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TABLE 13. AREA RELATED TO INVESTMENT IN BUILDINGS AND 



MACHINERY, FOR UNITED STATES, 1909, FROM THi 



REPORT 



Relation of size of farm to crop yields. The larger farms pro- 

 duce crops as good as, or better than, those produced on the small 

 farms, as is shown in Table 14. Since the small farms keep more 

 horses and men, the amount of product that they have left over is 



TABLE 14. SIZE OF FARM RELATED TO CROP YIELDS, LIVING- 

 STON COUNTY, NEW YORK 



less per acre than the amount left for city consumption from tin- 

 farms. In addition, tin-re is a waste of human labor and 

 resources in making machinery and buildings that are not given 

 full use on the small places. I-Yoin every standpoint, the : 



are large enough to keep machinery and horses l>us\ and 

 provide full work : ruier and his sons are most desirable. 



