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(4) Cost of spraying one and one-half acres at Greenlawn. 



(a) Cost of materials for spraying $5 90 



Copper sulphate $3 60 



One barrel lime 1 50 



Expressage 80 



(b) Labors 27 25 



(c) Allowance for wear of spraying outfit 2 46 



Total $35 61 



Cost per acre . 23 74 



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(5) Cost 1 * of growing and gathering one and one-half acres at 



Greenlawn. 



Eight loads of stable manure $18 00 



One thousand pounds of fertilizer 16 00 



Preparation of land 5 00 



Seed 1 20 



Planting 2 00 



Cultivation 7 00 



Rent of land 6 00 



Gathering crop 36 00 



$91 20 



Credit to value of stable manure for the following crop. . . 9 00 



Net cost $82 20 



Cost per acre 54 80 



(6) Profit. 



Total value of crop on one and one-half acres $218 51 



Cost of spraying one and one-half acres $35 61 



Cost of growing and gathering one and one-half 

 acres 82 20 



Cost of growing, gathering and spraying one and one-half 

 acres . . 117 81 



Net profit on one and one-half acres $100 70 



Net profit per acre 67 13 



i* Labor is estimated at $1.50 per day for a man and $3.00 per day for a 

 team. One-half day allowed for each spraying. 

 IB Estimated by D. R. Smith, the owner. 



