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BULLETIN 633, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 5 for reasons that will be given later, but this makes only a 
slight change in the figures. 
Table 4. — Average total investment on farms of different she and type (243 
farms near Monett, Mo.). 
Acres in crops. 
Type. 
65 or less. 
66-95 
96-125 
126 and 
over. 
All sizes. 
Average. 
Grain and live stock 
§5,926 ! 
5,0S4 
5,190 
S9,335 
7,824 
2 10, 114 
S12, S75 
U2,251 
S17,386 
811,015 
7,395 
7,594 
4,919 
9,033 
Acres. 
95 
Grain . . . ... 
76 
6S 
Fruit 3 
36 
All t vpes 
81 
96 and over. 
2 66 and over. 
3 Xot including one exceptional farm 
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PROFITABLENESS OF THE VARIOUS TYPES. 
Table 5 shows the relation between labor income and size of farm, 
and the relation between labor income and type of farming. It may 
be explained here that labor income is what the farmer gets for his 
labor and managing ability. It is found by deducting from the net 
income of the farm a fair rate of interest on the investment, which hi 
this case was taken to be 5 per cent. In addition to labor income as 
obtained in this manner the farmer has what the farm furnishes 
toward the family living. 
Table 5. — Labor incomes on farms of different size and type (2^3 farms near 
Monett, Mo.). 
Acres in crops. 
Type. 
65 or less. 65-95 • 96-125 
125 and 
over. 
All sizes. 
$117 §321 j S617 
8759 
§438 
41 313 i 414 
192 
Grain and fruit farms 232 598 
410 
294 
370 
ill 
1 Not including one exceptional farm. 
As previously stated, one of the fruit farms is omitted from this 
tabulation. It was a very exceptional farm. It had 6 acres of straw- 
berries, from which the sales amounted to $1,408 ; 10 acres of black- 
berries, with sales of $1,650; 10 acres of raspberries, with sales of 
$900; 5 acres of dewberries, with sales of $175; 10 acres of apples, 
with sales of $180; and 6 acres of peaches, with sales of $G00. There 
was also 1 acre of young cherry trees. This farm is thus seen to be 
a highly specialized fruit farm. That its owner was an expert fruit 
