14 BULLETIN 920, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
the cost for the various classes of expenses increased the proportion 
remained fairly constant. The item of feed purchased showed the 
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Fig. 5.—Distribution of expenses on 25 farms, Palmer township, Washington County, Ohio. The poor 
yield of corn in 1918 made the feed bill a very large item of expense. Most of the items of expense re- 
tain about the same proportions to the total expense over the period of study. 
greatest variation, being directly affected by the production of the 
various feed crops raised each year. 
The average expenses for the seven-year period were 44 per cent 
of the receipts. When the value of the farmer’s own labor and 
