FARM PROFITS. 



DISTRIBUTION OP FARM AREA. 



The farms averaged 158 acres, approximately one-half of which 

 was used for pasture and one-fourth for growing crops. Of the 



FlG. 2.— Distribution of farm area on 25 farms, Palmer township, Washington County, Ohio, 1912-1918. 

 A large proportion of the farm area is not adapted to cultivation. 



crop land, one-fourth was in corn, one-fourth in small grains, mainly 

 wheat, and one-half in hay. 



In figure 2 the distribution of the farm area is shown graphically 

 for the average of the 25 farms over the period of study. During 

 13648°— 20— Bull. 920 2 



