. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. FARM PROFITS. 47 averaged $408, ranging from $56 -in 1914 to $1,075 in 1917. The return on farm capital averaged per cent, ranging from less than 3 per cent in 1914 and 1915, to per cent in 1917. Beginning with the year 1916, prices of farm products sold showed a marked UNPAID FAMILY LABORl HIRED LABOR FEED [ PURCHASED 2 OTHER ; JTAXES AND INSURANCE 3REPAIRSAND/»"0'j'SE 3depreciat'nj2.°™e^r (.^machinery £££jmachine work hired JsEED PURCHASED f^ALL OTHER. YEAR AVERAGE EXPENSES IN DOLLARS 1913 191
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. FARM PROFITS. 47 averaged $408, ranging from $56 -in 1914 to $1,075 in 1917. The return on farm capital averaged per cent, ranging from less than 3 per cent in 1914 and 1915, to per cent in 1917. Beginning with the year 1916, prices of farm products sold showed a marked UNPAID FAMILY LABORl HIRED LABOR FEED [ PURCHASED 2 OTHER ; JTAXES AND INSURANCE 3REPAIRSAND/»"0'j'SE 3depreciat'nj2.°™e^r (.^machinery £££jmachine work hired JsEED PURCHASED f^ALL OTHER. YEAR AVERAGE EXPENSES IN DOLLARS 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 882 906 917 1,043 1,288 5 YEAR AVERAGE 1,007 YEAR AVERAGE EXPENSES IN DOLLARS Fig. 17.—Distribution of expenses on 60 farms in Verona and adjoining townships, Dane County, Wis. Family labor is a considerable item on these farms. The poor com yield in 1915 and 1917 (see Table IX) made an increased feed expense necessary for these years. Expenses increased 46 per cent over the period of study, but the relative importance of the various items made only slight 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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