BULLETIN 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table I. — Average distribution of crop area on 152 small farms near Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 





Tillable area (percent of total crop area). 





10 acres 

 and under 



11 to 20 



acres. 



21 to 30 

 acres. 



Over 30 

 acres. 



Field crops: 



10.2 



11.4 



.3 



6.6 



12.8 



2 



17.3 

 17.2 

 4.0 



19.2 



Hay 



20.6 





3.7 









Total 



21.9 



19. 6 | 38. 5 



43.5 



Vegetables: 



Potatoes 



11.1 

 8.9 

 6.8 

 2.9 

 2.8 

 3.5 

 3.1 

 5. 7 

 2.9 

 3.5 

 1.5 

 4.2 

 .9 

 .7 



1.2 

 .7 

 .7 

 .5 

 .5 

 .6 

 .8 

 .2 

 .2 

 ,2 



2.1 



13.5 



5.7 



8.1 



5.1 



5.2 



5.8 



4.8 



3.7 



3.2 



2.6 



2.3 



2.0 



2.8 



1.0 



.5 



1.1 



1.0 



.7 



.9 



.8 



.6 



.6 



.5 



.5 



.4 



.6 



12.1 



7.5 



3.8 



3.5 



2.8 



2.9 



2.8 



2.4 



2.1 



1.4 



2.2 



1.2 



2.0 



.4 



.6 



.2 



'.4 



.3 



.5 



.6 



.3 



.3 



.6 



.3 



.3 



1.1 



10.7 

 8.6 



Tomatoes . 



4.0 



Spinach. . . 



■ 2.5 





3.1 



Turnips 



2.1 



Kale 



2.2 





2.5 





2.0 



Peas 



1.1 



Cabbage 



.7 





.7 





.3 





.6 





.5 





.2 





.1 





.5 



Beets 



9 





.1 





9 





2 





(a) 





(a) 



Egg plant . • 



Miscellaneous vegetables 



1.3 



Total 



66.9 



74.0 



52.6 



44.5 







Fruits: 



Strawberries 



5.0 

 .3 

 1.5 

 2.5 

 1.2 



2.7 

 1.0 

 .9 

 .8 

 .9 



3.0 

 2.2 

 1.8 

 1.0 

 .9 



2.9 

 3.4 





1.9 





.5 





3.3 







Total 



10.5 



.7 



6.3 



.1 



8.9 

 (a) 



12.0 





(a) 





a Less than 0. 1 per cent, 



TILLABLE 



AREA 



GROUPS 



ACRES IN FARM 

 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 



I0.0A. AND LESS 

 10. » - 20 

 20.1 - 3 



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Fig. 1. — Distribution of farm area on 152 small farms near Washington, D. C. 



