Farm Types in Nebraska 
Table 33 . — Receipts from live stock in 1909 
81 
Type area 
Tteceipts 
from 
the sale 
of 
animals 
Value | 
of 
animals 
slaught- 
ered 
Value 
of dairy i 
pro- j 
ducts* 
Value 
of 
poultry 
and eggs 
produced 
Value I 
of 
wool 
pro- 
duced 
Total 
receipts 
from 
live 
stock 
Northwest to 
North Central 
High Plains 
$636 
$43 
$54 
$66 
$20 
$81P 
Western Sand Hills.. . 
934 
32 
48 
43 
6 
1063 
Eastern Sand Hills..., 
600 
27 
67 
50 | 
1 
745 
Boyd 
808 
39 
92 
70 
1 
1010 
Southwest to 
Northeast 
Chase 
442 
32 
41 , 
77 
1 
593 
Buffalo 
997 
42 
98 
102 
4 
1243 
Custer 
1012 
38 
78 
79 
1 
1208 
Wayne ...» 
1030 
49 
95 
109 
1 
1284 
Southwest to 
Southeast 
Hitchcock 
462 
41 
62 
88 
0 
653 
Harlan 
718 
30 
74 
117 
1 
949 
Thayer 
684 
42 
73 
' 129 
1 
929 
Cass 
693 
45 
84 
129 
1 
952 
♦The census omits here the milk and cream used in the home. 
Table 34 . — Labor hired in 1909.* 
Type area 
Ter cent of 
farms re- 
porting 
labor hired 
in 1909 
Cash spent 
per farms 
reporting 
labor hired 
Value of 
board 
furnished 
Wages 
and board 
per farm 
reporting 
labor 
hired 
Northwest to North Central 
High Plains 
38.7 
$192 
$64 
$256 
Western Sand Hills 
37.5 
319 
82 
401 
Eastern Sand Hills 
38.1 
173 
46 
219 
Boyd 
43.6 
181 
54 
235 
Southwest to Northeast 
Chase 
37.8 
162 
54 
216 
Buffalo 
47.0 
184 
59 
243 
Custer 
44.0 
179 
61 
240 
Wayne 
55.0 
202 
68 
270 
Southwest to Southeast 
Hitchcock 
60.0 
182 
41 
223 
Harlan 
54.0 
215 
41 
256 
Thayer 
54.0 
149 
47 
196 
Cass 
49.0 
180 
52 
232 
♦According to field studies the average farm in Nebraska requires about 20 
months of man labor per year. As a rule the operator contributes 12 months, 
his boys or other members of his family the equivalent of 5 months, and hired 
labor about 3 months. 
