. Bulletin. FAKM-MANAGEMENT SUEVEY OF REPRESENTATIVE AREAS. 9 ^ t ^ ^ S % o ^ Q 1 \ - 1 1 \ \ / * \ 1 1 1 1 \ \ CA f?ROL L., /OWA â. I. \ LAF~s4VETTE7 //VD/AAt'A. strated that the rainfall during the months of July and August de- termines to a large extent the yield of corn. Figure 3 shows the average monthly ^ S | rainfall for 10 years, as well as for the year 1910. In Illinois and Indiana the year may be said to be normal in almost all climatic respects. In Iowa a drought in early summer caused a shortage in the returns of pos- sibly 20 per cent be- low normal. The effects of this drought we
. Bulletin. FAKM-MANAGEMENT SUEVEY OF REPRESENTATIVE AREAS. 9 ^ t ^ ^ S % o ^ Q 1 \ - 1 1 \ \ / * \ 1 1 1 1 \ \ CA f?ROL L., /OWA â. I. \ LAF~s4VETTE7 //VD/AAt'A. strated that the rainfall during the months of July and August de- termines to a large extent the yield of corn. Figure 3 shows the average monthly ^ S | rainfall for 10 years, as well as for the year 1910. In Illinois and Indiana the year may be said to be normal in almost all climatic respects. In Iowa a drought in early summer caused a shortage in the returns of pos- sibly 20 per cent be- low normal. The effects of this drought were most noticeable on the corn crop. The prices of live stock and grain are dis* cussed on page 31. These had a marked effect on the profits derived from the two types of farming. FARM PROFITS. INCOMES RECEIVED BY FARM OWNERS. The average capital, receipts, expenditures, and labor incomes for the 273 farms operated by owners are given in Table II. Table II.âAverage area, capital, receipts, expenses, and profits on 273 farms operated by oioners in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. / â.â V > \ / t ^ t \ "*-«, ^"â "J / / S 1 f »â*-£ *"^ SPR//VGF/ELD, /LL/NO/S. ⢠AVERAGEfttOMTPL yPREC/P/TAT/OA/, /90/-/3/0 WCLOS/VE. _ MO/VTHLr PREC/P/TAT/OM, /S/O. Fig. 3.âChart showing a comparison of the rainfall in 1910 with the 10-year average for each district surveyed. Item. Indiana. Illinois. Iowa. Grand total or general average. Total number of farms Average area Average capital Average receipts Average expenses1 Average farm income Average interest at 5 per cent. Average owner's labor income. 123 105 73 253 77 176 273 178 817,535 1,876 689 1,187 877 310 .$51,091 5,042 1,866 3,176 2,554 622 $23,193 2,308 858 1,450 1,159 291 30, 606 3, 076 1,138 1,938 1,530 408 1 The value of unpaid family labor, except the operator's, has been added in other farm ex- penses. It is equivalent to the amount that would have been paid to hired help had not the family
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