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of the four respects. The average labor income of this region was $609, 

 but the farmers who were as good as the average in size (143 acres or more), 

 crop yields, receipts per cow ($59 or more) and in diversity (20 per cent 

 or more from crops) made an average of $1491 and only 6 of them failed 

 to make as much as $1000. 



As a standard for dairy farms, we may take the average of all farmers 

 in three regions who sold market milk and who made labor incomes of $2000 

 or more. Table 15 gives these averages. 



Table 15. — Averages. 23 Farms Selling Wholesale Market Milk. 



Three counties. 



Acres 257 



Crop acres " 154 



Crop index 119 



Receipts per cow (32 cows) $98 



Milk sold. 7,000 lbs. 



Per cent of receipts from crops 34 



Labor income $2,658 



Our records give similar comparisons for other types of farming. But 

 the principles of size and production hold on the truck farms and crop 

 farms as well as on dairy farms. 



Individual Farms. 

 It is evident that we can give a very close estimate of labor income if 

 we know the above four factors. The following examples are from Jefferson 

 County : 



Farm 1. 

 Crop acres, 29; very poor. 

 Crop index, 208; excellent. 

 Receipts per cow (11 cows), $116; excellent. 

 Per cent of receipts from crops, 21 ; excellent. 

 Labor income, $980. 



This is the best record for so small an area. It represents the top 

 notch in the ''little farm well tilled." Splendid crops, splendid cows, 

 even on the small area, crops to sell and all work done by the farmer him- 

 self with two months of hired labor. Such a farmer as this should be able 

 to make $3000 labor income if he rented land on which to grow 100 acres 

 more crops, doubled his cows and kept two pien by the year. With this 

 system he would not have to work so hard. 



Farm 2. 

 Crop acres, 21; very poor. 



Crop index, 211; excellent. (Hay 3.3 T., silage 13 T.) 

 Receipts per cow (8 cows), $90; excellent. 

 Per cent of receipts from crops, 22; excellent. 

 Hired labor, $250; poor for the size. 

 Labor income, $380. 



This farmer kept poorer cows and hired one man although he had so 

 little work to do. For these reasons, he made less than Farm No. 1. 



