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In figure 8 is shown graphically the average distribution of the farm 

 area for the 100 farms over the seven-year period. The proportion 

 of the farm area devoted to crops remained practically the same over 



Fig. 9.— Distribution of crop area on 100 farms in Forest and Johnson townships, Clinton County, Ind. 

 A poor yield in 1917, together with the scarcity of labor, caused a decrease in the corn acreage in 1918. 

 The wheat area shows the widest variation over the period. The area of rye was highest in 1918. 



the period. The area of tillable pasture was increased through the 

 improvement of untillable area. Woodland occupies only 1 per cent 

 of the farm area. The acreage taken up by roads, streams, waste, 

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