A FARM MANAGEMENT SURVEY IN BROOKS CO., GA. 53 
rent, which could not be directly separated, were divided between 
the two crops in the proportion of 63 per cent to the corn and 37 
per cent to the peanuts. This division is based on the assumption 
that an acre of the combination crop is equal t'o 50 per cent of a full 
acre of peanuts and 85 per cent of an acre of corn. The ratio be- 
tween these percentages is approximately 37 to 63. It is universally 
held by farmers in Brooks County that 2 acres of peanuts planted 
in alternate rows with corn are in every respect' equal to 1 acre 
planted " solid " ; and it was found that the corn yield when the two 
crops are planted together equals 85 per cent of the yield secured 
from corn planted alone. 
Peanuts are grown on these farms primarily to furnish pasture for 
hogs, only sufficient seed being harvested to replace the seed planted 
and to furnish a small surplus for consumption in the home and for 
sale. The harvesting is therefore done on a small scale and hence is 
nearly all hand labor, resulting in a rather high cost of production 
for the peanuts picked. (See fig. 18.) Had harvesting been done 
on a scale sufficient to warrant the use of harvesting machine^, the 
cost per bushel would have been considerably lower than shown in 
the tables. When peanuts were gathered from areas used mainly for 
pasture, the value of the seed saved was deducted from the total cost 
and the remainder entered against the hogs as a pasture charge. 
Since this survey was made the increased market price for peanuts 
has greatly stimulated the production of this crop as a source of cash 
receipts. (See figs. 19 and 20.) 
Only a part of the corn fodder produced on these farms is har- 
vested, and that part represents such a small percentage of the 
value of the whole crop that it is here treated as a by-product, 
the value of the fodder gathered being deducted from the total cost 
of growing the crop, and the balance charged to the grain. 
OATS. 
Oats are grown on almost every farm as a source of feed for work 
stock, and on nearly half of them oats served as a source of revenue. 
On many they were grown for a winter cover crop and to furnish 
winter and spring pasture for hogs and cattle. Much of that fed 
to work stock is fed in the sheaf. 
RYE. 
Rye is grown on a considerable proportion of these farms, but 
mainly as a cover and pasture crop. On several farms the grain 
is harvested and sold locally for seed purposes. The yield is low 
but the price is high, nearly $2 per bushel, resulting in a wide 
