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stock, and a flock of chickens. No live stock was lost during the year. He has for 
years practiced a regular system of crop rotation and pasturage and the use of stable 
manure on his land, and good yields were obtained. He also cultivates and sprays 
his apple orchard carefully and obtains good yields. Apple sales of S400, wheat 
$428, and net sales of cattle amounting to $850 were his largest sources of cash re- 
ceipts. Hogs contributed $342 to the farm income. Revenue was also obtained from 
the sale of dairy products, raising colts, poultry, and other sources. 
The gross farm income amounted to $2,682, total expenses of SI, 089 deducted from 
this left a net income of 81,593, of which $1,223 was the operator's labor income for 
his vear's work. 
FARM NO. 6. 
DISTRIBUTION OF FARM AREA. 
DISTRIBUTION 
OF CAPITAL. 
Crop area. 
Waste anc 
Pasture . . 
woods 
Harm area.. 
acres.. 37 
do.... 19 
do.... 21 
do.... 77 
Land and buildings 
Live stock _' 
Machinerv and tools 
. S5,000 
626 
160 
Feed and cash ~ 
64 
Total capital 
. 5,850 
ACREAGE AND YIELD OF CROPS. 
NUMBER OF LIVE STOCK. 
Crop. 
Total 
yield. 
Acres. 
Class. 
Begin- 
ning of 
year. 
Pur- 
chased. 
Pro- 
duced. 
..bushels.. 
do.... 
do.... 
do.... 
do.... 
375 
100 
230 
65 
2 
8 
10 
10.5 
3.5 
2 
3 
Corn 
Wheat.... 
Cows 
3 
1 
1 
2 
7 
Oats 
Bull 
Barley 
Heifer 
Hay 
Calves 
Apples . . . 
Horse 
Colts 
6 
Boars 
1 
2 
6 
45 
1 
Brood sows 
Hogs 
8 
15 
Chickens 
IS 
DISTRIBUTION OF RECEIPTS. 
DISTRIBUTION C 
F EXPENSES. 
Source. 
Amount 
sold. 
Value. 
Extra hired labor 
Familv labor 
.... S12 
.. 150 
Repairs to machinerv 
.... 10 
ucts 
bushels.. 
...do.... 
...do.... 
...do.... 
54 
60 
50 
2 
S96 
45 
95 
4 
40 
151 
215 
268 
34 
10 
Corn 
Oats 
Wheat.... 
Barlev 
Feed 
Seed 
Other expenses 
Depreciation, machinery a 
Total expenses 
nd build 
.... 160 
.... 18 
.... 124 
.... 40 
Dairy prod 
Cattle 
.... 524 
Colts 
Tota 
948 
1 
Farm income (difference between receipts and expenses) §424 
5 per cent interest on capital 292 
Labor income 132 
This farm of 77 acres had live stock at the beginning of the year consisting of 3 
cows; 4 calves, yearlings, and heifers; 7 mares, 2 sows and 7 other hogs. There were 
8 acres of corn and 24 acres of wheat, oats, and barley; 2 acres of hay, and 21 acres of 
pasture. Receipts from hogs were low. Some dairy products were sold. Six colts 
were born during the year but were of a small, inferior breed and of low value. Most 
of the crops raised were fed on the place, and, in addition, S160 was spent for feed. 
Feed produced by the combination of crops was not as great as could have been 
