8 BULLETIN 1400, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
following classification of the 422 farms surveyed, based largely 
upon the principal source of cash income. Of the 422 farms — 
270 were dairy farms with fair-sized herds. 
38 were dairy farms with small herds and large poultry flocks. 
25 were dairy farms with mushrooms as a supplementary enterprise. 
27 were mushroom farms, some with cash crops as supplementary 
enterprises. 
29 were cash-crop farms, selling grain and hay. 
5 were poultry farms. 
7 were small or "part-time" farms, wdth poultry as the principal 
enterprise. 
3 were beef -cattle farms. 
3 drew a large part of their returns from truck crops. 
3 drew a large part of their returns from potatoes. 
1 drew a large part of its returns from hogs. 
In addition, six farms sold so much wood or lumber that they 
could not be placed in any of the above groups, and five farms had 
just begun operations during the year and had not yet developed 
any settled organization. 
The average size of the farms and the crops grown in the more 
important of these groups are show r n in Table 4. 
Table 4. — Average acreage in specified crops, by groups of farms 
Farms 
in 
group 
Av- 
erage 
size. 
Open 
pasture 
area 
Crop 
area 
Grain crops 
Corn 
for 
Group of farms 
Corn 
Wheat 
Oats 
Other 
small 
grain ' 
Total 
silage 
or 
cut 
green 
Dairy 
Number 
270 
38 
25 
27 
29 
5 
7 
3 
3 
3 
Acres 
105 
78 
115 
58 
123, 
61 
52 
130 
182 
90 
Acres 
23 
18 
27 
12 
24 
15 
9 
51 
29 
16 
Acres 
61 
43 
65 
34 
73 
30 
19 
64 
110 
Acres 
12 
10 
12 
8 
15 
8 
5 
4 
19 
Acres 
11 
8 
11 
4 
14 
3 
3 
12 
12 
11 
Acres 
4 
3 
2 
2 
6 
Acres 
( 4 ) 
1 
w 
i" 
Acres 
27 
22 
25 
14 
36 
11 
10 
21 
37 
23 
Acres 
4 
Small dairy 
3 
M ushroom-dai ry 
4 
1 
Crop .. 
2 
Poultry 
2 
Small poultry 
Beef 
2 
5 
6 
2 
M 
5 
Truck crop 
4 
Potato... 
57 10 
1 
Hay crops 
Pota- 
toes 
Com- 
mer- 
cial 
or- 
chard 2 
Com- 
mer- 
cial 
truck 
Com- Total 
Group of farms 
Clo- 
ver 
Tim- 
othy 
Clo- 
ver 
and 
tim- 
othy 
Cow- 
Al- Was 
beans 
Oat 
hay 
Total 
mer- 1 a [ n ea 
small spe- 
fruits* cuU 
crops 
Dairy.. 
Acres 
9 
5 
5 
4 
12 
4 
2 
14 
5 
6 
Acres 
10 
Acres 
2 
Acres 
5 
4 
8 
3 
Acres 
0) 
0) 
0) 
(2) 
Acres 
(>) 
( 4 ) 
( 4 ) 
1 
A cres 
26 
16 
31 
16 
31 
14 
7 
36 
49 
25 
Acres 
3.1 
1.7 
3.6 
1.5 
3.5 
1.9 
1.6 
1.6 
3.3 
8.0 
A cres 
0.2 
. 1 
.6 
.6 
.2 
.8 
.7 
Acres 
0.2 
.5 
.5 
.5 
.3 
.6 
Acres 
0.1 
...... 
Acres 
4 
Small dairy.. 
6 1 
11 7 
7 1 
12 4 
! i 
2 
Mushroom-dairy 
5 
3 
3 
4 
Poultry 
3 
3 
2 
Beef.. 
1 
4 
2 
Truck crop 
37 
2 
4 
8.9 
6.8 
.7 
20 
13 
2 
8 
i Includes rye. barley, and buckwheat. 
' In this and the next two groups the term "commercial" means grown primarily for sale. 
3 Includes strawberries. 
* Less than one-half an acre. 
