ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CITRUS-FRUIT GROWING IN FLORIDA 35 
It would seem, however, that even with lower prices of fertilizer 
and lower wage rates the outlook for earnings in citrus-fruit growing 
in Florida, in the immediate future, could hardly be expected to 
equal those for the years 1917 to 1922. 
TaBLeE 28.—Distribution of family living from the farm, 59 farms, Polk County, 
Fla 1919 
Computed on 100- 
59 farms reporting—adult grove basis— 
equivalent per farm, 3.4 adult equivalent 
Items furnished by farm for family use Unit per farm, 2 
Quantity | Valueof food items |Quantity|} Value 
Dollars | Per cent Dollars 
Corn ee Bue © 1 0.7 () (1) 
Siu bees Se te eS oe ae ee eed es Gals. i 2 1.4 9 
(Potatocss = 8 8 ee eee a ee Buss -s5- 1 2 1.4 .8 1 
rintrand (ard enews 24 es ee ae ee Se es See ee 43 SORE Eee see ao 26 
Miscellaneoushs®St3 22 Saks ee eae RE ee 8 eS et (CO) alee ts ol ba at @) 
IBDUICtCR eee ee ae ee ee ee ee 1 oe ee 28 15 10. 6 16 
VA es SS Sa ae SS et A Gale=_= 91 17 1D 53 10 
TEGO L es See a se ei Be RE oe Pg We Sao as ees | ee SSX 2 nS 
VTE nee es ae Ae ee Oe J Dr Oca ica (| ip aon ae a lec ee | Nes 
JD Ris Se ee ss ee Ree RA eee Ee eens IDK sees 56 23 16 33 13 
a YOUR eho Bee fal ee ies Aedes Head -_-- 22 18 12.8 13 11 
(Pork sss 253 ease RIG ee eS asd 1D oe 100 20 14. 2 58 12 
TEL ONG Ye a oe Se a DF) 0 eae gs ree pee as be ee ee | [spe ee age ee eet es ree 
TO GALL OO Uso ee ese | ee CEE Cem PA Ps Be ee oP ay re 83 
VOC eee ee te Cord__-- 1 Gr esseless eae 8 4 
UI SOOlANOUSEs So eh eee ee Eee Se ee es DA 3 Ss SS Ss 143 
ROLALSVAlie ee = eeu eS Si ee a2 Cee eee so ee Soe oes BOO § |e ee el a a 230 
Valneipersaduli@equivalent=—- 22) sere eases Pee ec eee AE | Sea eee eit aah See 115 
1 Less than one-half of one. 
The average returns on the capitalization varied from 3.7 per 
cent in 1921 to 18 per cent in 1919, but averages if not properly inter- 
preted often prove misleading. Not all of these farms were so 
successful as the averages would seem to indicate. The situation 
as to income is shown in Table 29, where the farms are grouped 
according to the size of the farm i income and the percentage return 
on the capitalization. The variations in farm income reflect both 
management and size of business, whereas the variations in per- 
centage return on capitalization more nearly reflect degrees of manage- 
ment, assuming the capitalization on each farm to be on a fair basis. 
TABLE 29.—Distribution of incomes, farm income, and percentage return on capi- 
talization—six-year averages (100 farms) 
Farm income uae Percentage return on capitalization aebpete 
$500 rand elesserscaks ee ee ee et 13) uessithanal. per cents 13 
PHOOTOL ON, DOO Pe Ieee A a 22 10) gsto:4 perzcent esses a ae ea 20 
S150 UeLOS2 O00 see ee oak hte a 22D ;LOLOyDPCh-COM baat 8 eae oe eee beeen 20 
SZ ILON SST HOO Se we: means ye eee 2 O CORED PCHACOM bie = = eas ee eee, 13 
SSIS ICLOR SAP 500K oe naan eS ales 5) | MI SHO Ob pen Contac ee ae 14 
$4501 tor poro00s- tae Gel 5 llplvato 20uper Cents. 22 iio.) Ste eee 9 
$5; SOL COUSOr 00 be aes ees ANI Cor24: periCentsoo et. a Nae igre 5 
SG DOL tOn Sy 500) od eee ed ad esa SH ie2OsLOV26nDeTe Contes. --- Sel ee ee 2 
$7, DOTCOLSS500 Se he a a Eee 2 \\a29torsepper cent a: 2-2. oe ee ee Peery ee 
$8,501 to $9, SOD Bees Sees CAS Sd a Pee it g33'0' 36) DPE; Cents: > =~ Sau meege 3 
Over $9, Ft (Anse Ie Or Seay Oe OS ROMER BONDeI CON t= = er cenit sep 1 
A.veraze Ole lowest sau) a2 ee ss a2 eg —$145 | Average of 5 lowest____-_-__-------- —2.7 per cent 
AV erageloL ohighes tae sane se ee 28,258) |p A.verageron 5-hiphest. oo = 25. 3 per cent 
AVerage) of ailifanms= noe) ee eee ee 4,192 | A-verage of all farms___._..___-.--_. 11.8 per cent 
