COST OF PRODUCING WINTER WHEAT IN OREGON 
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the business may result in a larger income there is always the possi- 
bility of larger losses in unfavorable years. Success or failure de- 
pends to a large extent on the experience and managerial ability of the 
farmer. If he is capable and ambitious, and if he possesses sufficient 
capital, his chances for success are decidedly better in most cases on 
the larger farm. 
Table 35. — Estimated cash receipts and cash expenses on a 1,280-acre farm 
Cash receipts 
Wheat, 7,532 bushelsat $1.25 $9,415 
Horses, 3 at $75 225 
Butter, 340 pounds at $0.35 119 
Eggs, 629 dozen at $0.35 220 
Cockerels, 25 at $0.50 12 
Old hens, 25 at $0.65 16 
Dressed pork, 1 15 pounds at $0. 1 7 20 
Dressed beef, 105 pounds at $0.08 8 
Veal calves, 2 at $11...' 22 
Cash expenses 
Month labor, 6 months at $75 $450 
Other labor, 115 days 590 
Repairs: 
General farm machinery 125 
Combine 250 
Building 40 
Fence 25 
Chicken feed, 1,280 pounds 26 
Salt 9 
Rolling barley and wheat 29 
Horseshoeing 20 
Breeding fees for 4 colts 80 
Young pigs, 4 20 
Grain sacks, including sewing twine, 3,874. 465 
Automobile for farm use 350 
Telephone 10 
Fuel and oil: 
General farm 20 
Combine 120 
Insurance: 
Building 20 
Combine 90 
Crop 40 
Taxes 775 
Total 3,554 
Difference between receipts and expenses.. 6, 503 
10,057 | 10,057 
Table 36. 
— Farm produced food for home consumption on a 1 ,280-acre farm x 
Item Quantity Value 
Dairv products: 
Butter 
Whole milk 
Poultry and poultry products: 
Cockerels 
Old hens 
Eggs 
Dressed pork 
Dressed beef 
Garden produce 
.pounds.. 
..gallons.. 
.number.. 
_...do.._. 
..dozens., 
.pounds.. 
do 
150 
255 
25 
25 
204 
635 
255 
$52 
43 
12 
16 
71 
108 
18 
75 
Total. 
395 
1 Family consisting of 2 adults and 2 children under 
man labor. 
years of age, and provides for 295 days of hired 
EFFECT OF INTRODUCTION OF A TRACTOR ON THE ORGANIZATION OF A 1,280-ACRE 
FARM 
It is believed that as a general rule a 640-acre farm in this region 
is not of sufficient size to warrant the purchase of a tractor, and 
therefore no figures are given on the effect of the introduction of a 
tractor on the organization of farms of this size. If a 28-drawbar 
horsepower tractor was purchased, the following changes could 
be effected in the organization of the 1,280-acre farm: After the 
purchase of the tractor the 16-inch 3-bottom gang plow could be sold 
and a 16-inch 6-bottom tractor gang plow purchased. It is assumed 
that in normal years all of the plowing, all of the home harvesting 
and threshing work, and about 200 acres of custom harvesting and 
