FARM PROFITS. 



29 



In figure 11 the proportion that each of the more important 

 classes of expense represents of the total expense is shown for each 



UNPAID 

 FAMILY 



LABOR BgHEIPAIRS AND{ig°Uff BLDGS Wk 

 * D «o ■ 88 ™ DEPRECIATN l3MACHINERY rc-ct 



TAXES AND INSURANCE 

 MACHINE WORK HIRED 



YEAR 1910 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 average year 



AVERAGE AVERAGE 



expenses 624 758 828 868 864 1,169 1,408 931 expenses 



IN DOLLARS ■ - 1 - ''" IN DOLLARS 



Fig. 11.— Distribution of expenses on 100 farms in Forest and Johnson townships, Clinton County, Ind. 

 The low yield of corn for the years 1917 and 1918 (see Table V) made necessary the purchase of a large 

 amount of feed. 



year and as an average for the seven years. For the first two years 

 family labor and hired labor represented 29 per cent of the total, 

 while for the last two years it represented 23 per cent of the 



