FACTORS OP SUCCESSFUL FARMING NEAR MONETT, MO. 15 



Table 8. — Three successful grain and live-stock farms (designated I, II, 

 III) operated by owners renting additional land (Monett, Mo., area), 



THE FARM. 



and 



III. 



Area in crops acres. 



Area in pasture do... 



Area rented do... 



Investment of operator dollars. 



Value of real estate per acre do. . . 



Value of live stock do. . . 



Value of implements and machinery do. . . 



Feed and supplies on hand do. . . 



Cash for current expenses do... 



Value of dwelling do. .. 



Value of other buildings do . . . 



105| 



34 



62 



9,493 



56 



1,127 



215 



111 



40 



750 



75 



106 



15 



40 



7, 568 



48 



1,132 



305 



101 



30 



800 



400 



107 

 37 

 38 

 10, 493 

 61 

 1,094 

 108 

 191 

 40 

 500 

 500 



CROPS. 



Kind. 



Acres. 



Yield per acre. 1 



Sales. 



I. 



II. 



III. 



I. 



II. 



III. 



I. 



II. 



III. 





41 

 59 

 5 



27 



64 



10 



4 



49 



58 



35 

 16 

 15 



33 

 14 

 27 



37 

 22 



$340 

 700 



$55 

 623 



$589 



Wheat 



874 



Oats 

















j 





36 







22 









4 • 











































1,062 



678 



1,463 



















1 Yields given are: For corn, wheat, and oats, bushels; for berries, crates; for grapes, baskets. 



LIVE STOCK. 



Kind. 



Number. 



Sales and increases in 

 value. 





I. 



II. 



III. 



I. 



II. 



III. 





5 

 3j 

 1 



4 

 2 



5 

 6 



$230 



85 



8 



$260 

 70 



$350 

 10 

























323 

 230 



330 

 260 



360 











225 















4 



5 



2 

 12 

 65 



8 



3 



13 



100 



25 



95 



66 

 94 



103 

 100 

 175 



59 

 64 



-20 



Colts 



120 





11 



65 



112 





96 





204 













RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES, AND PROFITS. 



Item. 



Total receipts 



Rent 



Other expenses 



Net income 



Interest on investment at 5 per cent 

 Labor income 



$2,070 

 406 

 380 

 1,285 

 475 

 810 



II. 



1,835 

 322 

 582 

 931 

 378 

 553 



III. 



$2, 604 

 294 

 433 



1,857 

 525 



1,332 



