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size groups. The smallest size group lias the greatest diversity of re- 

 ceipts, while the largest size group has the least. This substantiates 

 the data shown in Table XVI, which brings out the fact that the men 

 on the small farms devoted less area to cotton and more to the raising 

 of diversified crops. 



Of these 160 farmers, only 1 in 7 received less than 70 per cent of 

 his total receipts from the sale of cotton and seed, while over one- 

 fourth the number had over 90 per cent of their receipts from this 

 one source. Cotton ranges from 76 per cent to 91 per cent of the 

 total receipts in the several size groups. Only 9 men received more 

 than 10 per cent of their total receipts from the sale of corn. The 

 receipts from this source range from 1.5 per cent in the smallest size 

 to 3.7 per cent in the largest size group. Nearly all the grain receipts 

 are from the sale of oats. Thirty-two farms reported the sale of oats, 

 but on 28 of these the receipts from this source were less than 10 

 per cent of the total. Very little hay was sold. Twenty-five farms, a 

 few from each group, reported receipts from hay, but on only 3 of 

 these farms did the receipts exceed 10 per cent of the total sales. 

 Fifty-nine of these men sold cane sirup, but the receipt from this 

 source was usually below 5 per cent of the total and only exceeded 

 10 per cent on 2 farms. Thirty-three farmers sold a few sweet pota- 

 toes and 9 received small receipts from the sale of fruit or nuts. Mis- 

 cellaneous crop receipts include sales on a few farms and in small 

 amounts of cowpea seed, peanuts, watermelons, and garden products. 



Table XVIII. — Relation of size of farm to type of farming, as indicated by 

 sources of income on 160 farms operated by ivliite owners, Sumter County, 

 Ga. 





Percentage of total receipts in each specified tilled-acreage 

 group. 



Source of income. 



50 acres 

 and less 



(25 

 farms). 



51 to 100 



acres 



(41 



farms). 



101 to 150 

 acres 



(40 

 farms). 



151 to 250 



acres 



(31 



farms) . 



251 to 450 



acres 



(12 



farms). 



Over 450 



acres 



(11 



farms). 



Cotton 



69.1 

 7.1 



74.8 

 9.6 



75.2 

 10.5 



75.0 

 10.1 



72.9 

 12.2 



78.4 

 12.5 









76.2 



84.4 



85.7 



85.1 



85.1 



90.9 









1.5 

 .5 

 .9 



1.4 

 .5 

 .1 

 .7 



2.5 

 .8 

 .5 

 .8 

 .3 

 (a) 

 . 5 



3.8 

 .8 

 .3 

 .6 

 .5 

 .2 

 .6 



3.7 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.1 



(a) 



( a ) 

 .2 



3.1 



2.0 



.6 



.5 



.6 



3.7 





1.5 





1.0 





.1 





.2 









.7 



.5 









81.8 



89.8 



92.5 



92.1 



92.6 



97.9 









6.3 

 3.4 



.8 

 3.4 

 2.2 



.1 



1.6 



1.8 



.5 

 2.0 



.3 

 2.4 

 1.2 



1.3 

 .4 

 .1 



4.7 

 .2 





.3 



Cattle 



.3 



.6 

 1.4 



.4 



( a ) 









2.3 

 1.2 



(a) 



.3 





( a ) 















Total stock 



9.9 

 2.0 



5.3 

 3.3 



5.9 



1.1 



5.4 

 1.2 



2.7 

 4.7 



.3 





1.5 







" Less than one- tenth of 1 per cent. 



b Two farms reported small sales from bees. 



