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In 1912 and 1913, 5 of the 25 farmers made in labor income what 
they considered their year’s labor worth, in addition to food, fuel, 
and house rent furnished by the farm; in 1914 and 1915, 9; in 1916, 
12; in 1917, 19; and in 1918, 11. 
Taste III.—Per cent return on capital on the 25 farms in Palmer township, Washing- 
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1 Represents the percentage the returns each year are of the seven-year average (3.7=100). 
For the seven-year average shown in Table III only 11 of the 25 
farmers made over 5 per cent interest on the farm capital after de- 
ducting conservative charges for their own labor and management, 
and but 3 of these exceeded 8 per cent. Only 1 farmer made better 
than 5 per cent every year, while 1 failed to make as much as 2 per 
cent return on the capital in any year. 
From Tables II and III and figure 7 it is observed that profits on 
most farms varied widely from year to year. The uncertainty of the 
farmers’ annual return is partly due to the many conditions over 
which he has little or no control. Some of the conditions which 
adversely affected these farms, as well as the Indiana and Wisconsin 
areas were: 
1. Partial crop failures, due to deficient or excessive rainfall; ex- 
treme heat or cold; too short growing season; wind or hail storms; 
plant diseases; insect injuries. 
