THE YOUNG FARMER 



AVERAGE FARM VALUE PER ACRE, 1905-1909. 



Pennsylvania Iowa Texas Oregon 



Maize $22.59 $13.80 $12.17 $19.58 



Wheat 16.61 12.42 9.11 16.10 



Oats *3-33 9- 2 8 *2-97 15.20 



Potatoes 55-87 44-75 65.15 71.18 



Hay 18.74 10.13 13-92 19.60 



Such figures as the above may be com- 

 piled by anyone at any time for any year or 

 series of years from the yearbooks of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture. 

 They form a fairly sound basis for calculat- 

 ing the gross income which may be expected 

 from the staple farm crops, particularly for 

 the cereals, potatoes, hay, cotton and 

 tobacco. Five questions, however, present 

 themselves, which should, as far as possible, 

 be settled before applying them to an 

 individual problem. 



(1) How nearly do the conditions, espe- 

 cially those of soil and climate, of the given 

 location correspond to the averages of the 

 state? The question can be settled only by 

 a thorough study of soils and their crop 

 adaptation. It is a matter requiring study, 

 experience and judgment. 



(2) How much larger yields may be ex- 

 pected on account of better methods 



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