INFLUENCE OF A CITY ON FARMING. 19 
FARM 1.— A 60-ACRE TRUCK FARM. 
Farm 1 is located about 12 miles from Louisville on a clay loam soil 
below the average in quality, the value being only SI 00 per acre. 
The following is a statement of the business for the year 1914. 
Total capital $8, 500 
Working capital 2, 534 
Total receipts 3, 550 
Total expenses 653 
Receipts from potatoes 735 
Receipts from truck 1, 988 
Labor income 2, 300 
The crops sold were as follows: 
Early potatoes, 4 acres S180 
Late potatoes, 5 acres 555 
Strawberries, 2 acres 330 
Onion seed, \ acre 90 
Large onions, 1 acre 480 
Cantaloupes, 1 \ acres 338 
Melons, 1 acre 100 
Tomatoes, 1 acre. 250 
Grapes, 2 acres 200 
Garden sales, 1 acre 200 
This farm bought no manure from the city, being too far away, 
but $87 was paid out for commercial fertilizer. There were 5 cows, 
bringing in $461, 2 head of young stock, 12 hogs, 200 chickens, and 
3 horses. Twenty-two per cent of the receipts were from live stock. 
This farm raised 11 acres of corn and 10 acres of hay, both crops 
yielding well, so that only a small amount of feed was bought — $81 
worth. Crop yields were about 15 per cent above the average for 
the farms studied, and 78 per cent of the total receipts were realized 
from crops sold. 
FARM 2.— 130-ACRE POTATO-TRUCK FARM. 
Farm 2 represents not only a large, but an exceptionally profitable 
business. It is located near the city limits, has a sandy loam soil, 
and is level in topography. The operator owned 40 acres and rented 
90 acres for $500 cash. The land is valued at $400 per acre. 
The business for the year 1914 showed — 
Total capital : §21, 000 
Working capital 5, 000 
Total receipts 18, 500 
Total expenses 7, 600 
Receipts from potatoes 8, 370 
Receipts from truck 9, 728 
Labor income 9, 900 
> The value of rented land is not included in this figure. 
