22 BULLETIN 678, U. S. DEPAKTMENT OF AGKICULTTJEE. 



FARM 4.— A 58-ACRE POTATO-TRUCK FARM. 



Farm 4 is one of the smaller-sized potato-truck farm.s, located 

 about 8 m.iles from Louisville and about 2 miles from a market where 

 is located a farmers' exchange. The land was valued at $155 per 

 acre. It shows a fairly successful business. 



Total capital $11, 840 



Working capital 2, 840 



Total receipts 3, 000 



Total expenses 1, 590 



Receipts from potatoes 2, 195 



Receipts from truck 660 



Labor income 830 



The income from crops was distributed as follows: 



Early-crop potatoes, 6 acres $600 



Late-crop potatoes, 6 acres 1, 595 



Sweet potatoes, 2 acres 240 



Cabbage, 2 acres 220 



Strawberries, 1 acre 200 



Practically the entire income was from these crops, the yields of 

 which were 12 per cent above the average. 



The animals on this farm were 1 cow, with calf, 5 work animals, 

 5 hogs, and 100 chickens. 



Besides the truck crops listed there were 12 acres of com yielding 

 400 bushels, and IJ acres of timothy. Two acres were in pasture. 

 Only $35 was spent for feed. Fifty dollars was spent for manure 

 and $125 for commercial fertilizer. The hauling distance, 8 miles, 

 made stable manure more expensive than on farms nearer the city. 



FARM 5.— A 340-ACRE POTATO FARM. 



Farm. 5, located about 10 miles from Louisville, is comparatively 

 large in size. The quality of the land is below the average. Much 

 of it is rolling and nearly 50 per cent of the area is in permanent 

 pasture. It is valued at $80 per acre. A year's business showed: 



Total capital _ $33, 000 



Working capital. 5, 800 



Total receipts 6, 900 



Total expenses 3, 880 



Receipts from potatoes 4, 800 



Receipts fi'oni truck and fruit 1, 133 



Labor income 1, 365 



The crops were : 



Late potatoes, 50 acres $4, 800 



Onion seed, 3 acres 370 



Strawberries, 4 acres 225 



Field crops, 4J acres 150 



Blackberries, 3 acres 150 



Peaches and apples, 6 acres 150 



Cherries, 1 acre 88 



