THE STORY OF THE NONPARTISAN LEAGUE 



the state of Minnesota; the line "Labor 

 income" means what the farmer had left 

 after all deductions. 



Ottertail County, 

 Clay County, Aver, of 62 farms. 



Aver, of 56 farms Pelican Rapids 



at Hawley. and Ei hard. 



Receipts: ^915 wis 



Potatoes $ 476 $ 



Wheat 557 742 



Oats and barley 208 



Hay and other crops 132 193 



Increase feed-supplies 218 41 



Cream and butter 192 330 



Cattle 207 335 



Hogs 167 334 



Other stock 119 125 



Miscellaneous income 147 51 



Total $2,483 $2,151 



Expenses : 



Labor $ 353 $ 270 



Machinery, buildings, and 



fences 147 121 



Feed and seed grain bought . . 94 86 



Threshing, silo filling, twine.. 118 87 



Taxes and insurance 116 78 



All other farm expenses 116 70 



Total $ 944 $ 712 



Net income of farm $1,539 $1,439 



Capital : Real estate $13,468 $10,866 



Livestock 1,614 1,790 



Machinery, feed, etc. . 1,016 924 



Total $16,098 $13,580 



Interest on total capital at 5 



per cent $805 $679 



Labor income 734 760 



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