690 



EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



;1.51 acres included in lots, lanes, waste spots, public roads, and other lands 

 Iielonglng to the farm which can not be pro[)erly charged to any other enter- 

 prise or group of enterprises; 2.04 acres in dooryard, family garden, and 

 orchard, when not grown as a commercial proposition ; O.OS acre in tenant 

 yards, gardens, etc. ; 46.5 acres in lots, pastures, and fields devoted exclusively 

 to live stoclj; 85.71 acres in tilled and mowed fields; 2.98 acres in permanent 

 groves maintained largely for the production of maple sugar or sirup; 1.95 

 acres in fruit orchards largely commercial in their nature; and 21.11 acres in 

 woodland. The mean average in crops is shown to be 52.8 per cent. 



The first cost of equipping an average farm in Ohio is approximated as fol- 

 lows: Land, 105.88 acres at $46.25 (average) per acre, $7,676.42; farm build- 

 ings, $2,700; household buildings, $2,500; fences, $763.74; drainage, $366.43; 

 water supply, $225 ; work animals, $640.71 ; colts and driving horses, $250.95 : 

 cattle, $582.26; sheep, $201.05; swine, $158.34; poultry, $52.60; bees, $3.23; 

 harness, $131.05 ; machinery, $1,125.48 ; minor articles, $200 ; produce, supplies, 

 etc., $631.93; total, $18,209.19. Of course, this applies only to farms equipped 

 outright with new buildings, fences, machinery, etc. 



The average cost per acre per year of machinery, which is represented by the 

 sum of depreciation, repairs, and interest, is shown to be as follows : Walking 

 plow, $0,072; riding (or gang) plow, $0,183; spike harrow, $0,019; spring har- 

 row, $0.027 ; disk harrow, $0.049 ; roller, $0.02 ; planker or drag, $0.008 ; weeder, 

 $0.033 ; com planter, $0.081 ; 1-horse cultivator, $0.043 ; 2 or 3 horse cultivator, 

 $0,041; corn binder, $0,369; corn shocker, .$0,842; grain binder, $0,264; grain 

 drill, $0.13 ; hay loader, $0.248 ; mowing machine, $0.105 ; hayrake, $0.055 ; and 

 tedder, $0,164. 



A study of farm equipment, L. W. Ellis (Ohio Sta. Bui. 221, pp. 203-253, 

 figs. Ii). — Noted above. 



Farm machinery {Wyo. Farm Bui., 1 {1911), No. 2, p. 31). — The economic 

 significance of important farm machinery generally is discussed, and the belief 

 expressed that it is not only cheaper than manual labor, but will do the work 

 better in most cases. A loan system inaugurated at the Wyoming Experiment 

 Station is described, by which manufacturers loan farm machinery of various 

 kinds to the station for use in public inspection, demonstrations, and experi- 

 mental work on the station lauds. 



Cost of growing crops in Nebraska, C. W. Pugsley (Nebraska Sta. Bui. 

 122, pp. 3-12). — The data reported in this bulletin were secured by correspond- 

 ence with a large number of farmers in various parts of the State and are given 

 as an indication of the cost of production of the most common farm crops on an 

 average Nebraska general-purpose farm. 



The following table summarizes data as to the average cost of growing corn, 

 wheat, oats, wild hay, clover, and alfalfa, including interest and taxes and the 

 time for men and teams while in the field, but not including marketing: 



Average cost of growing various field crops in Nchruska. 



