8 BULLETIN" 633, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 5 for reasons that will be given later, but this makes only a 

 slight change in the figures. 



Table 4. — Average total investment on farms of different size and type (243 

 farms near Monett, Mo. ) . 





Acres in crops. 



Type. 



65 or less. 66-95 



96-125 



126 and 

 over. 



All sizes. 



Average. 





$5,926 



5,084 

 5,190 



$9, 335 



7,824 

 2 10.114 



$12, 875 

 112,251 



117,386 



Sll,015 

 7,395 

 7,594 

 4,919 

 9,033 



Acres. 

 95 





76 







68 



Fruit 3 









36 









81 











1 96 and over. 



2 66 and over. 



s Not including one exceptional farm 



PROFITABLENESS OF THE VARIOUS TYPES. 



Table 5 shows the relation between labor income and size of farm, 

 and the relation between labor income and type of farming. It may 

 be explained here that labor income is what the farmer gets for his 

 labor and managing ability. It is found by deducting from the net 

 income of the farm a fair rate of interest on the investment, which in 

 this case was taken to be 5 per cent. In addition to labor income as 

 obtained in this manner the farmer has what the farm furnishes 

 toward the family living. 



Table 5. — Labor incomes on farms of different size and type (2.)3 farms near 



Monett, Mo.). 





Acres in crops. 



Type. 



65 or less. 



65-95 



96-125 



125 and 

 over. 



All sizes. 





$117 

 41 

 232 



$321 

 313 

 598 



$617 

 414 



$759 



$438 





192 







410 









294 













370 













1 Not including one exceptional farm. 



As previously stated, one of the fruit farms is omitted from this 

 tabulation. It was a very exceptional farm. It had 6 acres of straw- 

 berries, from which the sales amounted to $1,468; 10 acres of black- 

 berries, with sales of $1,650; 10 acres of raspberries, with sales of 

 $900; 5 acres of dewberries, with sales of $175; 10 acres of apples, 

 with sales of $180 ; and 6 acres of peaches, with sales of $600. There 

 was also 1 acre of young cherry trees. This farm is thus seen to be 

 a highly specialized fruit farm. That its owner was an expert fruit 



