FARM MANAGEMENT STUDY OF COTTON FARMS. 45 



Factors Affecting Profitableness of Enterprises. 



Enterprise. 



Favorable conditions. 



Unfavorable conditions. 



Cotton 



Cash crop — fair profit. 



Soil and climatic adaptation. 



Favorable market conditions. 



Utilizes labor of whole family. 



Size of farm. 



Low machinery requirements. 



Depletes soil. 



Uneven distribution of labor. 



Keeps children froir school for 

 picking. 



Small percentage horse labor util- 

 ized . 



Root-rot. 



Corn 



Feed crop. 



Supplements cotton, in labor dis- 

 tribution. 

 Soil. 



Depletes soil. 



Local market limited. 





Oats 



Utilizes labor otherwise unused. 

 Winter pasture. 



Climatic conditions — drought 





Smut, rust. 



Big machinery requirements. 

 Requires large amounts of labor 

 for harvest and thrashing. 



Sorghum 



A sure crop-hay. 

 Good yields. 

 Drought resistant. 



Limited market. 

 Depletes soil rapidly. 

 Very difficult to handle. 



Wheat 





Climatic conditions 







Large labor requirements for 



thrashing. 

 Requires big machinery. 



Alfalfa 



Improves soil. 



Even labor distribution. 



Fair yields. 



Limited market. 



Root-rot. 



Presence of Johnson grass. 



Drought. 



Stock 



Utilizes waste feed. 

 Soil improvement. 

 Furnishes supplies for home con- 

 sumption. 



Limited pasture. 



Less profitable than cotton. 



Poor quality. 





