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only $155. Compare with No. 4 as to organization of crop land, amount of labor 
used, feed purchased, live-stock production, and amount of work stock kept, and 
it will be easy to detect why this farmer got only $155 as labor income for his year's 
labor while No. 4 got over $1,000 for his. 
FARM NO. 4. 
DISTRIBUTION 
OF FARM AREA. 
DISTRIBUTION OF CAPITAL. 
Crop area 
acres.. 55 
do.... 70 
do.... 35 
do.... 160 
Land and buildings 
. $5,600 
. 1,454 
Pasture 
Machinery 
647 
117 
Total farm area... 
. 7.818 
DISTRIBUTION 
OF CROP AREA. 
NUMBER OF LIVE STOCK. 
Crop. 
Total 
yield. 
Acres. 
Class. 
Begin- 
ning of 
year. 
Pur- 
chased. 
Pro- 
duced. 
.bushels.. 
tons.. 
....do.... 
.bushels.. 
....do.... 
tons.. 
500 
60 
1.5 
115 
117 
9 
17 
8 
2 
9 
3.5 
12 
2 
1.5 
Corn 
Corn for silage 
9 
3 
8 
3 
1 
1 
6 
8 
1 
3 
65 
2 
Wheat : 
13 
Hay 
Colts 
i* 
r 
2 
8 
10 
Poultry 
50 
DISTRIBUTION OF RECEIPTS. 
DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSES. 
Source. 
Amount 
sold. 
Value. 
Family labor — 
... $400 
. . . 15 
Repairs to buildings and f 
Feed 
Seed 
Other expenses 
jnces 
... 35 
Wheat 
Hay 
Corn 
Oats 
.bushels.. 
ton.. 
.bushels.. 
....do.... 
25 
1 
175 
15 
$50 
17 
262 
11 
400 
615 
85 
230 
376 
177 
... 23 
... 27 
... 73 
... 100 
Total expenses 
. . . 673 
Cattle 
Colts 
Sheep and wool 
Poultry and eggs 
2,223 
Farm income (difference between receipts and expenses) $1, 550 
5 per cent interest on capital 391 
Labor income 1 , 159 
This is a highland farm with rolling topography, which was operated quite success- 
fully. Fifty-five acres of crops were raised, consisting of corn, wheat, oats, kafir 
corn, meadow hay, apples and garden crops. It was not necessary to purchase any 
feed in addition to that raised, which aided materially in holding the expenses to 
a minimum. Dairy products, calves, colts, wool and lambs, hogs, poultry, and general 
crops were produced upon this farm. All these enterprises brought in some revenue, 
the largest single source being cattle. The total gross farm income Was $2,223. No 
colts or lambs were sold, the increases being kept on the farm to increase the size 
of the business for the coming year. No outside labor was hired, and the single item 
of largest expense was $400 for family labor. Deducting expenses, a net income of 
