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l-.l I I.KTIN 402, U. S. DEPAKTMKXT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The purchase of feed is a small item of expense when considering 

 all these farms together, but in this study of the farms in the several 

 size-groups most of the feed that is purchased is bought by the 

 smaller farms and consists chiefly of grain and concentrate feeds. 



The cost of fertilizer was $112 per farm for the smallest-size group 

 and $3,032 for the largest-size group. The larger farms have the 

 higher percentages of expenses for fertilizer. This is in accord with 

 Table XVI, which shows that these large farms raise more cotton. 

 Practically all the small farmers hire their cotton ginning done, 

 while many of the farmers on the large farms own gins. The outlay 

 per bale, however, is about the same in either case, when the expense 

 for cloth, ties, interest, depreciation, etc., are all considered. 



Taxes are proportionately higher upon the small farms, ranging 

 from 3.5 per cent for the smallest-size group to l.G per cent for the 

 largest-size group. The interest charge on the loan for carrying on 

 the farm business during the year is of only minor importance when 

 compared with cash expenses as a whole. 



Table XXL — Relation of sise of farm to distribution of farm, expenses on 186 

 farms operated by colored tenants, Sumter Comity, Ga. 



Item of expense." 



Percentage of farm expenses 

 in each specified tilled acre- 

 age group. 



50 acres 



and less 



(96 



farms). 



51 to 100 Over 100 



acres | acres 



(68 (22 



farms). I farms). 



Wage hands 



Cotton picking and chopping (extra labor). 



Share croppers 



Family labor 



Total labor. 



Repairs: 



Machinery 



Buildings 



Fences 



Terracing 



Feed: 



Hay, etc 



Orain, etc 



Horseshoeing 



Breeding fees and veterinary. 



Seeds and plants 



Fertilizer: 



Croppers 



Wage land 



Thrashing and twine 



Ginning, bags and ties 



Machine hire, fuel and oil 



Insurance 



Taxes. 



Interest on loan. 

 Miscellaneous... 

 Mule hire 



2.1 



4.5 



.6 



30.2 



37.4 



.6 

 .3 



.7 

 .5 



2.2 



6.4 



.2 



.2 



1.4 



.2 

 32.9 



C) 



.1 

 4.5 



3.5 



CO 



4.3 

 3.7 

 4.0 

 34.4 



46.4 



1.3 

 .4 

 .2 



1.7 



4.3 



.2 



.1 



1.0 



1.7 



27.8 



( 6 ) 



7.4 



.1 



(<<) 



3.4 



2.4 



m 



.7 



6.3 



6.8 



20.6 



19.3 



53.0 



1.4 



3.5 

 .2 



(*) 



8.8 

 18.0 



.1 



.2 



3.2 



2.4 



.1 



.2 



"Landlord's and "tenant's expenses combined. 



Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. 



