INFLUENCE OF A CITY ON" FAEMING. 19 



FARM 1.— A 60-ACRE TRUCK FARM. 



Farm 1 is located about 12 miles from Louisville on a clay loam soil 

 below the average in quality, the value being only $100 per acre. 

 The following is a statement of the business for the year 1914. 



Total capital $8, 500 



Working capital 2, 534 



Total receipts 3, 550 



Total expenses 653 



Receipts from potatoes 735 



Receipts from truck 1, 988 



Labor income 2, 300 



The crops sold were as follows: 



Early potatoes, 4 acres $180 



Late potatoes, 5 acres 555 



Strawberries, 2 acres 330 



Onion seed, ^ acre 90 



Large onions, 1 acre 480 



Cantaloupes, 1 J acres 338 



Melons, 1 acre 100 



Tomatoes, 1 acre 250 



Grapes, 2 acres 200 



Garden sales, 1 acre 200 



This farm bought no manure from the city, being too far away, 

 but $87 was paid out for commercial fertihzer. There were 5 cows, 

 bringing in $461, 2 head of yoimg stock, 12 hogs, 200 chickens, and 

 3 horses. Twenty-two per cent of the receipts were from Hve stock. 



This farm raised 11 acres of corn and 10 acres of hay, both crops 

 yielding well, so that only a small amount of feed was bought — $81 

 worth. Crop yields were about 15 per cent above the average for 

 the farms studied, and 78 per cent of the total receipts were realized 

 from crops sold. 



FARM 2.— 130-ACRE POTATO-TRUCK FARM. 



Farm 2 represents not only a large, but an exceptionally profitable 

 business. It is located near the city limits, has a sandy loam soil, 

 and is level in topography. The operator owned 40 acres and rented 

 90 acres for $500 cash. The land is valued at $400 per acre. 



The business for the year 1914 showed — 



Total capital » $21, 000 



Working capital 5, 000 



Total receipts 18, 500 



Total expenses 7, 600 



Receipts from potatoes 8, 370 



Receipts from truck 9, 728 



Labor income 9, 900 



1 The value of rented land is not included in this iigure. 



