FARMERS' EARNINGS IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA 37 
Table 35 shows the financial results for the two types of farms. 
The average operator's earnings for the mushroom-dairy farms of 
46 to 60 crop acres were only about $200 higher than for the dairy 
farms of the same size. In the other group the earnings on the mush- 
room-dairy farms were much greater than on the dairy farms, because 
of the presence of two exceptionally large and successful farms. 
Figure 7 shows the differences in the distribution of operator's 
earnings in these two groups. 
NUMBER OF FARMS OF 46 TO 75 CROP ACRES 
WITH DIFFERENT OPERATORS' EARNINGS 
30 
25 
20 
I 5 
i 
■1,500 -1,000 -500 
FARMS 
NUMBER 
+500 +1,000 +1,500 +2,000 +2,500 +3.000 +3.500+4,000 +4.500 
Operators' Earnings in Dollars 
MUSHROOM-DAIRY FARMS 
-1.500 
-500 
+500 +1,500 +2.500 
Operators' Earn inas in Dollars 
■4500 
Fig. 7.— Most of the men operating mushroom-dairy farms of 4fJ to 75 crop acres made larger earnings 
than the average from dairy farms of the same size 
Most of the mushroom-dairy farmers had larger earnings than 
most of the dairy farmers but the difference between these typical 
men was not as large as between the exceptional men. It would 
appear that growing mushrooms offers the average man an oppor- 
tunity to increase his receipts to some extent, and the man of excep- 
tional ability an opportunity to make large profits. 
Favorable location of the farm is one of the principal prerequisites 
for profits from mushroom production. Handling the very largo 
quantities of manure from freight cars to the farm is a much more 
expensive matter for a man located miles from a freight siding than 
