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BULLETIN 941, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



FARM RECEIPTS. 



The greater part of the income of this territory, as shown in Table 

 V, is contributed by the live stock. In the upland division, live stock 

 produced 66.3 per cent of the average receipts for all farms. It is 

 seen that, regardless of character of land operated, the region as a 

 whole is dependent upon live stock for the greater part of its income. 

 Over 30 per cent of the income is from cattle and dairy products, 18 

 per cent from hogs, 16 per cent from crops, and the rest distributed 

 in small proportions among a number of items. 



Table V. — Distribution of receipts on 31 rolling and hilly jarms and 48 valley and 

 level-upland J arms, Ozark region, Missouri. 



Crop. 



Rolling and hillv. 



Under 40 crop acres 

 (16 farms). 



Receipts. Percent. 



40 crop acres and 

 over (15 farms). 



Receipts. Percent 



All farms (31). 



Receipts. Percent 



Crops 



Dairy products 



Cattle 



Horses and mules 



Sheep and goats 



Hogs 



Poultry 



Miscellaneous 



Increase feed and supplies 



Total 



$107 

 48 



154 

 38 

 13 



112 

 46 

 54 

 45 



17.3 

 7.8 



25.0 

 6.2 

 2.1 



18.1 

 7.4 

 8.8 

 7.3 



$240 



110 



390 



82 



84 



304 



101 



41 



266 



14.8 

 6.8 



24.1 

 5.1 

 5.2 



18.8 

 6.2 

 2.5 



16.5 



78 

 268 

 59 

 47 

 205 

 73 

 48 

 152 



15.5 

 7.1 



24.3 

 5.4 

 4.3 



18.6 

 6.6 

 4.4 



13.8 



617 



100.0 



1,101 



100.0 



Crop. 



Valley and level. 



Under 40 crop acres 

 (12 farms). 



Receipts. 



Per cent. 



40 to 70 crop acres 

 (21 farms). 



Receipts. 



Percent. 



70 crop acres and 

 over (15 farms). 



Receipts, 



Per cent. 



All farms (48). 



Receipts. 



Per cent. 



Crops 



Dairy products 



Cattle 



Horses and mules . . . 



Sheep and goats 



Hogs 



Poultry 



Miscellaneous 



Increase feed and sup 

 plies 



Total 



$149 

 45 

 207 

 55 

 8 

 136 



118 



850 



17.5 

 5.3 



24.4 

 6.5 

 .9 



16.0 

 9.9 

 5.6 



13.9 



100.0 



246 

 450 

 92 

 82 

 226 

 158 

 36 



12.5 

 14.4 

 26.3 

 5.4 

 4.8 

 13.2 

 9.3 

 2.1 



12.0 



74 



828 



120 



HI 



623 



83 



26 



• 



376 



22.4 

 2.6 



28.7 

 4.2 

 3.8 



21.5 

 2.9 

 .9 



13.0 



$333 

 142 

 507 

 91 

 72 

 328 

 116 

 36 



236 



17.9 

 7.6 



27.3 

 4.9. 

 3.9 



17.6 

 6.2 

 1.9 



12.7 



FARM EXPENSES. 



Table VI gives the distribution of expenses on the various size- 

 groups of farms. The largest expense item is that for labor, which is 

 performed mostly by members of the operator's family. The value 

 of the operator's own labor is not charged in the farm expenses. The 

 farms are operated on as close and economical a basis as it seems possi- 

 ble to do. This, indeed, in the majority of cases is an absolute 



