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size of their farms and there was no change in acreage on the remain- 

 ing 172. All of those who were farming smaller acreages than before 

 the purchase of tractors were renters who had moved to smaller 

 farms or owners who in 1920 rented out some ground which they 

 formerly farmed themselves. On the average these men were 

 farming 84 less acres and using 5.1 less horses than before the pur- 

 chase of tractors. 



Farms which were increased in size. — The 8 1 men who were farming 

 greater acreages than before they purchased tractors were located 

 in the following areas: 



Men. 



Madison County, Ohio 11 



Seneca County, Ohio 9 



Madison County, Ind ...'. 14 



Montgomery County, Ind 17 



Livingston County, 111 13 



Knox County, 111 17 



One- third of the men interviewed in Madison County, Ind., were 

 farming greater acreages, while less than one-fourth of those in Liv- 

 ingston County, 111., had increased the size of their farms. 



The average size of the farms operated by these 81 men before they 

 purchased tractors was 206.4 acres and at the time of the survey the 

 average size was 296.8 acres. They kept on the average 7.6 head of 

 workstock — one for each 27.0 acres (total not crop acres) — before the 

 purchase of tractors. At the time of the investigation they were 

 keeping 6.9 head, or one for each 42.3 acres. 



The number of men who increased the size of their farms by different 

 amounts were as follows : 



41 . Less than 80 acres. 



28 '. 80 to 159 acres. 



12 . 160 acres and over. 



The changes in the number of workstock kept were as follows : 



Of the 41 who were farming less than 80 additional acres 



23 had reduced their workstock by an average of 3.5 head. 

 13 were keeping the same number of workstock as before. 

 5 had increased their workstock by 1 head. 



Of the 28 who were farming 80 to 159 additional acres 



10 had reduced their workstock by an average of 2.5 head. 



8 were keeping the same number as before. 



10 had increased their workstock by an average of 2.3 head. 



Of the 12 who were farming 160 or more additional acres 



5 were keeping the same number as before. 



7 had increased their workstock by an average of 3.7 head. 



