FARM-MANAGEMENT SURVEY OF REPRESENTATIVE AREAS. 3 
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE AREAS STUDIED. 
Three districts, one each in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, were se- 
lected for the farm-management study, the approximate location of 
each being shown in figure 1. In choosing these areas an effort was 
made to have as uniform farm conditions as possible in each region. 
The soil and type of farming have a decided bearing on the profit- 
ableness of agriculture ina region. These factors were carefully con- 
sidered. Owing to differences in land values and to the general sys- 
tem of farming it was not possible to secure three areas in separate 
States that would be similar in all respects. The aim was to have 
each district representative of the agricultural conditions prevail- 
ing over a large area. 
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1c. 1.—Map of Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana, showing the location of the areas studied. 
Corn, oats, wheat, and hay were the crops universally grown in the 
districts studied, corn being the predominating crop in all of the 
districts. Hogs and cattle, with a few sheep, constituted the produc- 
tive live stock. 7 ; 
DESCRIPTION OF THE INDIANA AREA. 
In Indiana three adjoining townships—Forest, Johnson, and 
_ Prairie—were selected. This region is in Clinton and Tipton coun- 
ties, about 40 miles north of Indianapolis. The nearest city of con- 
siderable size is Frankfort. Practically all of the farm produce sold 
