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A STUDY OF FARM EQUIPMENT IN OHIO. 



dooryard, pasture, barn lots, crop land, orchard, and woodland. 

 The crop land is included in one item under "All crops," owing to 

 the annual variation in acreage for the different crops. 



Table VII. — Average inventory for a group of 21 Ohio farms, showing the distribution oj 

 investment by classes of equipment and by enterprises. 



The division of building values, based on the cubic space occupied by 

 different enterprises, seems out of proportion, emphasizing as it does 

 the much larger amount of space occupied in proportion to the value 

 of ''Produce, supphes, etc.," ($766.57) than of "Livestock" ($436.51). 

 The "Produce, supphes, etc.," item under "Buildings" might be 

 di\dded between "All stock" and "All crops" but for the annual 

 variation in the proportion of products fed and sold. The "All 

 stock" building charge is based on space devoted to sheds, alleys, 

 etc., or used in caring for several or all classes of stock. Buildings 

 wholly or partly devoted to workshops or to the storage of macliinery, 

 wagons, and tools give rise to the amount charged to "General" 

 ($325.42). A potato storage house and several sap houses were 

 found. The term "Buildings" includes both household and farm 

 buildings. 



The macliinery and utensils charged to household ($11.07) were 

 those wliich on some farms might be used for either domestic or farm 

 purposes. Each class of live stock is charged with the articles per- 

 taining directly to it; also each crop enterprise. Vehicles for trans- 

 portation and a large proportion of the smaller tools are charged 

 to "General" ($237.29), and plows, harrows, and other general 

 crop macliinery are charged to "AM crops" ($102.71). 



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