FARM MANAGEMENT IN SUMTER COUNTY, GA. 23 
DISTRIBUTION OF FARM RECEIPTS 
WHITE OWNER FARMS 
SUMTER CO.,GEORGIA, 1913 AND 1918 
ENTERPRISES lear PERCENT OF TOTALRECEIPTS 3 =—tséd: 
epee, 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 
Sa sae 
‘Willa 
SUGAR CANE ---- 
OTHER CROPS ----- 
POULTRY 
LABOR OFF 
) THE FARM 
GINNING & OTHER. 
MACHINE WORK 
WOODLAND 
PRODUCTS 
Fie. 4.—This chart brings out the importance of the cotton crop as a source of income 
to the farmers of Sumter County. In 1913 over 80 per cent of the money on these 
farms came from sales of lint cotton and cotton seed, and in 1918 over 70 per cent. 
Aside from cotton, the sale of corn and income from land rented out were in 1918 
the only farm receipts exceeding 2 per cent of the total, while the sales off corn, 
peanuts, and hogs and income from rented-out land each exceeded this percentage 
in 1918. 
This table and chart bring out clearly the relative importance of the 
various farm enterprises. Comparing these data for owners and 
tenants it is seen that the most outstanding changes were effected on 
