16 BULLETIN 633, TJ. S. DEPABTMEXT OF AGBICULTUBE. 



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

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



FACTORS AFFECTING PROFITS. 



Item. 



I. 



n. 



846 



$65 



75 



105 



10 





30 



6 



45 



182 



14.5 



18.6 



111 



103 



III. 



Income per cow from sale of dairy products §46 S65 £45 



Feedbought 75 105 



Fertilizers bought 10 20 



Value of family labor 30 6 54 



Cost of labor hired 45 182 -93 



Months oflabor on the farm 14.5 18.6 17.2 



Average crop yields in percentage of community average Ill 103 140 



The second section of the table shows the crops grown on these 

 f arms — first, the acreage of each crop ; second, the yield per acre ; and 

 third, the sales of crop products. Each farm has approximately 60 

 acres of wheat. The second farm has only 27 acres of corn, but the 

 other two have between 40 and 50 acres. It will be seen later that the 

 second farm is not as successful as the other two. Too much land 

 is in wheat. This is shown by the yield of crops on these farms. 

 On the second farm the yield of wheat is only 14 bushels, while on the 

 third it is 22 bushels. Two of the farms have small acreages of oats, 

 none of which is sold. The second farm has undertaken to increase 

 its income by adding 4 acres of strawberries, which is probably wise 

 in this case, though the acreage is a little large for the conditions. 

 The first farm has a small patch of blackberries, from which there 

 was an income of $22. The second farm has a small patch of grapes, 

 but with no income from this source. 



A study of the results given later in this table leads to the con- 

 clusion that the second farm is not so well organized and managed 

 as the first and third. It has too much of its land in wheat, too little 

 in corn, and too much in oats. The presence of grapes on the farm, 

 a crop not well adapted to the region, confirms this conclusion. It 

 will be noticed that the total income from the sale of crops on the 

 second farm is only two-thirds to one-half as much as on the other 

 two. 



The next section of the table shows the live stock on these farms. 

 Each farm has from four to five cows and from two to six head of 

 young cattle. One of the farms reports a steer, which was a calf 

 raised on the farm. The total income from cattle on each farm was 

 from $323 to $360, of which $225 to $260 was from the sale of cream. 

 These farmers were patrons of a creamery. The second farm raised 

 two colts, and the third raised three. The third farm has too many 

 horses for its size, but this defect is balanced by the raising of colts. 

 The income from hogs varies from $95 to $175, and from poultry 

 from $59 to $96. Both of these sources of income could be made 

 more important with profit. 



The total receipts on these farms, shown in the next section of the 

 table, vary from about $1,800 on the second to $2,600 on the third. 



