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per cent, in supplies and operating cash. The value of land, exclu- 

 sive of buildings, averaged $2,982 per farm, or 45 per cent of the 

 total farm capital. Real estate averaged $31 per acre, with only a 



7 YEAR 



YEAR J912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 AVERAGE YEAR 



AVERAGES AVERAGE 



RECEIPTS 868 796 934 916; 1,112 1,571 1,476 1,096 RECEIPTS 



IN DOLLARS IN DOLLARS 



Fig. 4.— Distribution of receipts on 25 farms in Palmer township, Washington County, Ohio, 1912-1918. 

 Live stock contributed the greatest share of the income in this area. In 1912 crops contributed 26 per cent 

 of the year's income and in 1918 only 11 per cent. 



slight increase during the seven years. It is doubtful if the increase 

 shown covered the cost of additional improvements put on these 

 farms. 



