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BULLETIN 1034, U. S. DEPAETMEISTT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



The wide differences shown between family incomes and labor in- 

 comes on white-owner farms are attributable largely to the interest 

 charge on relatively large capital and not to large amounts of family 

 labor. The family labor on these farms amounted to only $42 per 

 farm in 1913 and $67 in 1918, while where family labor was highest, 

 on the colored-tenant farms, it averaged $168 in 1913 and $307 in 

 1918, as against labor incomes of $290 and $768 for the respective 

 years. 



FAMILY LIVING FROM THE FARM. 



Unlike manj^ other businesses, in farming a very significant pro- 

 portion of the farmer's living comes directly from his farm. His 

 residence is usually located on and is a part of his farm, and partly 

 used in the operation of his business; he frequently obtains fuel in 

 the form of wood from his farm, and usually the greater part of his 

 food is produced on his farm. The value of all items so used may 

 well be considered as part of the earnings of the farm business, and 

 in many areas, especially where the farm business is comparatively 

 small, the value of these items frequently exceeds the labor income. 

 (See Table 15.) 



Table 15.- 



-Distribution of family living from the farm, 550 farms, Sumier 

 County, Ga., 1918. 





"VMiite owners, 

 (280 farms) . 



White tenants, 

 (56 farms). 



Colored o\^Tiers, 

 (48 farms). 



Colored tenants, 

 (166 farms.) 



Number of persons 



per 



3.5 



1.3 



4.4 



3.5 



1.8 

 4.8 



4.3 



3.1 

 6.4 





4.1 



2.5 



5.8 





Number of persons 

 farm under 16 years . 



per 





Adult equivalent per farm. 





Items furnished by 

 farm for family use 



the 



1 

 & 



i 



o o 6 



1 



3 



6 

 > 



o"o g 



3—' 



u. P O 

 OJ >■ o 



3 



> 



o o g 



■♦-* 03 



» d— ' 

 o — tS 

 I. ? o 



1 



3 



a 

 > 



o og 











Corn, bushels 



16 



17 



23 

 30 



$27 

 39 



25 

 30 

 44 

 3 

 33 

 32 



16 



1 



25 



30 



172 



(') 



5.7 



8.2 



5.2 

 6.3 

 9.2 

 1.0 

 6.9 

 6.7 



3.3 

 0) 

 5.2 

 6.3 

 36.0 

 (») 



18 

 11 



18 

 26 



"i62' 

 97 



130 

 4' 

 64 

 41 



889 



$31 

 24 



19 

 26 

 35 

 3 

 34 

 25 



15 

 1 



19 

 21 

 171 



7.3 

 5.7 



4.5 

 6.1 

 8.3 

 .7 

 8.0 

 5.9 



3.5 

 0.2 

 4.5 

 5.0 

 40.3 



31 



12 



32 

 34 



90 



141 

 14 



58 



34 



880 



2 



$56 

 30 



34 

 34 

 36 

 5 

 25 

 21 



16 

 3 

 17 

 17 



169 



(») 



12.1 

 6.5 



7.3 

 7.3 

 7.8 

 1.1 

 5.4 

 4.5 



3.5 

 0.6 

 3.7 

 3.7 

 36.5 



27 

 6 



21 

 27 



"'ei' 



92 



105 



8 



41 



24 



692 



1 



$47 

 14 



23 

 27 

 24 

 5 

 18 

 22 



12 

 1 



12 

 12 



131 



(1) 



13.5 





4.0 



Sirup, sugar cane and 



sor- 



6.6 



Potatoes,"^bushels 



7.8 





6.9 







1.4 



Butter, pounds 





90 

 121 



151 



5 



83 



56 



896 



2 



5.2 

 6.3 



Skim milk and buttermilk, 

 gallons 



3.5 



Beef, pounds 



.3 



Eggs, dozen 



3.4 



Poultry, head 



3.4 



Pork, pounds 



37.7 





(') 















Total food 





477 

 44 

 195 

 716 

 162 



100.0 



"■'is' 



424 

 37 

 99 

 560 

 118 



100.0 



"'is' 



463 

 44 

 90 



597 

 93 



100.0 



"'ii' 



348 

 35 

 51 



434 



75 



100.0 





16 



























Value per adult equivalent. 



































> Less than $1. 



' Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. 



