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BULLETIN 492, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The receipts for practically all the farm crops sold, outside of cot- 

 ton and seed, are of a local nature, as very few of these crops are 

 shipped out of the county. 



The increase in feed and supplies represents a gain in the amount 

 and value of feeds and other farm supplies at the end of the year 

 over that on hand at the beginning of the year. This item was of no 

 consequence, excepting in the smallest-size group, where an in- 

 creased amount of cotton seed was held over for seed, feed, and fer- 

 tilizing purposes. The receipts from crops and feed and supplies 

 constituted over 98 per cent of the total receipts upon the farms in 

 the largest-size group. 



The receipts from the sale of cattle, hogs, and poultry and their 

 products were relatively of more importance to the farmers with the 

 smaller farms. Live stock and products constituted 9.9 per cent of 

 the total receipts on the farms in the smallest-size group and less than 

 1 per cent in the largest-size group. As a general rule, above the 

 mules necessary for carrying on the farm work, only enough live 

 stock is kept to use up the feed crops raised on the farm that have 

 no sale value. 



The receipts from miscellaneous sources are of minor importance 

 and vary from 1.1 to 4.7 per cent. 



Table XIX shows the relation of size of farm to the distribution of 

 receipts on colored-tenant farms. Over 90 per cent of the total farm 

 sales from these farms comes from cotton alone. On the average, 

 no other farm receipt equals 1 per cent of the total, excepting feed 

 and supplies and outside labor. No variation is shown between the 

 size of farm and distribution of receipts. 



Table XIX. — Relation of size of farm to distribution of farm 

 farms operated by colored tenants, Sumter County 



receipts 

 Ga. 



on 186 





Percentage of total receipts in each speci- 

 fied tilled-acreage group. 



Source of income." 



50 acres 

 and less 



(96 

 farms). 



51 to 100 



acres 



(68 



farms). 



Over 100 



acres 



(22 



farms). 



Total 



(186 



farms). 





82.2 

 11.7 



83.0 

 11.0 



83.4 

 11.4 



82.8 





11.4 







Total cotton 



93.9 



94.0 



94.8 



94.2 





.2 



.2 



1.3 



.6 







Hay 



CO 

 .2 

 .2 



.1 

 .3 

 .4 

 .1 

 .4 



.1 

 .2 

 .1 



CO 





.2 



Sweet potatoes 



.3 



CO 



Miscellaneous crops 



.3 



CO 



.2 





94.8 



95.5 



96.5 



95.5 







Increase in feed and supplies 



Cattle 



2.3 



.6 



2.4 

 .4 



2.2 

 .5 



2.4 

 .5 













i 



CO 



Poultry 



.4 



.3 



.3 







Total stock 



1.0 

 1.9 



.7 

 1.4 



1 



.5 



.8 



Outside labor 



1.3 









" Landlord's and tenant's receipts combined. ' Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. 



