UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 659 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Contribution from the Office of Farm Management 
W. J. SPUXMAN, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
June 17, 1918 
A FARM MANAGEMENT STUDY OF 
COTTON FARMS OF ELLIS COUNTY 
TEXAS 
A STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE INVESTMENT IN LAND AND 
EQUIPMENT, COST OF OPERATION AND OF PRODUCTION OF 
CROPS, AND INCOME FROM DIFFERENT TYPES OF TENURE 
IN 1914 
By 
REX E. WILLARD, Agriculturist 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Definitions and Explanation of Teitns 2 
Area Surveyed . 4 
Tenure 14 
Type of Farm 23 
Size of Easiness . 25 
Quality of Farming 31 
Farm Organization 39 
Cost of Production 46 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1918 
