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BULLETIN 920, U. S, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



increase, and while the average labor income of the 60 farmers for 

 the three years 1913, 1914, and 1915 was but $113, for the two years 

 1916 and 1917 it was $850. The return on capital for the earlier 

 period was 3.2 per cent and for the latter period 6.8 per cent. 



jCURRENT EXPENSES 

 INTEREST ON CAPITAL 



UNPAID FAMILY LABOR 



FARMER'S LABOR INCOME 



VALUE -FOOD, FUEL. HOUSE RENT 

 FURNISHED BY FARM FOR FAMILY USE 

 (estimated) 



DOLLARS 

 5000 



4000 



3000 



2000 



1000 



DOLLARS 

 5000 



4000 



3000 



2000 



1000 



YEAR 



1913 1914 1915 1916 



1917 



5 YEAR 

 AVERAGE 



YEAR 



Fig. IS.— Distribution of the gross income on 60 farms in Verona and adjoining townships, Dane County, 

 Wis., 1913-1917. In 1916 and 1917 receipts increased more than expenses, which left the farmer more 

 pay for his own year's wages (labor income) than for former years. Thisdiscribution of income shows 

 how farmers may have a considerable income to spend even in years with low labor incomes. If free 

 from debt the interest on investment and value of family labor may give the farm family considerable 

 income to dispose of. 



