MANAGEMENT OF GENERAL FARMS IN OREGON, 



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There were 90 farms on which no clover seed w as sold. On 28 

 farms 6.8 per cent, and on 26 farms 32.4 per cent, of the receipts 

 were from the sale of clover seed. The average farm incomes of 

 these three groups were, respectively, 5.40, 7.78, and 8.87 of the capital 

 invested. Thus 26 farms which received an average of 32.4 per 

 cent of their receipts from the sale of clover seed were 1.64 times as 

 efficient as the 90 farms that sold no clover seed. 



CHOICE OF CEREAL CROPS. 



Table IX shows the comparative value and yield of oats, wheat, 

 barley, and corn per acre in the Willamette Valley. The yields per 

 acre are averages computed from the United States Census Reports 

 for the years 1880, 1890, 1899, and 1909. The values per acre are 

 based upon the average prices of these crops at Portland, Oreg., for 

 the 10-year period, 1906 to 1915, inclusive. The price of barley is used 

 in computing the value of corn, it being assumed that these two crops 

 are approximately equal in value, pound for pound. 



Table IX. — Coiwparative value and yield of oats, wheat, barley, and corn per acre for the 

 nine counties of the Willamette Valley, Oreg. ( tl. S. Census Reports 1880, 1890, 1899, 

 1909). 



Yield and value per acre. 



Oats. 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Corn. 



Yield per acre: 



28.5 



912 



S12. 14 



18.9 

 1,134 



$16.53 



26.8 



1,286 



$16. 15 



26.9 





1,506 





$18. 92 







From the standpoint of value as stock feed, 912 pounds of oats 

 are not to be compared with 1,134 pounds of wheat, 1,286 pounds of 

 barley, or 1,506 pounds of corn. It will also be seen that there is a 

 marked difference in the cash value of these crops, oats being worth 

 $12.14, wheat $16.53, barley $16.15, and corn $18.92 per acre. 



Table X. — Comparative value and yield of oats, wheat, and barley per acre on 212 farms 

 in Marion and Polk Counties, Oreg. {1912). 



Yield and value per acre. 



Salem clay (68 

 farms). 



Salem silt loam (144 farms). 





Oats. 



Wheat. 



Oats. 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Yield per acre: 



30.8 



986 



$13. 12 



25.2 



1,512 



$22.02 



37.7 



1,206 



$16.05 



22.0 



1,320 



$19.23 



36.6 



Pounds 



1,757 



Value per acre 



S22. 06 







Table X shows the comparative value and yield per acre of oats 

 and wheat on the 68 clay farms, and of oats, wheat, and barley on 

 the 144 silt loam farms for the year 1912. The values per acre in 

 this table are also based on the average prices at Portland, Oreg., 

 for 10 years. Of the 68 clay farms, only one reported barley, and 

 barley is therefore not considered under the clay type of soil. 



