UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 651 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Contribution from the Office of Farm Management 
W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
May 8, 1918 
A FARM-MANAGEMENT STUDY 
IN ANDERSON COUNTY 
SOUTH CAROLINA 
By 
A. G. SMITH, Agriculturist 
CONTENTS 
Page 
1 
3 
4 
Introduction 
Summary 
Description of the Area 
General Characteristics of the Farms . 6 
Cost of Producing Crops 8 
Methods of Measuring Success in Farm- 
ing 10 
Page 
Yields 11 
Acres per Work Anima! and Size of 
Farms 17 
Combination of Enterprises * . . . . 22 
Crop Rotation 32 
WASHINGTON 
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