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TABLE 21. RELATION OF PROFITS TO PROPORTION OF THE 

 INCOME FROM CROPS. 670 FARMS, JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEW 



YORK 



Per Cent of Receipts 

 from Crops 



Average 

 Per Cent 



from Crops 



Number 

 of Farms 



Receipts 



per Cow 



from Milk 



AND ITS 



Products 



Work 



Units 



per Man- 



Labor 

 Income 



O . . . . 

 10 or less 

 11-20 . . 

 21-40 . . 

 41-60 . . 

 Over 60 . 



4 

 16 



30 

 49 

 76 



81 



201 



1 11 



180 



65 



3 2 



$61 



65 

 60 



57 

 So 

 3 2 



2 43 

 248 

 247 

 252 

 236 

 168 



$412 

 546 



653 

 692 

 781 

 536 



poorer cows. Cash crops, therefore, appear to be even more 

 important than the table indicates. 



The poorer the cows, the more important it is that crops be 

 sold. The farmers who have the best cows sell the least crops. 

 But even with the best cows, those who sell some crops are doing 

 better than those who sell no crops, as is seen in Table 22. The 



TABLE 22. RELATION OF RECEIPTS PER COW AND CASH CROPS 

 TO PROFITS ON 585 FARMS WITH SIX OR MORE COWS, JEFFER- 

 SON COUNTY, NEW YORK 



Per Cent of Receipts from Crops 



Receipts per Cow from Milk and its 

 Products 



J,o or less 



Over #75 



No crops sold 

 1-20 per cent 

 21-40 . . . 

 41-60 . . . 

 Over 60 . . 



Labor income 

 $56 



3" 



426 



554 

 599 



Labor income 



$571 

 589 

 947 



n66 



Labor income 



$926 



962 



U83 



conclusions agree with the results for Tompkins and Livingston 

 counties. (See Bulletin 295 of this station, pp. 503-510.) 



1 Only two farms in this group. 



2 No farms in this group. 



