FARM MANAGEMENT IN LENAWEE COUNTY, MICH. 
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TaBLeE III.—Distribution of crop area on 300 owner and 153 tenant farms, Lenawee 
County, Mich., as compared with 1910 census figures for entire county. 
Percentage of total crop 
area. 
1910 United 
Crops. AGS Gai States cen- 
Sine ed, | Sus data for 
yer all farms 
in county. 
| 
Comiorenaine sees see QOU2 ||| oeeeeaenine 
Cornbionsilacesa--eeeeeeee EPP || AE ees So 
O©Pherkcormys. vases eee ee see | eh cer, re eee 
Motalconner ase aeee 29.5 28. 6 
POCA OCS ian SS Okey oaee .6 iL, 
Winterniwheat a =. 42 eee. 14.2 8.7 
Sppmenwheateessesseas see Thal lacie eres 
Crops. 
Percentage of total crop 
area, 
1910 United 
States cen- 
453 farms sus data for 
surveyed. all Garsane 
in county. 
Oatsaeee ence osc Shuler ly 17.5 20. 0 
IB AG] Cypser yee 2.0 Py U 
Other graina...........-. 50 .8 
E Wicn Or aees> Serene eee 28. 8 30. 8 
PAU fall aeeesis tence en coer) 1.6 .4 
Otherhaysoeee eee ee 1.0 2.0 
AUST UTC essa apt e e eare e 1 9 
SENTRA eae ieee CMe lh By 2eik 
Average crop area, 56 acres. 
a {ncludes speltz, oatsand barley, rye, buckwheat, oats and peas, peas and beans, clover and timothy seed. 
b Millet, oats and peas, oat hay, barley, sorghum and rape. 
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TaBLe IV.— Yields of crops on 300 owner and 153 tenant farms, Lenawee County, Mich. 
Corn for | Corn for | 1 ; : st ee 
grain, silage. Potatoes.| Wheat. Oats. Barley. Hay. 
Bushels, Tons. Bushels, | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. Tons, 
eat Ae 54 10 85 23 40 24 1.1 
mieeines 54 10 86 21 Al 25 Neil 
Be a Fy | cee a eee rete A) 22 38 22 1.0 
Table IV shows the average yield of the principal crops grown in 
this area on farms operated by both owners and tenants. 
IN INCHES 
PRECIPITATION 
See nies 
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10 YEAR AVERAGE FROM 1904-1914 (Oata for 1/908 incomplete, not used ) 
Fic. 4.—Rainfall in Lenawee County for year 1911, as eompared with 10-year average (1904-1914). 
A comparison of the yields received upon the owned and share- 
rented farms shows only a slight advantage to the share-rented farms. 
The cash-rented farms are producing the lowest yields. 
The rainfall for the year 1911, as compared with the 10-year average 
(1904-1914), is shown in figure 4. 
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