DAIRY MEETING. l8l 



when we were told that soil inoculation was the one salvation 

 for "run-down" lands. We are now ready to say that given 

 the proper conditions so that the clover plant can thrive, the 

 bacteria will increase in a like proportion. In answer to the 

 statement so often heard, that one cannot produce feed as 

 cheaply as it can be purchased, I submit the following state- 

 ment of expenses of growing an acre of clover through three 

 years under our existing conditions at Orono in the way we 

 have been doing for the past few years. I realize that the cost 

 of operations under different conditions varies and so I have 

 tried to make this up for an average season, and I think I have 

 estimated the different operations liberally. 



ESTIMATED COST AND PROFIT OF GROWING AN ACRE OF CEOVER, 

 COVERING A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. 



Amount Expended. 



Plowing and fitting land $4 00 



Cost of clover and grass seed, and labor of seeding 3 25 



Seeding down fertilizer, 350 lbs 5 60 



Harvesting and threshing oats 4 25 



Cost of chemical top dressing, 2nd spring 5 95 



Cost of cutting and handling 3 tons hay @ $2.00 . . 6 00 



Cost of chemical top dressing for second crop 5 95 



Cost of cutting and handling 2 tons 2nd crop @ 



$2.00 4 00 



Cost of chemical top dressing for third season .... 5 95 



Cost of cutting 3 1-3 tons hay @ $2.00 6 66 



Rent of land, etc., 3 years @ $5.00 15 00 



$66 61 

 Amount Received. 



50 bu. oats @ 50c 25 00 



2,400 lbs. oat straw @ $8.00 9 60 



3 tons cured hay, 2nd season, ist crop @ $10.00 . . 30 00 



2 tons cured hay, 2nd season, 2nd crop @ $10.00 . . 20 00 



3 1-3 tons cured hay, 3rd season, ist crop @ $10.00 33 33 

 Fertilizing value of manure from 5 tons clover hay 



(less 25 per cent.) 



Nitrogen 156 lbs. @ .18 28 00 



Potash 165 lbs. @ .04^ 7 42 



Phosphoric acid 33 lbs. @ .05 i 65 



