Farm Types in Nebraska 
Table 41. — The forms of tenancy , 
85 
1 
Type area 
Per cent 
of tenants 
classed as 
share and 
share-cash 
Per cent 
classed 
as strictly 
cash 
tenants 1 
Per cent 
not 
classified 
Northwest to North Central 
High Plains 
48% 
27 1 % 
25% 
Western Sand Hills 
52 
24 
24 
Eastern Sand Hills 
65 
16 
19 
Boyd 
70 
23 
7 
Southwest to Northeast 
Chase 
82 
5 
13 
Buffalo 
80 
13 
7 
Custer 1 
77 
13 
10 
Wayne 1 
50 
45 
5 
Southwest to Southeast 
Hitchcock 
85 
4 
11 
Harlan 
89 
6 
5 
Thayer 
85 
11 
4 
Cass 
60 
35 
5 
Table 42. — A calculation of the average distance from farm 
to town . 
Type area 
Average 
number 
of sections 
of land 
per town* 
, Calculated 
diameter 
of trade 
territory! 
1 
1 Calculated 
average 
distance 
to town*! 
1 
Northwest to North Central 
Sq. Miles 
| Miles 
Miles 
High Plains 
825 
| 32 
11.4 
Western Sand Hills 
1514 
44 
15.5 
Eastern Sand Hills 
1170 
39 
13.6 
Boyd .... r 
284 
| 19 
6.7 
Southwest to Northeast 
Chase 
444 
24 
8.4 
Buffalo 
120 
12 
4.4 
Custer 
201 
16 
5.6 
Wayne 
108 
12 
4.1 
Southwest to Southeast 
Hitchcock 
439 
( 24 
8.3 
Harlan 
154 
14 
5.0 
Thayer 
81 
1 io 
3.6 
Cass 
59 
9 
3.1 
*Sections of land in the counties chosen to represent a type area divided by 
the number of towns contained. 
tThe square root of the quantity obtained by dividing the average number 
of sections per town by 0.T845. 
*!The square root of the quantity obtained by dividing one-half of the aver- 
age number of sections per town by 3.1416. 
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