IRRIGATED FARMING IN, TWIN FALLS COUNTY, IDAHO 43 
animals on the 80-acre farms. Aside from the work animals, the 
livestock on these farms was kept largely to supply the needs of 
the farm family. This made it necessary for the 40-acre farms to 
keep more productive livestock in proportion to size of farm than 
was kept by the 80-acre group. 
TABLE 21.—Distribution of livestock on 40-acre and 80-acre farms,! 1919-1922 
40-acre farms 80-acre farms 
Item 
1919 1920 1921 1922 1919 1920 1921 1922 
Number| Number| Number| Number| Number, Number, Number Number 
BHATIMSSGU CIC C= a aaa ee ere eee 51 53 52 14 38 37 33 | 16 
Animal units per farm___.-._..------ Sood | SsCLHLES Duiee MOLON|e er.) 910.81. Umese| ieentas 
SVWiOnktstock 21 tie Seas ee 3. 1 3.6 3. 4 4.0 4.8 4.4 4.9 4,4 
EProduchivierstockws 62ers eae eal 5. 0 onal 6.0 lee 6. 4 6. 4 tae 
Gatehouse fe aie eee, SE 2 A 2.8 3.3 3.6 3.8 3. 6 3.8 4.1 4,7 
NEE Pee eee pe ee pe Salvi “8 Ts pay patos, Sally eo 53) ANS 7) ese ee oe 
18 Boyes, a a aa a ee a cm crs .8 6 .4 ila® .8 .9 .8 1A, 
Minresiandicolisse 24-2 sen .3 2 a2 a2 5 .4 Bon 12 
IPOultR ye piphsra ase we Saar 9 | 8 .9 .8 1.0 .8 sea bes iat 
1 Tn order to compare the livestock kept on the 40 and 80 acre farms, it is necessary to have a standard 
unit of comparison. The standard used is the ‘‘ Animal unit.’’ It consists of a mature horse, mule, cow, 
or steer. Also as many smaller animals as require the feed of one of these mature animals. Usually 2 head 
“of youre cattle, 2 colts, 5 hogs, 10 pigs, 7 sheep, 14 lambs, or 100 chickens are considered equivalent to one 
animal unit. 
TABLE 22.—Distribution of capital on 40-acre and 80-acre farms, 1919-1922 
40-acre farms | 80-acre farms 
Item 
1919 1920 1921 1922 1919 1920 1921 1922 
Farms studied, number-______-------- BDd. 58 52 14 38 37 33 16 
<- Dollars | Dollars | Dollars Dollars Dollars | Dollars | Dollars | Dollars 
Value of real estate per acre___-______ 414 | 398 285 269 364 258 | 243 
‘Capital _____ Bees abe ees a 18, 600 | 18,020 | 12,902 | 12,277 | 34,773 |-32, 148 | 23, 104 | 21, 487 
> *Realtestateess ss er 16, 652 | 16, 027 | 11, 389 | 10, 750 31, 595 | 29,127 | 20,615 | 19,313 
| Df i0 6 lees oo ee eee Oe 14, 523 | 13, 885 9, 200 8, 767 | 28,965 | 26,427 | 17,677 | 16,380 
IDwelling=ss-s tees SB _. 1, 604 1, 581 1, 668.) 1, 606 2, 007 1, 977 PP BY ra SY 
Opherbuildingss: == 2-.) = 625 561 5217 377 623 723 801 | 746 
Working capitals “S220 oe 1, 948 1, 993 1, 513 1, 527 3, 178 3, 021 2,489 | 2,174 
EAVIECSEOCK serra ee A 770 739 | 642 644 1, 196 1, 109 992 | 925 
Dia chin eryekee 8 oepeh = = ee 517 624 512 516 819 905 863 698 
Feed and supplies__________-- 303 386 137 121 413 553 198 | 201 
@Other= ssa eee. ewe eh 358 244 222 246 750 454 436 350 
Per cent| Per cent| Per cent| Per cent| Per cent| Per cent| Per cent) Per cent 
Cie joys eae a her Be Sec aes 100 100 +} 100 100 ; 100 100 100 100 
Benliestaterpaie rs sce! oa 895 | 8891 8831 87.6| 909] 906] 892) 989.9 
TET Glioecepeetere 2s RANE Fk Peg 78. 1 THEW (ile 233 71.4 83. 3 82. 2 76.5 76. 2 
ID iwnellingaammers Ss nye oe 8.6 8.8 12.9 18} 5.8 6. 2 9.2 10. 2 
Other buildings_____________- as Sal 4,1 Sle 1.8 Daz 3.5 3.5 
Working capital____/___.__-.---- tet eet | ee ies eo tog te 
Dimestock wails Usrio. Tee 4.2 4.1 5.0 ea se! 3.5 4.3 4.3 
Widchinery= =a —* ee 2.8 305 4.0 4,2 | P28: 2.8 37 3.3 
Feeds and supplies_____------ 1.6 Jel 1.0 Ou 12 17 .9 | 9 
@pneree FUE eK 1.9 1.4 17 | 2.0 | Ep 1.4 1.9 | 1.6 
