FARM-MANAGEMENT SURVEY OF REPRESENTATIVE AREAS. 9 
strated that the rainfall during the months of July and August de- 
termines to a large extent the yield of corn. 
Figure 3 shows 
the average monthly 
Gainfall-.for 10 
years, as well as for 
the year 1910. 
In IJlhnois and 
Indiana the year 
may be said to be 
normal in almost all 
climatic respects. 
In Iowa a drought 
in early summer 
caused a shortage in 
‘the returns of pos- 
sibly 20 per cent be- 
low normal. The 
effects of this 
drought were most 
noticeable on the 
CORN ero Dp... Lhe 
prices of live stock 
and grain are dis- 
IN INCHES . 
PRECTPITATIOW 
SPRINGFIELD, (LLINO/S. 
3 AVERAGE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION, 190/-1910 INCLUSIVE. 
cussed on page 31.0 LoL imowmur PRECIPITATION, 1/0. 
These had a marked Fic, 3.—Chart showing a comparison of the rainfall in 1910 
effect on the profits with the 10-year average for each district surveyed. 
derived from the two types of farming. 
FARM PROFITS. 
INCOMES RECEIVED BY FARM OWNERS. 
The average capital, receipts, expenditures, and labor incomes for 
the 273 farms operated by owners are given in Table II. 
TABLE II.—Average area, capital, receipts, expenses, and profits on 273 farms 
operated by owners in Indiana, Illinois, and Towa. 
Grand 
A aes total or 
Item. Indiana. | Illinois. Iowa. general 
average. 
Motalmumiberiotfarmse. 2.2 o 7/225 652 jie ee SiG Se ere ane 123 73 Ue 273 
ING STRDAS BORER AN ESO ae Ua AN AR BL el ge ats aio ea a a acres... 105 253 176 178 
NOV CLAD GOD IbAalee see Me oes ae Se ee a, $17,535 | $51,091 | $23,193 | $30, 606 
Averagereceipts.-.--. Efe ae Eee aN cs Eee) EA HE Te NSA asp AON EY eG RC 1, 876 5, 042 2,308 3, 076 
MNVELAR PIO MpeNSes ass che 2 i oa ee ela 3 Seen 689 1, 866 858 1, 138 
PAN CHOCO MATIN COMGus mae cae Veal Te Nelo Ue Tet Oe aa LIS 7 3, 176 1, 450 1,938 
AVeraceimterest aboipencent res lof 2. 2 NS ele eee: 877 2, 554 1,159 1, 530 
Acverageowners laborancome: : 2722.0 2223222262522. tl. 310 622 291 ~ 408 
1 The value of unpaid family labor, except the operator’s, has been added in with the other farm ex- 
penses. It is equivalent to the amount that would have been paid to hired help had not the family done 
the work. The average amount per farm was $86 in Indiana, $127 in Illinois, and $101 in Iowa. 
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