FARM MANAGEMENT STUDY OF COTTON FARMS. 45 
Factors Affecting Profitableness of Enterprises. 
Enterprise. 
Favorable conditions. 
Unfavorable conditions. 
Cotton 
Cash crop — fair profit. 
Soil and climatic adaptation. 
Favorable market conditions. 
Utilizes labor of whole family. 
Size of farm. 
Low machinery requirements. 
Depletes soil . 
Uneven distribution of labor. 
Keeps children from school for 
picking. 
Small percentage horse labor util- 
ized. 
Root-rot. 
Corn 
Feed crop. 
Supplements cotton in labor dis- 
tribution. 
Soil. 
Depletes soil. 
Local market limited . 
Oats 
Utilizes labor otherwise unused. 
Winter pasture. 
Climatic conditions — drought. 
Smut, rust. 
Big machinery requirements. 
Requires large amounts of labor 
for harvest and thrashing. 
Sorghum 
A sure crop-hay. 
Good yields. 
Drought resistant. 
Limited market. 
Depletes soil rapidly. 
Very difficult to handle. 
Wheat 
Climatic conditions. 
Large labor requirements for 
thrashing. 
Requires big machinery. 
Alfalfa 
Improves soil. 
Even labor distribution. 
Fair yields. 
Limited market. 
Root-rot. 
Presence of Johnson grass. 
Drought. 
Stock 
Utilizes waste feed. 
Soil improvement. 
Furnishes supplies for home con- 
sumption. 
Limited pasture. 
Less profitable than cotton. 
Poor quality. 
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