8 BULLETIN 920, U. ^DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table T. — Summary of the farm business over a period of seven years, 1912-1918, Palmer 

 township, Washington County, Ohio (average of 25 farms). 



1912 



1914 



1916 



1918 



Acres per farm 



Acres in pasture 



Acres in corn 



Acres in wheat 



Acres in hay. 



Acres in other crops 



Corn per acre bushels . . 



Wheat per acre do — 



Hay per acre tons.. 



Productive animal units 



Cows number. . 



Ewes do — 



Brood sows do — 



Chickens do — 



Work stock do. . . 



Receipts per animal unit 



Months of labor 



Farm capital 



Real estate 



Live stock 



Machinery 



All other 



Real estate per acre 



Receipts 



Dairy products 



Cattle 



Poultry and eggs 



Sheep and wool 



Hogs 



Crops 



All other 



Expenses 



Hired labor 



Family labor 



Repairs and depreciation, ma- 

 chinery 



Repairs and depreciation, house 



Repairs and depreciation, other 

 buildings 



Repairs, fences 



Feed purchased 



Seed purchased 



Fertilizer 



Machine work, hired 



Taxes and insurance 



Other 



Farm income 



Interest on capital, 5 per cent 



Labor income 



Operator's labor 



Return on capital per cent . 



Value of family labor 



Interest on indebtedness 



Family income 



Family living from farm J 



Amount sold: 



Cattle number. 



Eggs dozen. 



Wool pounds. 



Hogs number. 



Wheat bushels. 



Prices: 



Cattle cwt. 



Eggs dozen. 



Wool pound. 



Hogs cwt. 



Wheat bushel. 



158 

 76 

 10 



9 

 20 



5 



15 

 1.5 



13.5 



2.8 

 18.9 



1.0 

 117.0 



2.6 



$43 

 17.4 



$6, 087 

 4,728 

 781 

 295 

 283 

 30 



Perct. 

 3 

 16 

 17 

 20 

 7 

 26 

 11 



$412 



Perct. 



12 



21 



7 

 4 



6 

 3 

 11 



5 

 10 



5 

 12 



4 



304 

 152 

 288 

 2.8 

 $86 

 19 

 523 

 300 



3 



628 



419 



5 



57 



$5.70 



.19 



.23 



6.52 



156 

 77 

 10 

 10 



18 

 4 



52 



9 



1.1 



154 

 79 

 10 



6 

 18 



5 



41 

 18 



154 

 75 

 11 

 10 



42 



18 



1.1 



156 

 76 

 11 

 10 

 21 

 4 



34 



10 



1.5 



167 

 83 

 11 

 11 

 21 

 5 



~29~ 

 13 

 1.2 



14.4 

 3.1 



21.5 



1.0 



130.0 



2.7 



$45 



17.0 



15.3 

 3.4 



13.4 

 1.1 



131.0 

 2.6 



$46 

 17.6 



14.9 

 3.8 



14.2 



1.1 



143.0 



2.8 



$45 



17.1 



16.1 

 4.3 



12.6 



1.0 



143.0 



2.7 



$52 



17.3 



17.3 



4.7 

 11.5 



1.1 

 143.0 



2.9 



$73 

 17.8 



17.2 



4.6 



14.0 



1.0 



140.0 



. 2.8 



$69 



18.0 



$6, 214 



4,711 



929 



307 



267 



30 



$6, 422 



4,735 



1,029 



323 



335 



31 



?6, 527 



4,811 



1,076 



326 



314 



31 



$6, 639 



4,878 



1,097 



345 



319 



31 



$7, 163 



5,247 



1,228 



353 



335 



32 



$7, 726 



5,275 



1,565 



364 



522 



32 



$796 

 Perct. 

 5 

 22 

 20 

 12 

 13 

 10 

 18 



$934 



Perct. 

 5 

 18 

 19 

 13 

 16 

 16 

 13 



$916 



Perct. 

 7 

 21 

 18 

 12 

 13 

 20 



$1,112 



Perct. 

 7 

 23 

 18 

 12 

 13 

 16 

 11 



$1,571 



Perct. 



6 



27 



16 



18 



13 



14 



6 



$1, 476 

 Perct. 

 6 

 25 

 18 

 15 

 15 

 13 

 8 



$375 



Perct. 



12 



23 



$423 



Perct. 



11 



22 



7 

 4 



6 



3 

 13 



6 

 10 



3 

 12 



3 



$430 



Perct. 



10 



21 



7 

 4 



6 



3 

 11 



6 

 11 



4 

 13 



4 



Perct. 

 13 

 18 



7 

 3 



6 



2 

 14 



5 

 10 



5 

 12 



5 



$547 



Perct. 



14 



19 



6 

 3 



6 



2 

 17 



3 

 10 



2 

 11 



7 



$757 



Perct. 



11 



18 



5 

 2 



4 

 2 



28 

 4 

 9 

 4 

 9 

 4 



$421 

 311 

 110 

 281 

 2.2 

 $85 

 19 

 487 

 302 



$511 

 321 

 190 

 295 

 3.4 

 $92 

 14 

 589 

 311 



327 

 159 

 290 

 3.0 

 $90 

 12 

 564 

 317 



332 

 324 



298 

 5.4 



$82 

 9 



-mi 



345 



$1, 024 



358 

 666 

 332 

 9.7 



$105 



7 



1,122 



443 



$719 

 386 

 333 

 347 

 4.8 



$133 



5 



847 



494 



648 



405 



7 



15 



3 



779 



294 



11 



35 



3 



725 



316 



11 



.83 



3 

 696 

 335 



8 

 32 



623 



165 



9 



55 



3 



642 

 170 



$7.13 

 .19 



.20 



8.20 



.97 



$6. 97 



.19 



.25 



8.10 



1.19 



87.29 



.19 



.26 



6.60 



1.15 



$8.20 



.22 



.31 



8.50 



1.52 



$8.32 

 .31 

 .65 



12.94 

 2.01 



$10. 24 



.34 



.65 



15.87 



2.02 



1 Figures obtained from the farmers for 1916 and computed for the other years with aid of index figures 

 shown in War Industries Bulletin No. 1. 



