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REroRT OF Faemers' institutes 



COST OF PRODUCING CABBAGE 



1913 



Number of farms 



Number of acres 



Average acres per farm 



Average yield per acre in tons. 



4 

 ... 28.6 

 7.2 

 5.2 



Cost of growing 'per acre Amount 



Seed 



Fertilizer 260 lbs. 



Manure 



Man labor 



Horse labor 



Use of equipment 



Use of land, at 6 per cent 



Use of buildings, at 8 per cent , 



Interest, at 5 per cent , 



All other costs 



90.9 hrs. 

 73 . 4 hrs. 



$1 

 4 



10 

 93 



6 25 

 14 31 



10 

 2 

 5 



44 



88 

 20 

 35 

 18 

 18 



Total cost of growing *$45 64 



Cost of marketing per ton 



Cost of grow-ing per ton 



Cost of growing and marketing per ton 8 71 



Profit per ton • 11 47 



Profit per man hour 66 



1914 

 9 



74.8 

 8.3 

 8.7 



Amount 



.741b. 



392.7 lbs. 



2.51 tons 



68 . 9 hrs. 



54 . 3 hrs. 



$2 47 



43 

 35 



589 tons 



13 28 



8 72 



$44 

 1 

 5 

 6 



60 

 14 

 03 



79 

 38 



10 

 44 

 06 

 50 

 76 

 07 



COST OF PRODUCING BUCKWHEAT 



1913 



Number of farms 7 



Number of acres 75 . 



Average acres per farm 10.8 



Average \'ield per acre in bushels. ... 14 



Cost of groioing per acre Amount 



Seed 1,5 bu. 



Fertilizer 



Manure 



Threshing 



Twine 



Man labor 20 . 4 hrs. 



Horse labor 37 . 5 hrs. 



Use of equipment 



Use of land, at 6 per cent 



Use of buildings, at 8 per cent 



Interest, at 5 per cent 



All other costs 



Total cost of growing 



Cost of marketing per bushel 



Cost of growing pe.- bushel 



Cost of growing and marketing per bushel 



Profit per bushel 



Profit per man hour 



1914 



59.5 



7 4 



18.7 



Aynount 



4 42 1.2 bu. $1 15 



«n/ 12.6 lbs. 18 

 *^°"\ .06 tons 12 



48 74 



14 06 



2 93 23.1 hrs. 3 67 



5 45 36.7 hrs. 5 47 



1 49 1 31 



2 53 2 91 



48 74 



24 



07 



*$18 52 $16 66 



323 bu. 03 



82 



1 32 85 



—45 —08 



—31 —07 



* Includes marketing. 



