Farmers' Week in Agricultural- College. 



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The gross income was 



Cost of production (counting clearing and fertility) . 



Net profit 



Plowing one acre for potatoes 



Harrowing one acre for potatoes 



Eight bushels of seed 



Planting, cutting and dropping 



Cultivating seven times 



Hoeing and pulling weeds 



Digging and sorting 



Marketing 



Interest on land : . . . . 



Total . 



$5 , 042 . 00 



2,483.12 



2 , 559 . 00 



1.50 



.30 



6.00 



2.00 



2.40 



1.00 



7.50 



6.00 



6.00 



$32.70 



Small fruit sold from the farm in ten years 420 crates of berries. 



Average price received $1 . 65 per crate. 



Total amount received for small fruit. . . 



Total amount received for pears 



Premiums received on fruit 



Sold show fruit at St. Louis Exposition . 



Gross income 



$693 . 00 



429.00 



92.50 



62.50 



$1,329.00 



I started on the farm like other young men must start, with little money or property: 



Team, one cow and chickens . 



Household goods 



Cash 



Tools bought since on the farm 



Building material, house and barn 



Household goods bought since on the farm. 



Paid for nursery stock 



Garden seed 



Clover, alfalfa, grass seeds 



Fences 



Well, windmill and irrigation plant 



Spent in traveling 



For insurance 



Paid in bills 



Taxes 



Mortgage paid off 



Paid interest 



Paid for horses 



Total investment. 

 Potatoes and small fruits. 



$140.00 



100.00 



275.00 



505 . 50 



703 . 50 



212.50 



540.50 



52.50 



46.80 



46.90 



180.00 



794.00 



23.00 



162,00 



72.30 



150.00 



64.00 



215.00 



$4,751.10 

 3 , 888 . 00 



I was twice offered $100 per acre for my farm and refused it. T 

 let well enough alone. Nebraska is good enough to farm and live in. 

 The winnings during the last three years in growing crops for expositions 

 amount to $2,850. 



As I come to close, let us commence to farm the old farm as if she 

 were for future generations. IMaintain the fertility and teach the boys 

 how to farm smaller numbers of acres. We ought to make our farms 



