UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1400 
Washington, D. C. ▼ April, 1926 
FACTORS AFFECTING FARMERS' EARNINGS 
IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSLYVANIA 
By 
MORDECAI EZEKIEL, Agricultural Economist 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Basis for the Conclusions 1 
Description of Area ' 2 
Economic Conditions in 1922-1923 4 
Farm Organization in the Area 7 
Factors Affecting Farmers' Earnings in Chester County in 1922-1923 20 
Factors which Affect Returns from the Dairy Enterprise 25 
Place of the Mushroom Enterprise on Dairy Farms 35 
Summary 39 
Methods of Measuring Complex Factors 39 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1926 
