STUDY OF FARM IN (J JN SUMTER COUNTY, GEOEGIA. 



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yield per acre and the effect of yield per acre by comparing the 

 farms of different yields but of the same size. 



Table XXXI. — Relation of size of farm and yield of cotton per acre, to cost of 

 producing cotton on 268 farms operated by while owners, owners additional, 

 and owners part rented out (Sumter County, Ga.). 





One-half balo 

 and less. 



One-hnlf to two- 

 thirds bale. 



Over two-thirds 

 bale. 



Allyield . 



Size of farm. 



Cost 

 per 

 acre. 



Cost 



per 



pound 



lint. 



Cost 

 per 

 acre. 



Cost 



per 



pound 



lint. 



Cost 

 per 

 acre. 



Cost 



per 



pound 



lint. 



Cost 

 per 

 acre. 



Cost 



per 



pound 



lint. 





$29. 09 

 25.54 

 23.58 



Cents. 

 13.84 

 12.41 

 12.27 



$34. 76 

 31. 69 

 30.28 



Cents. 

 11.97 

 11.05 

 10.10 



$41. 76 

 37.75 

 34.33 



Cents. 

 10.58 

 9.52 

 9.52 



$34. 64 

 31.33 

 28.72 



Cents. 

 12.05 



101 to 250 acres . . 



10.84 



Over 250 acres 



10.52 





24.73 



12.50 



31.07 



10.53 



36.31 



9.65 



30.09 



10.78 







THE EFFECT OF SIZE OF FARM UPON COST OF PRODUCING COTTON. 



In a study of Table XXXI it will be observed that the very large 

 farms had an advantage over the very small farms in producing 

 cotton at a minimum cost. Many of the farms in each size group also 

 had opportunity to reduce the cost by increasing their yield per 

 acre, as shown when each size group was classified into three yield- 

 per-acre groups. 



When the yield per acre was one-half bale and less, the cost per 

 pound of lint cotton was 13.84 cents on farms of 100 acres and less, 

 and as the size of farm increased there was a gradual decrease in this 

 cost. The larger farms with this yield had a cost of 12.27 cents, 

 which was 1.5 cents per pound less than the cost on the small farms. 



When the yield per acre was one-half to two-thirds of a bale the 

 cost per pound of lint was 11.97 cents on the small farms, 11.05 cents 

 on the farms of medium size, and 10.10 cents on the large farms. 

 Here the large farms produced cotton at 1.87 cents per pound less 

 than the small farms. 



When the yield was over two-thirds of a bale the cost per poimd of 

 lint was 10.58 cents on the small farms and 9.52 cents on the medium- 

 sized and large farms. This shows the large farms produced cotton 

 at 1.06 cents less than the small farms. 



By carrying the study a little further it will be seen that the cost 

 per pound on the medium-sized farms was 1.43 cents, 0.92 cent and 

 1.06 cents less in the respective yield-per-acre groups than on the 

 small farms, and that on the large farms this difference was 0.14 

 cent, 0.95 cent, and zero, as compared with the medium-sized farms. 

 Thus, on the medium-sized farms the cost per pound was something 

 over 1 cent less than on the small farms, while on the large farms it 

 was only 0.32 cent less than on the medium-sized farms. 



