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acreage of crops grown. Tables 8 and 9 give such compari- 

 sons for general farming where hay, grain, potatoes, cab- 

 bage and apples are the usual crops, and where a consider- 

 able proportion of the farmers keep dairy cows. 



Table 8. — Relation of Size of Farm to Profits, 586 Farms, Tomp- 

 kins County, N. Y. 



Acres. 



Number 

 of Farms. 



Average 



Size 

 (Acres). 



Average 

 Tillable 



Area 

 (Acres J. 



Labor 

 Income. 



30 or less, 



31 to 50, . 

 51 to 100, . 



101 to 150, . 

 151 to 200, . 

 Over 200, . 

 Average, 



30 



108 



214 



143 



57 



34 



21 



49 



83 



124 



177 



261 



103 



18 

 38 

 60 

 88 

 117 

 160 



$168 

 254 

 373 

 436 

 635 

 946 



$415 



Table 9. — Relation of Size of Farm to Profits, 578 Farms, Livingston 



County, N. Y. 



Acres Farmed. 



Number 

 of Farms. 



Average 



Size 

 t Acres). 



Tillable 



Area 

 (Acres). 



Labor 

 Income. 



30 or less, 



31 to 50, 

 51 to 100, 



101 to 150, 

 151 to 200, 

 Over 200, 



17 

 35 



147 



178 



89 



112 



20 



43 



79 



127 



175 



305 



17 



37 



61 



104 



142 



241 



$54 

 295 

 437 

 593 

 934 

 1,082 



In these regions the average farmer with less than 50 

 acres would make more money if he sold his farm, lent his 

 money and hired out as a farm laborer, or better yet, be- 

 came a tenant on a larger farm; or in many cases he might 

 better go in debt for a large farm and own it. 



Comparatively few farmers with less than 100 acres made 

 very good profits. Of the 551 farmers who farmed 100 acres 

 or less, only 6 made labor incomes of $1,500. But of 292 

 farmers who farmed over 150 acres, 60 made over $1,500. 



