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$175 a year in different parts of the. United States. This 

 includes feed, labor, depreciation, and all other costs. From 

 tlnV the importance of the efficient use of horses is apparent. 

 227. Relation of Size of Farm to Efficiency in the Use of 

 Machinery. The small farms are very inadequately equipped 

 wit! i machinery, as is shown in Table 38. Even the 



TAI LE 38. RELATION OF SIZE OF FARM TO EFFICIENCY IN THE 

 USE OF MACHINERY. 1248 FARMS, LIVINGSTON AND JEFFER- 

 SON COUNTIES, NEW YORK 



farms of over 200 acres have an investment in machinery of 

 only $833. This represents machinery of all ages. Prob- 

 ably the cost when new would be over twice as much, but 

 even this sum will not provide all the well-established ma- 

 chines, such as a grain-binder and manure-spreader for each 

 farm. But, while the small farms are not well equipped, 

 their machinery cost per acre of crops is almost double that 

 on the larger farms. 



228. Relation of Size of Farm to Efficiency in the Use of 

 Capital. The small farm has relatively much more of its 

 capital invested in unproductive ways than does the large 

 farm. No matter how small the farm may be, the owner 

 desires a respectable house. Table 39 shows that the small- 



