28 BULLETIN 341, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TABLE I1X.—Percentage of receipts from different sources, by size of farms, on © 
378 Chester County farms operated by owners. 
Size of farms in acres.| 13 to 40. | 41 to 60. | 61 £0 8@. | 81 to 100 |101t0 120. |121 to 160.| Over 160.| All farms. 
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Number of farms. ...- 54 61 60 68 52 61 22 378 
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Source ofincome: Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. 
Dairy products... 28.9 33. 1 35.9 38. 0 48.1 39.5 40.5 oon 
Dairy eattle...... 4.9 6.4 5.8 57 3.3 4.8 4.4 5.0 
Beef cattle.......- ae, 51 2.5 .8 .0 1.8 4.8 lpi) 
IFLONSCStee es ete oe Sil 48) 1.4 ull aio = 3 os 4 
IO SSSh2 se seeee 4.5 2.8 ileed, 2.8 2.6 3.8 PA) 2.8 
Sheep and wool.. .0 ail all 583 .9 4 lest a0 
Poultry and eggs. 18.7 11.6 ite 77 8.5 6.0 6.4 3583 8.2 
Comes 2, POs 2.5 Dealt 4,83 22 Sal 743 
iPotatoes: 22-25 .ee 9.3 12. 4 8.6 11.0 8.2 6.9 Tae 8.9 
Wihea tesa sess 5.8 8.2 g. 4 8.4 8.5 9.0 8.0 8.5 
Oats aceite en ne, ae, 22 ul e1 ae = 3 ee 
TE ay eee sey eas 9.6 10.0 13.4 13. 6 12. 4 18. 4 16.9 14.3 
STU Gee 1.4 i658 1.0 1.0 HO o2 «2 Sil 
Druck: ss eee. 3350) 1 1.8 1 oil “7 (d) 4 a5) 
Special@......... wall HDi asswwte cietoinve | crarate nest | toe ee 6 sere | eee eee | eens aal 
Miscellaneous 0... eal 4.2 Bo 3.9 Te? 1.9 Dai 2.9 
Feed and sup- 
QUOI CSS Seoacber 6.4 4.3 Beat 3.6 4.9 4.0 4.2 4.1 
b Be dee Rig crOne eet mallet cae etc.), labor, lumber, or wood sold, etc. | 
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It will be noticed that the largest increase between two successive 
groups is between the 81 to 100 acre group and the next larger, 
while the second largest is between the 13 to 40 acre group and the 
41 to 60 acre group. As previously stated, there are indications in 
much of the data collected in this survey that the 41 to 60 acre farms 
are approximately the proper size for a one-man dairy farm in this 
locality, while the 101 to 120 acre farms appear to be about the 
proper size for a two-man dairy farm. Dairying is therefore rela- 
tively shghtly more important in these two groups than in the others. 
The third group (61 to 80 acres) is slightly too large for a one-man 
farm and yet not large enough for a two-man farm, as ordinarily 
organized. In this group wheat, hay, and beef cattle are all some- 
what more prominent sources of income than the position of these 
farms in this table calls for. Being rather large for a one-man exclu- 
sive dairy farm, some of these farms are conducted on a less intensive © 
plan. The percentage of income from wheat in this group is the larg- 
est of that of all the groups, while the income from beef cattle is 
relatively larger than in any other group except the last, consisting 
of the largest farms found in the survey. 
The 81 to 100 acre group of farms approaches nearer the proper — 
size for a two-man dairy farm, and many of them are thus organized. 
The two groups of largest farms, being somewhat too large for two- 
man exclusive dairy farms, are on the average conducted in a some- 
what less intensive manner, beef cattle becoming more prominent in 
the last group than in any other. Sheep are also most prominent in 
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