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$100 worth of human labor is five times as great on the 

 largest farms as on the smallest. On the farms of 31 to 

 50 acres, the labor cost is over twice as much per acre as 

 on the farms of 151 to 200 acres. In spite of the fact that 

 the labor cost is so high on the small farms, the crop yields 

 are no better. The product of a man's work on the 151- 

 to 200-acre farms is over twice as much as the product of 

 a man's work on the 31- to 50-acre farms. The same point 

 is shown by work in other counties. (Tables 42, 43.) 



TABLE 43. AREA RELATED TO EFFICIENCY OF LABOR. 578 

 FARMS, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, NEW YORK 



1 Total labor cost includes wages paid, board of laborers, value of 

 unpaid labor by members of the family, and $420 for the labor of the 

 farmer. 



On a small farm it requires relatively much more time 

 to do the chores. Six horses and 12 cows do not take 

 nearly twice as much time as is required for 3 horses and 

 6 cows. 



There are many farm operations that require two men, 

 so that no matter how small the farm may be, one man 

 cannot do all the work to good advantage. Even with 

 the smallest farms, some help is hired. (Table 44.) 



The farms of 151 to 200 acres are the smallest group 

 that employ two men by the year. In this group there 



