Incomes of 178 New York Farms. 



143 



Table vii — Continued — distribution of capital 



Real estate 



Machinery and tools 



Horses 



Other live stock 



Seed and feed. ...... 



Miscellaneous 



Average 

 28 



$8,593 

 635 

 657 

 646 

 407 

 134 



Least 



Successful 



16 



.738 

 598 

 (>33 

 573 

 517 

 124 



Most 

 Successful 



12 



$9,733 

 685 



690 



743 

 260 



147 



distribution of expenses 



Seed and feed 



Fertilizers 



Machinery and repairs 



Buildings and fences 



Live stock 



Total labor except owner's 



Labor paid for in cash 



Farmer's estimate of the value of his own labor. 



$283 



45 

 76 



54 

 78 



652 

 416 

 288 



$250 



34 



34 



49 



43 



571 



350 



240 



S327 



59 



133 



61 



124 



760 



50s 

 353 



Table VIII. — Comparing Various Factors on the Most Successful and the 

 Least Successful of 40 Dairy Farms — 1907. 



Average area 



Tillable area 



Total capital 



Investment per acre 



Income 



Expenses 



Net income per farm 



Net income per acre 



Net income per tillable acre. 



Farmer's labor income 



Per cent, on investment. . . . 



Average 

 40 



141 



119 



$8,756 



62 



2 ,264 



1,149 



1,115 



7.91 



9-37 

 677 



9-3% 



Least 

 Succes.sful 



19 



127 



108 

 58,044 



63 

 1,807 



1,177 

 630 



4.96 



5-83 

 228 



4.1% 



Most 

 Successful 



21 



153 

 129 



$9,401 



61 



2,677 



1,123 



1,554 

 10. 16 

 12.05 

 1 ,084 

 ^3-3% 



distribution of capital 



Real estate 



Machinery and tools . 



Horses 



Other live stock 



Seed and feed 



Miscellaneous 



