FARMING LOGGED-OFF UPLANDS IN WESTERN WASHINGTON. 17 
In view of the facts that the 10-year average price of eggs (1913— 
1922), as determined by the Division of Crop and Livestock Esti- 
mates, was highest between November and February, inclusive, and 
that poultry production has developed to such a high degree of perfec- 
tion in this section, it seems that greater profits would result if more 
emphasis were placed upon egg production during this period. I low- 
ever, considerable caution must be exercised in forcing the birds for 
fall and winter production. Too heavy forcing may destroy the 
power of the birds to recuperate before the normal heavy egg-laying 
period during the spring. 
The average farm price of the 1921 potato crop was $1.32 per 100 
pounds. A large part of the crop was marketed during the late sum- 
mer and early fall. 
Strawberries sold for an average of $1.01 per crate; raspberries, 
$1.65; Logan blackberries, $1.22; blackberries, $1.23. These prices 
are net of crates and include both canners and shippers, the crates 
averaging from 17 to 20 pounds net. 
Table 12. — Monthly farm price of milk and eggs and distribution of production and 
receipts on 36 dairy and 35 poultry farms , 1921 . 
Month. 
Milk. 
Price per 
100 
pounds. 
Produc- 
tion (per 
cent of 
total). 
Receipts 
(per cent 
of total). 
Price per 
dozen. 
Produc- 
tion (per 
cent of 
total). 
Receipts 
(per cent 
of total). 
1920 
October 
November 
December 
1921 
January 
February 
March 
Aprd 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September 
$2.23 
1.99 
1.84 
1.65 
1.78 
2.17 
1.95 
1.44 
1.22 
1.29 
1.52 
1.80 
7.0 
6.6 
7.2 
7.5 
7.1 
7.5 
9.3 
11.3 
11.6 
9.7 
7.7 
7.5 
9.2 
7.8 
7.8 
7.3 
7.5 
9.6 
10.6 
9.6 
8.3 
7.4 
6.9 
8.0 
SO. 67 
.67 
.52 
.46 
.32 
.28 
.24 
.19 
.21 
.32 
.34 
.37 
4.2 
7.4 
9.4 
9.0 
8.7 
10.0 
10.6 
11.0 
9.5 
7.9 
7.0 
5.3 
13.9 
13.8 
11.7 
7.5 
5.4 
CHANGES BETWEEN 1915 AND 1921 ON 47 FARMS. 
Changes which have been made in the organization of a group of 
representative farms operated by the same men through a period of 
years throw light on the progress of a new agricultural region. 
Analysis of the business of each of 47 such farms in this region in 
1915 and also in 1921 shows (Table 13) no rapid expansion in size 
of the farm business except for the poultry farms. There was an 
increase of only 2.3 acres per farm by clearing. Only 0.6 acre was 
added to the crop area in six years; half of this was for small fruits. 
There was practically no increase in the average number of cows per 
farm, and only 19 more chickens per farm in 1921 than in 191-5. The 
poultry farms increased the size of their flocks from 780 to 1,038 in 
six years. The dairy farms had an average of S cows in both years. 
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