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BULLETIN 920, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



the cost for the various classes of expenses increased the proportion 

 remained fairly constant. The item of feed purchased showed the 



UNPAID 

 FAMILY LABOR 



HIRED LABOR 



[FEED 



I PURCHASED 



JREPAIRS AND rigOUSE 



JSEED PURCHASED 



TAXES AND INSURANCE 



kEga FERTILIZER 



1;.;.;-| all other 



YEAR 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 avfrage YEAR 



EXPENSES 412 

 IN DOLLARS 



AVERAGE 

 375 423 430 456 547 757 486 



IN DOLLARS 



Fig. 5.— Distribution of expenses on 25 farms, Palmer township, Washington County, Ohio. The poor 

 yield of com in 1918 made the feed bill a very large item of expense. Most of the items of expense re- 

 tain about the same proportions to the total expense over the period of study. 



greatest variation, being directly affected by the production of the 

 various feed crops raised each year. 



The average expenses for the seven-year period were 44 per cent 

 of the receipts. When the value of the farmer's own labor and 



