250 



FARM MANAGEMENT 



worth of products not fed. Only about 2 farms out 

 of a hundred reached the $1000 figure. But for farms of 

 175 to 259 acres, 37 in 100 reached $1000, and 5 of them 

 exceeded $2500. This does not show just what theirlabor 

 incomes were, because expenses and interest are not de- 

 ducted, but it shows that the men on the larger farms at 

 least have a chance to make money, while the persons on 

 the very small farms rarely have a chance to make much, 

 because the total value of products is too* small. 



162. Relation of size of farm to efficiency in use of 

 labor. On the 586 farms in Tompkins County, New 

 York, the receipts per acre were more on small farms than 

 on the larger ones, but the single item of labor cost was so 

 great that it more than offset the difference in receipts. 

 Other expenses were also more per acre on the small farms. 



If the farmer's labor is worth $326, which is the aver- 



TABLE 41. SIZE OF FARM RELATED TO RECEIPTS, EXPENSES, 

 AND LABOR. FARMS OPERATED BY OWNERS, TOMPKINS 

 COUNTY, NEW YORK 



1 Total amount paid for labor, value of board of laborers, value of 

 unpaid labor by members of the family, and the farmer's labor estimated 

 at $326 for the year. 



2 Profit after deducting expenses, interest on capital at 5 per cent, and 

 all labor as defined above. 



