FARM MACHINERY AS AN ECONOMIC FACTOR 265 



The difference between modern cotton-mill operations and 

 the hand-power metliod of former days is quite comparable 

 to the modern farmer as compared with the farmer of seventy- 

 five years ago. Production in both cases requires machinery, 

 and without machinery of the right kind and properly taken 

 care of, neither will be successful. The effect of machinery on 



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FIG. 303. Motor cultivator, two-row. 



production per capita is very marked. In those sections 

 where poor equipment is used, the people simply exist and sel- 

 dom are in a position to improve their living conditions. 



The following data collected several years ago illustrates 

 the effect of machinery on the production per capita: 



234. Influence of Farm Machinery on Income. 



INFLUENCE OF FARM MACHINERY ON INCOME* 



Value of Farm 



Annual Income of Implements for 



State Each Worker Each Farm 



Florida $119.72 $ 30.43 



Alabama 143.98 33.40 



Iowa 611.11 196.55 



North Dakota 755.62 238.84 



The use of machinery and modern equipment has not only 

 brought about a greater production per capita, but has also 



*From Circular 21, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. 



