DRY-LAND GRAINS IN THE GREAT BASIN. 39 



A net profit of S8.40 per acre can reasonably be expected on land 

 that has been fallow one year previous to cropping. This amount 

 earned every other year is equal to 10 per cent interest on an invest- 

 ment of $42 per acre for the land. Whether the farmer will actually 

 gain $8.40 on each acre producing wheat will depend not only on 

 local conditions and prices but also to a very great extent on his 

 ability to minimize expense and maximize yields. A slight s^'ing 

 of expense per acre or a small increase in yield per acre will materially 

 increase the profits of the farm. The greatest economy is necessary 

 in order to prevent waste of time, money, and product. The farmer 

 who gives his land approximately as much careful attention as the 

 successful business man devotes to his business, and who exercises the 

 same degree of thoughtl'ulness in planning and carrying on his opera- 

 tions, will find dry-land grain production a reasonably profitable 

 vocation. 



Approved : 



James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



Washington, D. C, April I^, 1909. 



[Cir. 61] 



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