16 BULLETIN 920, U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Figure 6 portrays graphically the distribution of the average gross 
income on these farms for each year and for the seven-year average. 
The chart shows how much of the gross income is represented in 
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YEAR 1912 1913 1914 1915 19 8 pyecace. YEAR | 
Fic. 6.—Distribution of gross income on 25 farms, Palmer township, Washington County, Ohio. Even 
with the low price of land in this area ($31 per acre) it will take a long time to pay for a farm from the 
profits of the average business. The year 1918 was discouraging, as receipts were below those of 1917, 
while expenses had materially increased. 
Operating expenses, interest on capital, unpaid family labor, labor 
income, and food products, fuel and house rent furnished by the 
farm. 
