22 BULLETIN 678, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
FARM 4.— A 58-ACRE POTATO-TRUCK FARM. 
Farm 4 is one of the smaller-sized potato-truck farms, located 
about 8 miles from Louisville and about 2 miles from a market where 
is located a farmers' exchange. The land was valued at $155 per 
acre. It shows a fairly successful business. 
Total capital $11, 840 
Working capital 2, 840 
Total receipts 3, 000 
Total expenses 1, 590 
Receipts from potatoes 2, 195 
Receipts from truck 660 
Labor income 830 
The income from crops was distributed as follows : 
Early-crop potatoes, 6 acres $600 
Late-crop potatoes, 6 acres 1, 595 
Sweet potatoes, 2 acres 240 
Cabbage, 2 acres 220 
Strawberries, 1 acre 200 
Practically the entire income was from these crops, the yields of 
which were 12 per cent above the average. 
The animals on this farm were 1 cow, with calf, 5 work animals, 
5 hogs, and 100 chickens. 
Besides the truck crops listed there were 12 acres of corn yielding 
400 bushels, and 1J acres of timothy. Two acres were in pasture. 
Only $35 was spent for feed. Fifty dollars was spent for manure 
and $125 for commercial fertilizer. The hauling distance, 8 miles, 
made stable manure more expensive than on farms nearer the city. 
FARM 5.— A 340-ACRE POTATO FARM. 
Farm 5, located about 10 miles from Louisville, is comparatively 
large in size. The quality of the land is below the average. Much 
of it is rolling and nearly 50 per cent of the area is in permanent 
pasture. It is valued at $80 per acre. A year's business showed: 
Total capital $33, 000 
Working capital 5, 800 
Total receipts 6, 900 
Total expenses 3, 880 
Receipts from potatoes 4, 800 
Receipts from truck and fruit 1, 133 
Labor income 1, 365 
The crops were: 
Late potatoes, 50 acres $4, 800 
Onion seed, 3 acres 370 
Strawberries, 4 acres 225 
Field crops, 4-| acres 150 
Blackberries, 3 acres 150 
Peaches and apples, 6 acres 150 
Cherries, 1 acre 88 
