DIVISIOX OF HORTICULTURE 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Distance between Rows and between Plants. 



705 



Cost of Growing One Acre of Potatoes. 



One half of an acre was planted with Irish Cobbler, an early variety, and another 

 one half acre alongside was planted with Green Mountain, a main crop variety of 

 potatoes. In the following table a record is given of the cost of growing these potatoes: 



Details with cost. 



Variety. 



Number of acres 



Rent of land at $3 per acre 



Share of manure at the rate of 25 tons per acre 



Use of machinery at 60 cents per acre 



10 bushels of seed at 50 cents per bushel 



Plowing and ribbing, autumn 1914, 2\ hours at 34 cents 



Harrowing in autumn, 2 hours and 30 minutes at 34 cents 



Discing in Spring 37 minutes at 41 cents per hour 



Harrowing in Spring, 1 hour at 34 cents per hour 



Rolling one-third hour at 34 cents per hour 



Cutting sets, 4 hours and 25 minutes labour at 17 cents per hour — 



Planting, 1 hour at 34 cents per hour 



Planting 1 hour labour at 17 cents per hour 



Spraying, 1 hour and 10 minutes at 34 cents per hour , 



Spray material, 7 applications (poisoned Bordeaux) 



Hoeing, 5 hours manual labour at 17 cents per hour 



Cultivating, 3 hours at 27 cents per hour 



Cultivating, 2 hours and 20 minutes at 34 cents per hour 



Picking potatoes, 20 hours at 17 cents per hour 



Digging and harrowing, 1 hour and 17 minutes at 34 cents per hour 



Hauling, 2 hours at 27 cents per hour ^ 



Storing, 7 hours at 17 cents per hour 



Cost per plot 



Cost per acre 



Yield of potatoes per plot 



Yield of potatoes per acre 



Cost to produce 1 ton of potatoes ^ • • 



Cost to produce 1 bushel of potatoes 



$5 40 

 •16-20. 



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