. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. FARM MANAGEMENT STUDY OK COTTON KAIiMS. 27 Table XI.—Relation of size of farm to efficiency of horse labor ( 11'/ farms, Ellis County, Tex.). Size of crop area. Num- ber of farms. Aver- age size of crop area. Horse days per horse. Acres per h 1 v. Ecu le days per acre. Cost of horse labor per crop acre. CO! I of work slock. POT Hay oi laboi. 37 39 38 114 IS. 5 25.'2 3. 11 $5. -17 .? 81 to 120 One of the many w
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. FARM MANAGEMENT STUDY OK COTTON KAIiMS. 27 Table XI.—Relation of size of farm to efficiency of horse labor ( 11'/ farms, Ellis County, Tex.). Size of crop area. Num- ber of farms. Aver- age size of crop area. Horse days per horse. Acres per h 1 v. Ecu le days per acre. Cost of horse labor per crop acre. CO! I of work slock. POT Hay oi laboi. 37 39 38 114 IS. 5 25.'2 3. 11 $5. -17 .? 81 to 120 One of the many weaknesses of the one-crop cotton system of farming is shown by the facts brought out in the preceding para- graph. Even on the large farms, where horses are used most effi-. FlG. 7.—Relation of size of farm to percentage return on investment, showing sizes favorable for most efficient use of two horses, four horses, and six horses. ciently, the average horse works less than 80 days during the year. This adds greatly to the cost of a day's work for a horse. The same difficulty exists to a considerable extent with man labor on cotton farms. There is too much work at certain seasons and not enough at others. It is only when cotton is relatively high priced that such dis- advantages are overcome. Unfortunately, in the past there have been many periods when prices fell below cost of production, and this caused great suffering. The graphic illustration (fig. 7) shows certain relationships be- tween size of farms and returns. It is seen that as the curve repre-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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