UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 716 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Contribution from the Office of Farm Management 
W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief 
Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER September 26, 1918 
A FIVE-YEAR FARM MANAGEMENT 
SURVEY IN PALMER TOWNSHIP 
WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO, 1912-1916 
By 
H. W. HAWTHORNE, Scientific Assistant 
CONTENTS 
Page 
General Nature of the Area and the Study . ..... 1 
Objects of the Study 1 
Summary of Results . 2 
General Description of Area 3 
Method of Study 10 
A Five-Year Study of 25 Farms 11 
A Study of 73 Farms, by Size and Quality of Business , 47 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1918 
