. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 492 Office of the Secretary Contribution from the Office of Farm Management W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER February 10,1917 AN ECONOMIC STUDY OF FARMING IN SUMTER COUNTY, GA. By H. M. DIXON, Assistant Agriculturist, and H. W. HAWTHORNE, Scientific Assistant CONTENTS Introduction 1 Summary of Results 2 Sources of Information ........ 3 Area Studied 3 Method of Procedure 6 Utilization of the Farm Area 7 Farm Tenure 10 Size of Farm 35 Diversi


. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 492 Office of the Secretary Contribution from the Office of Farm Management W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER February 10,1917 AN ECONOMIC STUDY OF FARMING IN SUMTER COUNTY, GA. By H. M. DIXON, Assistant Agriculturist, and H. W. HAWTHORNE, Scientific Assistant CONTENTS Introduction 1 Summary of Results 2 Sources of Information ........ 3 Area Studied 3 Method of Procedure 6 Utilization of the Farm Area 7 Farm Tenure 10 Size of Farm 35 Diversity of Farm Receipts . ..... 52 The Relation of Size of Farm and Yield Per Acre of Cotton to Profits .... 54 The Cost of Producing Cotton .... 56. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1917 mamaaa. 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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