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BULLETIN 920, U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TaBLE IX.—Summary of the farm business over a period of five years, 1913-1917, 
Verona township and adjoining townships, Dane County, Wis. (average of 60 farms). 
5-year 
average. 
$1, 007 
Per cent. 
18 
21 
i i 
One, WWwWNMOWsI 
1913 | 1914 | 1915 1916 1917 
AGTES perianiniss 235.252 e a eee se eee 149 150 14 147 147 
IN CTESATINPASLUTG hemes ese ene ee eee 52 52 50 51 51 
ENCTES 111 COUN 2525 See ee a eee 29 29 29 26 29 
IACTESTNOALSE octets soe eae Sree ee eee 25 25 26 27 24 
INGLES TN Ay Sarees ce ae pe ae ee 22 22 21 24 23 
INGTESAT OLED CLOpS= ee ee eee 6 5 4 3 5 
Corn perncres ae. 8 oS kee bushels. - 36 32 19 34 23 
Oatsiperadcre=a2 perce = ee eee do.-..| 32 26 35 36 37 
Fiayeperiactre. 222. se o2 fae. abot eee tons... 1.8 ey 1.6 16 1.9 
Productive animal units.-:....-2-.--<...-- 30.5 30.8 30.1 31.3 30.7 
‘BTOOGISOWSsc-: == - seo ses ee ee Se number. 7.6 7.6 6.7 6.2 6.6 
WOWS he ore eet 8S eee ace eae: douse 15.6 16.3 16.5 ee 18.6 
WioOrkStoCks on as seeeee so ese does: 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 
Receipts per animalwnite-- = 2-2-2. 5 2s2-e = 60 57 60 7 101 
Motaldabor.. 020. = a. 2.5 oe months..| | 22.1 22.9 21.5 22.9 23.0 
Rosmicapitale = See. aes | $17,307 | $17,596 | $17,451 | $17,803 | $18,305 
RealeStAte cit 7 ee ee Oo ee | 14, 762 14, 829 14, 641 14, 847 14, 928 
TGV SLOCKS= we oer oe Gat ooh eee La esed 74 1, 918 1, 965 2.101 2,359 
Machinery sty. 2 bee son eo fee ae | 462 473 480 439 500 
AU GUner ected ts See ee Cee | 343 376 365 366 518 
Realestate per ACKe 2h = ee ae ae eee | 99 99 100 | 101 | 101 
Receipts: eet lta oe | 1,961 | $1,841| $1,858] $2,560| $3,278 
SOULGES (Per Cent) -2.5- === | ase Soe SS Fee geen (cee = Oe ees bo Ren / 3 ha et meea ectne Feo) ST Se 
Daiby, PLOWUCtS 2-22 = Ee ee eee 42 45 49 50 53 
ET OG eee a ee fea ee Re Sea ee ree | 33 30 25 27 28 
Wattlomie 4 set eos ae ees see re Ree aS 12 es 17 14 12 
Poul Lives cece eee aan een | 4 4 4 4 3 
PAUL OGG 32 Se a ee ee ee g | i 5 5 4 
TEX DOHSES Soest) Cet eR eae a) ae | $882 $908 | $917 | $1,043 | $1,288 
Per cent., Per cent.| Per cent.) Per cent.| Per cent 
Hired labor. sss: seet 2 Van eese cans 16 21 18 is 15 
Unpaid familyalabores---s-5- ee eos | 22 20 19 22 21 
Repairs and depreciation: 
Machinery: 25532 S222 -aes-35- 2-55 7 7 7 7 7 
ELQUSO tS! oaee oes Oe eee ee eee 4 4 3 3 3 
Otherbuildingsss- 22-26-2255. -eo- 6 6 af 7 6 
Repairs enCeSe. eke =) eee ee eae 3 3 3 2 2 
Weed purchased See as. 2 oe eee 12 10 15 12 17 
Seed purchased s = 2=se2 ee = ee 3 2 2 2 3 
WELEIZeri ees | Pe Rees (2) | (2) (a) (2) (2) 
Machine workshirediis=- =... S22 S222 2. 4} a 4 5 + 
Tames-and insurance... ......2.2..2-.-. | i6 15 15 | 15 13 
Others ocho dt ah es 7 8 7 | 7 9 
arnt inconte so ee ee eee $1, 079 $935 | $941 | $1,517 $1, 990 
Interest on capital, 5 per cent.-...-..--.--- 865 879 873 - $91 915 
AD OPANCOME {eee ee eee eee 214 56 68 626 1, 075 
Operators abo. ee See ee ee ee 401 429 443 | 479 | 575 
Return on capital, per cent.._._._____.- 3.9 2.9 2.9 | 5.8 | 70 
Woalieoniamily la bonease eno ee eee 192 185 175 232 276 
Interest on indebtedness!..............-.- 115 115 115 | 115 115 
amily anCOme -. 2 ee ere etter er oe 1,156 1, 005 1, 001 1, 634 2,151 
Family living from farm?............---.-- 351 356 342 388 525 
Amount sold: | : 
IMG ye A ee ee pounds 67,080 | 74,165 | 78,788 | ~81,420} 80,910 
LOSS aero ene See ee ee ee 39.8 35.0 33.8 30.2 33.5 
CalyeSs Sse is Spe te eee 8.8 8.4 S.4 9.3 1i.9 
Prices | | 
Pk ee oes eee hundredweight. 1.23 ieAZ 1.16 1.58 | 2.16 
GPSS SOLE Lose Leen ame do... 7.36 7.36 | 6. 51 SEED ee Se 
ALVES elation kao ee ers Seal ee ae ees 8. 86 8. 72 | 9.77 12.31 | 15.28 
a Less than one per cent. 
1 Data for ‘‘interest on indebtedness” obtained in 1913 and assumed to be the same for the other years. 
2 From U.S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin 410 and index numbers for ‘‘cost of living”’ published 
by the ‘‘ Annalist.”’ 
