STUDY OF FARMING IN SKMTKK COIJXT V, OKOK<; I A. 



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medium yields than with poor yields and about 1 cent per pound l< 

 with good yields than with medium yields. 



The table shows that the cost of cotton per acre was increased as 1 Ik: 

 yield per acre increased. On the smallest farms the cost was $29.09 

 when the yield was poor, $34.70 when the yield was medium, and 

 $41.76 on the good yielding farms. 



On the medium-size farms the cost per acre was $25.54 when the 

 yield was poor, $31.69 when the yield was medium, and $37.75 when 

 the yield was good. 



On the very large farms the cost per acre was $23.58 when the yield 

 was poor, $30.28 when the yield was medium, and $34.33 when the 

 yield was good. 



Thus with a medium yield the cost per acre was $5.67, $6.15, and 

 $6.70 more in the respective size groups than when the yield was poor, 

 and with good yields the cost per acre was $7, $6.07, and $4.05 more in 

 the respective size groups than with medium yields. 



THE COST OF PRODUCTION ON THE COLORED-TENANT FARMS. 



Table XXXII shows the effect of the size of farm and yield of 

 cotton per acre upon the cost of production on the farms operated 

 by colored tenants. While the yields these tenants received were 

 much lower than those of the other farmers, the wide variation in 

 yields gives room for comparisons in the same manner upon these 

 farms as upon others. In order to have a satisfactory number of 

 farms in each group these farms were used in two size groups, those 

 with 50 acres or less and those with over 50 acres. Each of the size 

 groups was then divided into three yield-per-acre groups. With 

 yields of one-third bale or less per acre the cost per pound of lint 

 was 14.39 cents on the small farms and 12.80 cents on the larger 

 farms ; with yields of one-third to one-half bale per acre the cost per 

 pound was 11.61 cents on the small farms and 10.22 cents on the 

 larger farms; and with the yields of over one-half bale the cost per 

 pound was 9.36 cents on the small farms and 8.93 cents on the larger 

 farms. 



Table XXXII. — Relation t)f size of farm and yield of cotton per acre to cost of 

 producing cotton on 186 farms operated by colored tenants (Sumter County. 

 Ga,). 





One - third bale 

 and less. 



One- third to one- 

 half bale. 



Over one-half 

 bale. 



All yields. 



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. 



50 acres and less 



$19. 93 

 18.26 



CenU. 

 14. 39 

 12.80 



S24. 15 

 22.22 



Cents. 

 11.61 

 10.22 



S28.61 

 25.40 



Cents. 

 9.36 

 8.93 



S23.59 

 21.99 



Cents. 

 11.68 



Over 50 acres 



10.21 







All sizes 



18.99 



13.48 



22.71 



10.57 



26.30 



9.06 



22. 49 . 10. 64 













