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BULLETIN" 678, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTURE. 



On the other hand, in the potato type and general mixed type a much 

 larger amomit must be kept on hand to meet current expenses. 



Table XII. — Relation of type of farm to distribution of capital on 96 farms in Jefferson 



County, Ky. 



[Values are averages.] 



Type of farm. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 records. 



Total 

 capital. 



Market 

 value of 



real 

 estate.o 



Work- 

 ing 



capi- 

 tal.6 



Invest- 

 ment 

 in live 

 stock, c 



Invest- 

 ment 

 in ma- 

 chinery. 



Cash 

 to run 

 farm. 



Invest- 

 ment in 

 work 

 stock. 



Value 



of 

 dwell- 

 ing. 



Value of 

 other 

 build- 

 ings. 



General mixed 



39 



22 

 11 

 24 



$34,700 



27, 782 

 35,000 

 20,000 



$30,689 

 23,247 

 31, 406 

 17,511 



$4,111 

 4,535 

 3,594 

 2,489 



$1,977 

 2,911 

 1,358 



847 



$722 

 697 

 769 

 620 



$785 



448 



1,100 



698 



$1,050 

 661 

 923 

 697 



$2,619 

 2,950 

 3,545 

 2,062 



$1,626 

 2,349 





2,002 



Potato-truck 



946 



All farms 



96 



30,084 



26, 198 



3,859 



1,986 



691 



706 



844 



2,660 



1,707 



a Value of real estate includes value of dwellings and other buildings. 



6 Working capital includes feed and supplies, but these are not separately given in this table. 



c Investment in live stock includes the value of work stock. 



THE UTILIZATION OF LAND AREA. 



The potato-truck and truck farms have about 80 to 90 per cent of 

 their improved land area in crops and about 10 to 20 per cent in 

 pasture. These two types of farms show a better utilization of im- 

 proved land area than other types, from the fact that 10 to 30 per 

 cent of their improved area is double cropped. A very small amount 

 of double cropping is practiced on the more extensive types of farms. 

 Table XIII shows the utilization of land area by types of farms. 



Table XIII. — Relation of type of farm to the utilization of land area. 





Number of 

 records. 



Acres of 



improved 



land in 



farm. 



Per cent improved land- 



Type of farm. 



In crop 

 area. 



In pas- 

 ture. 



Double- 

 cropped. 





39 

 22 



11 

 24 



270 



205 



192 



62 



70 



48 



77 

 86 



29.7 



51.6 



23.0 



. 14.0 



1 



Dairy 



4 





6 



Potato-truck 



20 









96 



195 



09 



31.0 



8 







The pasture area on small and intensively cropped farms is usually 

 the rougher portions of the farm along creeks and sometimes the 

 stony and ill-drained parts. On the larger and more extensive types 

 there is, besides the permanent pasture, pasture in rotation with 

 other crops. 



DISTRIBUTION OF CROP AREA. 



Table XIV would indicate that about 50 per cent of the crop area 

 on the average truck and potato-truck farms is used in growing truck 

 and potatoes, crops which represent intensive farming. The 

 remainder of the area is used for growing corn, hay, and miscellaneous 

 crops, principally for feeding the work stock, dairy cows, and hogs. 

 In the other type groups also a small percentage of the farm area is 



