OREGON FARMER 



101 



by the last census, which places the state average of live stock at 11.3 

 per cent, of the total value of farm property. 



AVERAGE VALUE ^OF IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY 1911-12. 



Value of Implements and Machinery. 



A full discussion of farm management is found on page 33 by 

 Professor Scudder. In this connection, however, it is interesting to 

 note the report of the last census. On the subject of farm property 

 we read: "The total wealth of the state in form of farm property is 

 528 million dollars of which 86.2 per cent is represented in land and 

 buildings, 11.3 per cent by live stock, and 2.5 per cent by implements 

 and machinery." The percentage of implements and machinery is 

 remarkably close to those found in this survey on the different sized 

 farms. The state average in tables on pages 101 and 103 are as follows : 

 On a 5 to 20 acre farm the implements and machinery are 2.4 per 

 cent, of the total capital; on 21 to 80 acres, 2.4 per cent; 81 to 160 

 acres, 2.3 per cent; 161 to 320 acres, 2.4 per cent; and above 320 

 acres, 2.1 per cent. The averages are fairly uniform in the several 

 divisions of the state. The variations in the values of machinery 

 are, doubtless, due mainly to the different types of farming; and to 

 the variations in estimating value by the different farmers. The 

 state averages are $223, $448, $529, $663, and $1,163, according to 

 the size of the farm, as shown in the above table. 



AVERAGE GROSS INCOME 1911-12. 



