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Table IX shows that not only has the average dairyman of the 

 poorer class one-third fewer cows than the average of the better, but 

 the receii)ts per cow are one-fourth less than those of the better ones — 

 a difference of $22 per cow. This fact alone makes a difference of 

 $220 a 3^ear. That the poorer dairymen are not spending all their 

 time and energy in other farm work is shown by the receipts from 

 crops, the better receiving $282, while the poorer receive $119. A 

 small number of poor cows seems to go with a few poor crops. To 

 summarize, it seems that the lower returns on these poorer dairy 

 farms result from smaller farms, poorer cows, lower crop yields, and 

 poorer farming in general. 



The proportionate expense for concentrated feeds is nearly the same 

 for both classes. This fact does not account for the small profit of 

 the poorer class. 



Table X. — Comparison of average areas, capital, receipts, expenses, and profits for the 



better and the poorer poultry farms . 



Items covered by survey. 



Area, acres 



Capital invested 



Receipts 



Expenses 



Unpaid family labor 



Labor income 



The poultry farms were divided according to the labor income; 

 the 20 farms which are placed in the better class received a labor 

 income of $300 or more, while the poorer 20 each received less than 

 $300. Table X indicates that the average poultry man of the better 

 class is doing better, partly at least because of larger business. His 

 gross receipts are three and one-third times as great and his expenses 

 are two and one-third times as great as the average of the poorer 

 class. 



Table XI. — Average distribution of investment of capital on the better and poorer poultry 



farms. 



Table XI shows that the poorer poultry men have about all their 

 money in real estate, while those of the better class not only have 



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