Enterprise selection on the small farm / by Ralph E. Hepp and Victoria C. Shade.

This bulletin will help farm managers determine what combination of crops and livestock should be raised on the farm. It provides information about typical enterprise possibilities in Michigan agriculture, including lists of resource requirements for the enterprises. It addresses resources (land, w...

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Uniform Title:Extension bulletin (Michigan State University. Cooperative Extension Service) ; E-1258.
Main Author: Hepp, Ralph E.
Corporate Author: Michigan State University. Cooperative Extension Service
Other Authors: Shade, Victoria C.
Language:English
Published: [East Lansing, Mich.] : Cooperative Extension Service, Michigan State University, [1979]
Series:Extension bulletin (Michigan State University. Cooperative Extension Service) ; E-1258.
Subjects:
Farms, Small > Michigan.
Farm managers > Michigan > Decision making.
Livestock > Selection > Michigan > Decision making.
Crops > Michigan > Decision making.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource -- All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:7 pages, 1 unnumbered page.
Format: Electronic
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Summary:
This bulletin will help farm managers determine what combination of crops and livestock should be raised on the farm. It provides information about typical enterprise possibilities in Michigan agriculture, including lists of resource requirements for the enterprises. It addresses resources (land, water, labor, capital, markets, buildings, machinery and equipment) and enterprise alternatives (dairy cows, beef cattle, swine, sheep, poultry, field crops, tree fruits, small fruits, vegetables).
Note:Caption title.
"January 1979."
"File: 17.27."
At head of title: Farming know-how : guidelines to better family farming.
Archive copy of bulletin. Do not use for current recommendations.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:HD1476 .H47 1979 Online
Reproduction Note:
Electronic Reproduction. East Lansing, Mich. : Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries, 2004. 1 PDF file. System requirement: Adobe Acrobat Reader. s2004 miun s.