UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 853 



OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 



Contribution from the Office of Farm Management 



H. C. TAYLOR, Chief 



Washington, D. C. 



July 20, 1920 



THE 



ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 



OF FARMS IN NORTHWESTERN 



PENNSYLVANIA 



AN ANALYSIS OF THE BUSINESS OP 422 FARMS 

 IN THE VICINITY OF GROVE CITY, PA. 



By 



EARL D. STRAIT, Scientific Assistant 

 H. M. DIXON, Assistant Agriculturist 



CONTENTS 



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Object of Study 



Summary of Results ..... 



Area Studied 



Classification of Farms .... 



Production per Farm 10 



Distribution of Farm Area 12 



Distribution of Capital 13 



Distribution of Receipts ...... 14 



Distribution of Crop Area ...... 15 



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Distribution of Lire Stock 15 



Expenses 16 



Size of Farm, Organization, and Profits 17 



Livestock 22 



Crops 25 



Maintenance of Soil Fertility 28 



Income from Sources Outside the Farm 30 



Tenure 31 



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