FARM MANAGEMENT IN SUMTER COUNTY, GA. . 47 
In 1913, 82 per cent of the white farmers grew enough crops to 
supply practically all feed and rations required for operating their 
farms, while 30 per cent expended more than 5 per cent of farm 
expenses for these items. In 1918, 65 per cent of the white farmers 
grew practically all their feed and rations, and only 13 per cent had 
to buy these items in amounts greater than 5 per cent of their farm 
expenses. 
Diversity may also be considered from the standpoint of percentage 
of crop area devoted to cotton. (See Table 25.) 
TABLE 25.—Comparison of farms with low and high percentages of crop area in 
cotton, white-owner farms, Sumter County, Ga., 1918 and 1918. 
1913 1918 
Per cent of crop area in cotton.|Per cent of crop area in cotton. 
50 and 30 and 
raider 51 to 60. | Over 60. aden 31 to 40. | Over 40. 
Number Offarms 2s. . S27 AL eess a sess J 75 69 54 67 71 69 
ACHES Per fare ia. eee ace eon iclsoains 243 229 405 277 286 277 
Crop-acresiper tani. Less ask Poly. SER? 112 143 249 137 158 167 
Per cent of crop area: 
ini Conhomese eee cece a ee oe 41 56 67 23 34 48 
Usedsforlegumessss- sees cc se soe eens 17 17 12 58 49 36 
Used for second crops..............---- 8 9 6 12 11 9 
Used for interplanted crops............ G 7 6 34 33 23 
Yield of cotton per acre—pounds oflint.... 295 260 288 255 264 257 
Per cent of receipts from: 
CWottomeyrs Tis ee Se i tes 71 84 90 60 76 82 
(COS Sis ah ais eu aetna. BE See eeisse 5 4 2 6 6 4 
IRCANUIES SEES se ee A mee Saket ee ane. Eh eeey ee es IE Fe 8 4 1 
Se 5 Fee UROR ade Sao onG Sees 6 1 iI 14 6 5 
or more of farm receipts.........-.-..--. 37 12 1 79 48 23 
Average number of enterprises other than 
cotton returning 10 per cent or more of 
Eheraniienecel tse eta ese eee ots ail sel ileal .6 57> 
Capitalipertarmcs. = iat scat eaten © $9,916 | $11,813 | $20,953 | $16,559 | $20,260 $21, 631 
Value of real estate per acre.......-....--. $33 $42 $42 $47 $57 $63 
Harney imcomers yt 2: hit kth. FSIS! $914 $1, 134 $2, 704 $1, 824 $2, 683 $3, 726 
Wea OATC OMCs ne ae oe stoic $220 $307 $1, 237 $665 $1, 265 $2, 212 
Operator’ silabor ees. Fees Ae end $443 $383 $550 $555 $625 $598 
Per cent return on capital...............-- 4.8 6.4 10.3 lend 10. 2 14.5 
Mammilys ivan ote ome the farms"). Se6ees 22 Fai). Aes NE es 3. ee ehs| ee $723 $725 $672 
1913 1918 
Select farms with— | Select farms with— 
Farms similar in crop area and vicld of lint cotton with low and 
high percentages of the crop area in cotton.! PS Sea 5 ial | aA SRSA | RIN” halen | fa perst er hs 
Low per | High per |} Low per | High per 
cent of | centof | cent of | cent of 
crop area | crop area | crop area | crop area 
in cotton.| in cotton.| in cotton.) in cotton. 
NIMS OATS Se ae ee era tds te eae Bee ttt EE 30 30 30 30 
COPIACKESED Cll ATI = aisgs aos nie oe alae ne Se CEE ER bee ct eee ees een bas 144 155 170 163 
Yield of cotton—pounds of lint as 257 254 244 259 
Per cent of crop area in cotton........... 41 65 27 47 
AD OLARCOM esses. 2 snk ose se $186 $619 $722 $2, 125 
Pemeentreturmonicapital ... <..5 Saas. 242s sass cs ooo seiee eee 4.7 9.2 7.3 14,4 
1 To eliminate effects of size and yield in comparing farms with low and high percentages of crop areain 
cotton, 30 pairs of farms were selected each year. One farm in each pair had a low percentage of crop area in 
cotton, the other a high percentage. Each had practically the same crop acreage and the same yield of 
cotton per acre. 
