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In this paper, we study a process for optimizing the scale of dairy farms. 1) From the production cost survey, we see that raw milk production per dairy cow has not increased in proportion to the increased self suffciency in feed per heactre. 2) From an analysis of 350 dairy farms, the connection between net agricultural income and the number of dairy cattle is not clear. 3) Dairy farms aiming for a large scale are increasing these days. From these results we see that we need to develop personal relationships with dairy farmers, and that we need to take another look at the standards for evaluating the production capacity of dairy farms.