FAEMING ON CUT-OVER LANDS. 



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profit. A good practice is to pasture hogs all summer on clover or 

 alfalfa, then fatten them on corn, rye, or barley. The climate and 

 the heavier soils are especially adapted to the production of barley. 



Some poultry is kept on practically every farm, but there are few 

 large poultry farms in the district. A small flock is maintained at 

 little expense and furnishes eggs and meat for the family. 



There are 2.7 work horses per farm, an average tillable area of 

 55.2 acres, and an average crop area of 49 acres. This is less than 

 21 tillable acres and about 18 crop acres per horse. The horses 

 could cultivate more land profitably. At present, however, they are 

 used in clearmg and in breaking new land, and during the winter 

 months they are frequently employed in the lumber woods. 





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RELATION BETWEEN INCOME AND TILLABLE AREA. 



That there is a definite relation in this district between income and 

 acreage under cultivation is clearly shown in Table 4. 



Table 4. — Income as affected by tillable area. 

 [Averaro of 801 farms.] 



'I'iUaMe area per farm. 



Farms 



in 

 group. 



TiU- 

 alile 

 area. 



Size of 

 farm. 



Capital. 



Family 

 income. 



Family 



labor 



income. 



Farm 

 income. 



Labor 

 Income. 



20 acres or less 



20.1 to 40 acres 



50 

 216 

 2.J7 

 151 

 .54 

 4;i 

 20 



Acres. 

 1.5. 5 

 .31.6 

 .50. 2 



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88.9 

 11.5.1 

 179.5 



Acres. 

 60 

 77 

 107 

 124 

 118 

 109 

 254 



S3, 59.3 

 5,011 

 6,620 

 7,707 

 9,488 

 11,099 

 17,872 



$21.3 

 339 

 533 

 622 

 939 

 1,179 

 1,.580 



$33 

 89 

 203 

 237 

 467 

 626 

 693 



$62 

 194 

 377 

 437 

 667 

 1,010 

 1,388 



-$118 



- 50 



47 



52 



195 



403 



495 



10.1 to 60 acres 



60.1 to 80 acres 



80. 1 to 1 00 acres 



100.1 to 140 acres 



Over 1 40 acres 





Total and average of all farms . . 



801 



5.5.2 



108 



6,856 



559 



217 



391 



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