FARM MANAGEMENT IX CATAWBA COUNTY, X. C. 5 



unknown here. The temperature seldom goes as high as 100° F. or 

 as low as zero. 



The elevation, rolling topography, good surface drainage, and 

 abundance of spring and well water, together with the mild and in- 

 vigorating climate, give this area many advantages as a place of 

 residence. 



TYPE OF FARMING AND ANALYSIS OF FARM BUSINESS. 



The farmers of this section practice a general or mixed type of crop 

 farming, about two- thirds of all receipts being from crops. In acreage 

 the leading crops are wheat, corn, and cotton. About 3S per cent of 

 the farm receipts in 1918 were from cotton. 



Fig. I.— Farmstead of the better type. 



Measured by the receipts derived from various enterprises, the 

 type of agriculture during the yery earliest period was live stock. 

 which changed early in the«nineteenth century to grain, with live 

 stock as secondary. This continued up to aboul 1880. At thai 

 time cotton became the dominating factor in the type of farming, 

 which position it. still holds. 



As much grain is grown now as at any time in the history of the 

 county, hut cotton has made Large gains, while the other enterprises 

 have very little more than remained stationary. 



The meat-producing branches of lire-stock farming have been 

 Losing in importance for more than 70 years. Catawba County is 

 frequently referred bo as a dairj county, though trer) few farmers 

 receive sufficienl income from dairy products to warrant their being 



