OREGON FARMER 



FARM FINANCE. 



BY J. A. BEXELL 

 Dean School of Commerce. 



|HAT can I do in Oregon with a given capital? How much is 

 required to stock a farm in a given county? What income can 

 be expected on a given investment in a given locality? 

 These are questions of first importance to the prospective settler. 

 In this survey an attempt was made to find accurate answers to these 

 and many other questions regarding farm finance. The results are 

 found on pages 99 to 106. It should be remembered that all the tables 

 of results which follow are from the reports of average farmers with 

 average experience of about 12 years in their respective localities. 

 As explained on page 5, the aim of the survey was to secure reports 

 from farmers in average circumstances, and working under average 

 conditions in order that the results might show, not only what can be 

 done, but what are usual results on Oregon farms. 



AVERAGE ACREAGE 1911-12. 



Average Acreage of Farms Reporting. 



In tabulating the financial data, the farms were divided into five 

 groups, as follows: 5-20 acres, 21 to 80 acres, 81 to 160 acres, 161 to 

 320 acres, and over 321 acres. All the land owned is included in the 

 averages. The average acreage in each group is shown in the above 

 table and it should be remembered, in reading the several financial 

 tables, that the results are based on the average acreage given under 

 each division. Thus the Coast Division averages are based on 13, 52, 

 131, 248 and 1,537 acre farms. The common claim that the small 

 farm is the most profitable is borne out by the table on page 104. 



