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making' hay are the two major jobs. The green grass is chopped in the field and hauled to the silo in trucks or tractor drawn wagons. The trucks and wagons are unloaded at the silo by means of a canvas unloader involving a minim':m of man power. Alfalfa hay is baled with a one-man baler and stored in the cattle barn. A hay fork is used to lift the bales to the loft. Hay making continues throughout the summer although the silo is filled by early June.
“The greatest advantages- of grass farming,’’ says Doyle, “is the relatively low cost of the operation.” The total expense of operation excluding labor for the year 1949 was less than $2000. One year man is employed on the farm at a cost of $1200. Extra labor employed for hay making and filling silo amounted to $200 for the year. Total expenses of $3400 yielded a gross income of over $9000 and an increase in inventory of 27 calves.
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