FARM-MANAGEMENT SURVEY OF REPRESENTATIVE AREAS. 



LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE AREAS STUDIED. 



Three districts, one each in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, were se- 

 lected for the farm-management study, the approximate location of 

 each being shown in figure 1. In choosing these areas an effort was 

 made to have as uniform farm conditions as possible in each region. 

 The soil and type of farming have a decided bearing on the profit- 

 ableness of agriculture in a region. These factors were carefully con- 

 sidered. Owing to differences in land values and to the general sys- 

 tem of farming it was not possible to secure three areas in separate 

 States that would be similar in all respects. The aim was to have 

 each district representative of the agricultural conditions prevail- 

 ing over a large area. 



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Fig. 1. — Map of Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana, showing the location of the areas studied. 



Corn, oats, wheat, and hay were the crops universally grown in the 

 districts studied, corn being the predominating crop in all of the 

 districts. Hogs and cattle, with a few sheep, constituted the produc- 

 tive live stock. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE INDIANA AREA. 



In Indiana three adjoining townships — Forest, Johnson, and 

 Prairie — were selected. This region is in Clinton and Tipton coun- 

 ties, about 40 miles north of Indianapolis. The nearest city of con- 

 siderable size is Frankfort. Practically all of the farm produce sold 



