FARM-MANAGEMENT SURVEY OF REPRESENTATIVE AREAS. Sl 
TABLE XXX.—Felation of the farmer’s income to his age and other factors on 
273 farms operated by owners in Indiana, Illinois, and Towa. 
Number | Number Age Age 
Income. Age. of years | of years began | became 
a tenant. | an owner.) farming. | owner. 
mil eReA TH Clap TM OTE aeeesises cys i fee Ns meg NMUN NLS ee Ta 52.7 3.0 DARIO 28. 4 31.4 
SION DAO Ors Ree neta LE av PAAR ls Ie Ua ehn dG i SUN ia ves: L 49. 0 2.0 AW igS 29.7 mailto 
ERA OL:ROD § STOO ces ek waa aT a 48.8 26 18.3 27.9 30.5 
SSOMCO NIG OOO Se ey tse nny NR Vol a Ue ie eel 47.3 4.6 17.6 25s 29.7 
Silk OOMpAM NON CI tre ones owe onan ee Mle 48. 0 1.3 20.6 26.1 27.4 
ENN CHAO Curpepsieaie tee We Wnt sient Nd aM rare IN Lee Mel 49.8 D5) 19.2 27.4 29.9 
Those making the poorest incomes were 28 years of age when they 
started farming and were past 30 when they became owners. On 
the average the oldest men are making the least profits. 
Many of the farm owners in the North Central States whose records 
are included in this report started in farming as homesteaders, or 
else bought their places when land was cheap as compared to 
present prices. On the average these men rented land for 24 years 
before becoming owners. This is a much shorter period than is re- 
quired to-day. Land values in these regions are so high that many 
years of work as a tenant are necessary before suflicient funds can 
be acquired with which to buy a farm. The large amount of capital 
required and the long time necessary in which to earn this may have 
the effect of making more tenant farmers. 
In Table XX-XTI are given the ages of the tenants and the time they 
began farming for themselves. No data showing how long these 
men worked as hired men before becoming tenants are available. 
TABLE XXXI.—Relation of the income to the tenant’s age and other factors on 
247 farms operated by tenants in Indiana, Illinois, and Towa. 
Number 
Number Age 
Income. pa Age. of years ohyeaie became 
i a tenant. ears. tenant. 
Se PATA CRIT OTe Wee mete aCe Clave NOL Nu Doe 3 44,7 9.0 3.7 BY 
GHC WO) PAOD ss iS ars ht eee 25 42.1 12.8 6.0 29.3 
SPX io) EVO) ares AS Sesh a ae Ra tt 40 38. 3 9.2 4.4 29.1 
CHEMO 0) GOOD) i pea a PU ce 41 36. 4 8.6 5. 4 27.8 
SOOME: (HOY SSO) Pee) eee ce Sa a Ep peer! 35 36. 6 &. 4 4.9 28.2 
TSOMCOp ple OOO Me eet a (Oe Ne ets TE ee ae 33 36. 5 9.0 Dn Qe, 
SIROOM CORB DO Ose ses Rane No ee la 4] 35. 1 8.9 4.9 26. 2 
SIP DOM TOR 2A OOO Ea te iii eee jo es oe ea 12 33. 7 6.8 4.9 26.9 
SRO OMe CON CTR aes  N Li I Meng ae 17 35. 3 5.3 4,5 30. 0 
MO CAlKORAV. Chay eve nar: ces) Wei inh sya ee) ee oT 247 37.0 8.9 ult 98. 9 
Results shown in other tables in this bulletin prove conclusively 
that the more capital a tenant has the greater his income; that is, the 
larger business he operates the larger is his pay. It might be 
expected, then, that the oldest tenants would be making the largest 
