FARM. PROFITS. BY 
TaBLeE VII.—Per cent return on capital on 100 farms in Forest and Johnson townships, 
Clinton County, Ind., 1910 and 1913-1918—Continued. 
7-year ; : 5 
Rank. saamea 1910 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 
lee oe ety Se 2 5.1 7.9 4.0 7.3 2.9 = 5! 6.8 7.4 
(Speman coal erence 4.7 5.9 4.3 2.2 1.7 4.5 4.9 9.5 
GRA thera ya ie, Nien 4.4 2.5 4.4 2), W 6.5 3.3 2.6 9.1 
GPR tet Geen ne 4.8 13.5 4.0 4.5 ay 2.9 2.5 7.9 
TOs ee nak ee ee 5.3 Oe 1.6 2.3 4.1 12.6 Teel 12.5 
iL Scotti, ies ree gis 4.2 3.8 5.1 3.0 4 3.1 6.6 Fae 
RE oe A Ae ae 4.4 2.4 3.0 1.6 5.0 5.3 8.3 5.5 
Te ee aE Ra 5.2 5.9 3.5 3.2 3.9 4.7 Ste! 12.0 
fy a Muah nk, Hg ge ge 5.0 10.0 3.1 3.4 3.4 5.3 Sif 8.8 
7 ed Rie cre po 4.3 5.2 4.0 4.0 5.1 5.3 3.4 By 02 
Cees be oe ate epee a 4.4 4.1 7.4 5.1 6.4 7.2 —2.0 2.8 
1 1] a eae elect Se ISH 4.7 4.1 4.7 1.5 6.1 6.9 1.5 8.2 
1 Se OR nae 4.5 8.5 4.2 4.0 1.3 1.5 6.6 5.6 
| a See ag ae na 27 —7.0 5.1 3.0 7.9 11.9 —1.4 = 
ROm eet es ean OT 4.0 2.0 3.5 3.5 6.7 = 3)59) Phar) 
Bi teat Vast rate le dah 4.0 2.9 6.5 =8 1.5 6.9 9.4 1.8 
SO ae eye 3.1 9 hg 3.0 2.1 5.9 4.1 6.6 
So aeoe ee eee ee 3.8 Wt 5.8 3.8 2.9 5.4 iy | 6.3 
SS ye oe ee 3.4 1.7 4.2 3.1 5.2 5.1 4.9 — 4 
CS Sear Woe Ue acne oa oe 4.4 3.4 4.4 Bee 3.6 5.8 2.3 bakes 
151 ata Sa eT pee ea e, 2.6 1.1 a7 6.5 2.8 1.0 — .2 5.3 
i217 (bs aya knees ale Utes 3.3 5.2 2.0 aa 3 4.4 © 5.0 Te3 
Sameera et wore ee 3.0 4.7 D7, ay) 3.9 4.3 3.2 1.6 
ROR Si eee 3.1 3.5 —1.5 3.0 1.8 5.3 1.5 8.0 
(U5 a he ves ONY arn 3.0 5 6.1 1.7 2.5 6.2 4.6 — .4 
(oie cae Rae ni ate age 1.4 2.2 1.9 woh eng 4.0 1.6 —.1 
ee IIe he lg oe 2.4 2.1 1 2.1 4 7.4 =f Sao 
(18 SE a oon pees 3.2 1.5 2.6 3.2 2.6 4.7 3.2 4.4 
OUR EME en ete ent og (a) 2.7 Es E323 ail 8 1.5 2.0 
re ae i 2.6 ‘9 5.0 8 | 5.7 6.4 ~2.1 1.3 
OGe et oe deed yes 4.1 2.2 2.0 3.8 | Byes 4.1 8.1 5.4 
SD (pee orn ate hice hes See 1.8 =), (0) 4 a5 588 2.5 3.6 2 5.4 
RN See Aas ee = 5h ae Bees —4.0 —1.9 3.4 =o, —1.6 
2) ae ai keene Eon 2.7 6.2 9 3.0 led 2.8 3.6 4.0 
1b: sem oot ons Re Me ee 2.4 2.9 .2 2 a3 5.4 3.3 3.6 
Average of farms .... 5.4 4.9 4.8 3.5 4.2 6.7 6.2 Hee 
Maximum 2.22... 1. 9.9 13.5 11.5 11.6 9.0 RS) 17.6 18.4 
Minimum...........: i, —7.0 —1.5 =e) = Bhai Saal =8 —1.6 
Nidex lou tus =. os ie 100 91 89 65 78 124 115 143 
j 
a Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. 
1 Represents the percentage the returns each year are of the seven-year average (5.4=100). 
FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROFITS OF DIFFERENT FARMS. 
Table VIII shows, for each farm, the seven-year average crop area, 
number of productive animal units, crop yields, live-stock returns 
per animal, and crop acres per man and per horse, all of which are 
considered important factors affecting farm profits. The farms are 
arranged in the table according to the seven-year average labor in- 
comes. A study of this table will show how each farm stood with 
reference to each of these factors. (An illustration of such study was 
given for the area in Ohio on p. 22.) 
Also certain groups of farms may be studied with reference to 
these factors, as shown in the lower part of the table. The 10 farms 
having the highest seven-year average labor incomes averaged 195 
acres of crops, as compared with 86 acres for the 10 farms having the 
