FARM MANAGEMENT IN SUMTER COUNTY, GA. 
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Taste 38.—Percentage distribution of the items of cost in producing cotton 
for Sumter County, Ga., 5384 farms in 1913 and 550 in 1918. 
1 Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. 
W hite-tenant farms. 
White-owner 
farms. 
Total farm costs. Tenant’s costs. 
1913 1918 1913 1918 1913 1918 
Average total cost per acre.......-...-.--- | $39. 04 $76. 95 $29. 38 $55. 55 $21. 84 $42. 49 
Average total cost per pound of lint-.....- a . 246 - 110 . 206 sal . 
Percentage of total cost represented by: | 
Labor— | Per cent. | Per cent.| Per cent.| Per cent.| Per cent. | Per cent. 
Cashiy4 3c 26 hese sess eee 33. 3 37.0 24.7 33. 32. 40.4 
INGHGASH a cee oe cee ease eee | 9.8 9.2 19.0 19.3 25.3 23.4 
PROGR eo seis ge eee 43.1 | 46.2 43.7 52.6 58. 1 63.8 
Rend NZOrN GAS heres se eee eee 15. 8 12.3 16.0 10. 4 21.3 12.6 
Machineryseashe- 2s s-secse es 32 see 6.1 5. 2 5.8 5. 8 7.4 7.0 
Taxes and insurance, cash.-.....--.---| 2.1 2.1 2.0 ib 7/ Ks ahs 
Interest on capital— f 
Gasheeei ss Se cts ee ete 2.6 1.5 -5 (4) -6 (@) 
INONGCASD aaa desea teks cece cease | 22.2 24.7 21.3 17.5 3.7 9 
ARN iri bore ere eeeneeney nae HOSE 24.8 26. 2 21.8 17.5 4.3 4.9 
Other costs— 
Cashes 2) ne hasan eee 7.7 7.6 8.9 7.8 7.8 9.9 
INONGash= 222-2 sas. spose ssc - hase 4 4 1.8 4.2 6 tes 
Fe ges ot ee PS ST SA een ee 11.2 
Total costs: | 
Cash on 252 Stocies seeks ss occ He SORES 67.6 65.7 57.9 59.0 70. 4 70.4 
IN GDCASD YE pease 52 a5 See ce ase ts ose soeee 32. 4 34. 3 42.1 41.0 29.6 29.6 
Potala 100.0; 100.0; 100.0] 100.0|{ 100.0 100.0 
! | 
Colored-tenant farms. 
Colored-owner 
farms. 5 
Total farm costs. Tenant's costs. 
1913 1918 1913 | 1918 | 1913 1918 
Average total cost per acre. --......-.-.-..- $25. 18 $51. 61 $25. 57 246. 81 $19. 82 $35. 43 
Average total cost per pound oflint....-.-- - 118 - 223 - 105 - 192 - 106 . 209 
Percentage of total cost represented by: | 
abor— | Per cent. | Per cent.| Per cent. | Per cent.| Per cent.| Per cent. 
WAST asta hose ee one eerineaa anton | 6 23.6 9.7 12.7 12.3 16.4 
INGHCASI sees ses oe ss doe 22.3 23.4 34.8 36. 2 44.1 46. 8 
LUTE eae ne Se ee ae 40.9 47.0 44.5 48.9 56. 4 63. 2 
Wertmlizer Cash. 225.22 5-52. ese 14.2 14.3 16.5 13.4 20. 2 16.9 
MaACRINCRY<CAShe = 252.2 <8 sb sacs =e ec 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.2 7.3 8.0 
Taxes and insurance, cash..-.......--- 2.1 2.2 2.1 bend -6 6 
Interest on capital— 
CaShe i sare cate secchcccesesees 5.0 1.6 .9 at eat 1 
INV GTI CASH t= Serene mein eesintoee 21.3 21.8 20. 4 22.7 29 5.1 
Tojakts. 9 85.44.2465 Ses. 26.3 23. 4 21.3 22.8 4.0 5.2 
Other costs— | 
@ashivs: 2 Se. oS SOR i SU 7.9 6.8 8.0 6.7 8.3 5.3 
INONCaSR22{. 25228552 S ot ea 1.9 1.0 1.9 AG} 2.5 .8 
eialee atte 2 (O00: Be ae 9.8 | 7.8 9.9 7.0 10. 8 | 6.1 
Total costs: 
CEOS See ee ne ene 54.5 53.8 42.9 40.8 50. 5 47.3 
WWoncCaShS soe Stee ssc. eters aoc 45.5 46.2 57.1 59. 2 49.5 52.7 
Reg Baie 623, eee a rk 100.0 100.0} 100.0 | 100. 0 | 100.¢ | 100.0 
