A graphic summary of American agriculture, based largely on the census of 1920 ... . T,?i°i, loe-—About one-half of the value of farm implements and machinery in theUnited States was reported in 1920 from the Corn Belt and the Hay and PastureRegion; but the greatest value per farm ($1,370) was in the Spring Wheat Area Ini^^n^^A^^^U*^ , °^ districts of the North and West the average farm had about$1,000 worth of machinery in 1920, but the_ much smaller amount per farm in theCotton B«lt ($215), Mid in ttie Corn apd Winter Wheat Region ($400), reduced theNations average to $557. The proportion wh
A graphic summary of American agriculture, based largely on the census of 1920 ... . T,?i°i, loe-—About one-half of the value of farm implements and machinery in theUnited States was reported in 1920 from the Corn Belt and the Hay and PastureRegion; but the greatest value per farm ($1,370) was in the Spring Wheat Area Ini^^n^^A^^^U*^ , °^ districts of the North and West the average farm had about$1,000 worth of machinery in 1920, but the_ much smaller amount per farm in theCotton B«lt ($215), Mid in ttie Corn apd Winter Wheat Region ($400), reduced theNations average to $557. The proportion which the value of machinery and knpie-ments constituted of the total value of farm property was extraordinarily uniform raSrinearound 4 to 5 per cent in all the regions, except in the Hay and Pasture Resion where itconstituted 7 per cent. =° ?? A Graphic Swmmary of Americcm Agricultwe. 495. FIG. 107.—The Corn Belt contains one-fourth of the value of all live stock in theUnited States, or somewhat more than the entire western half of the country. There isalso dense distribution in southern Wisconsin and Michigan, in New York, and in south-eastern Pennsylvania, In which districts dairying is very important. The greatest aver-age value per farm, over $3,000, is in the Arid Intermountain and the Great Plains regions;the smallest, $583, in the Cotton Belt. However, the proportion which value of live stockconstitutes of the total farm Investment is 12 per cent in the Cotton Belt, as comparedwith 8 per cent In the Corn Belt. The greatest proportion. 18 per cent, is found in theRocky Mountain and Arid Intermountain regions.
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