
Home Supplies Furnished By The Farm, H. Mccullough
SDSU Extension Circulars
One hundred fifty years ago a farm family raised practically all of its food and made most of its clothing as well as the simple tools that were used in farm work. Then came the opening up of the West, the building of railroads and the invention and general use of modern farm machinery. Crain, livestock and livestock products were raised in large quantities and sold. Part of the money from these sales was used to buy the clothing, household equipment and food which had previously been made or raised on the farm. No one today would care to go …
Farm Record Keeping And Application Of Business Principles To Farming, M. Benedict, Mccullough
Farm Record Keeping And Application Of Business Principles To Farming, M. Benedict, Mccullough
SDSU Extension Circulars
How to make his farm return enough profit for a wholesome, worth while living and provide for moderate saving is the problem confronting every farmer to-day. Every farm family wants a comfortable home, schooling for the children, electric lights, running water, and the other comforts of life, but usually these things cannot be had unless the farm is made to pay as a business proposition. Farming is not and never has been a means of getting rich quickly or easily. It is a substantial and necessary occupation offering many advantages. On the other hand, it seldom has paid the farmer …
Farm Layout And Field Arrangements, H. Mccullough
Farm Layout And Field Arrangements, H. Mccullough
SDSU Extension Circulars
Farm layout involves the location of the fields with respect to the farmstead and public highways, the size, shape and number of fields, and the location of hog-lots, feed yards, etc. In arranging or re-arranging a farm layout the most important considerations are convenience and economy of operation. An ideal farm layout is so arranged that there shall be a minimum of time consumed, no retracing of steps and no lost motion in doing the routine work of the farm.