UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 582 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Contribution from the Office of Farm Management - 
W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
January 7, 1918 
FARM MANAGEMENT AND 
FARM PROFITS ON IRRIGATED LAND 
IN THE PROVO AREA 
(UTAH LAKE VALLEY) 
By 
L. G. CONNOR, Assistant Agriculturist 
CONTENTS 
Source of Data 1 
Summary 2 
Profits 4 
Distribution of Receipts 8 
Distribution of Expenses 12 
The Farm Family— Mortgages .... 13 
Work Horses . 14 
The Farmer's Labor 14 
Influence of Outside Labor on Labor 
Incomes 15 
Page 
Results by Type of Farming as Well as by 
Size 17 
Possible Modifications for Greater Profit 23 
Labor in Dairying 27 
Possibilities of an Extension of Live- 
stock Enterprises ,29 
Uncertain Markets and High Transpor- 
tation Charges 36 
Town-Dwelling Farmers 37 
Importance of Raising Home Supplies . 40 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1918 
