10 BULLETIN 694, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF -AGRICULTURE. 



CROPS. 



Hay and corn lead all other crops in area, the former on the average 

 covering a slightly greater acreage than the latter. On the entire 

 number of farms studied hay crops occupy an average of 31.5 per cent 

 and corn 29.5 per cent of the total crop area. The oats crop is third 

 in importance, occupying 17.5 per cent of the total crop area, with 



PEnCtNT or 



















TOTAL 

 CROP AREA 



5 



10 



15 





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25 



30 



ACHES 

 PER FARM 





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15 



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 OATS 

 WHEAT 3 







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OTHER HAY 







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SILAGE 



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4 ^ APPLES 



WHEAT 



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 C3 



SPRING 

 OTHER FRUIT 



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Fig. 5. — Acreage of the more important crops, 300 owned and 153 tenant farms, I.enawee Coimty, Mich. 



wheat fourth, occupying 14.9 per cent. A number of other crops are 

 grown, but none is of great importance. Table III shows the dis- 

 tribution of the various farm crops on 300 owner farms and 153 tenant 

 farms in Lenawee County. It likewise shows the same data as gath- 

 ered on all farms of the county in the census of 1910. It will be 

 observed that in a general way the data correspond very closely. 

 Figure 5 shows graphically the percentage of the total crop area which 

 each crop occupies and the average per farm on these same farms. 



Table V. — Distribution of live stock on 300 owner and 153 tenant farms, Lenawee 



County, Mich. 







Aver- 









Aver- 







Aver- 



age 



Per 





Aver- 



age 



Per 





age 



ani- 



cent of 





age 



ani- 



cent of 



Class of live stock. 



num- 



mal 



total 



Class of live stock. 



num- 



mal 



total 





ber per 



units 



animal 





ber per 



units 



animal 





farm. 



per 

 farm. 



units. 





farm. 



per 

 farm. 



units. 



Cows 



8.4 

 2.G 



8.4 

 1.3 



38.7 

 6.0 



Horses a 



3.4 

 12.5 



3.4 

 1.8 



15.7 





Sheep 



Feeding sheep 



8.3 



Bulls 



.4 



.4 



1.8 



4.7 





3.2 



Beef stock and feeding 

 steers 









2.3 



.5 



2.3 



.3 



.6 



.3 

 .3 



1.4 

 1.4 



other hogs 



Poultry 



17.0 

 115.0 



3.4 

 1.2 



15.7 



Colts 



5.5 







o Work horses averaged 3.3 per farm and are included in this table. 



LIVE STOCK. 



Dairy cows are the most important kind of live stock on the average 

 farm of this immediate section Hogs are second in importance and 

 horses third. Table V shows the average number of the different kinds 



