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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
COMriLED BY OFFICE OF FARM MANAGEMENT, B. P. I., U. 
:iIENT OF AGRICULTURE-190S. 
(Farm of Fred McCullocb, Hartwick, Iowa.) 
Crop. Corn. 1908. Field A, 44.24 acres. 
DEPART- 
Dates 
Totals 
Per Acre 
a o 
O 
o 
2 
ji 
ii 
1 
Remarks 
Machine used 
Care seed corn 
1^ 
90i 
77h 
m 
354 
3^ 
93 
82h 
611 
611 
62^ 
mh 
91 
1,190J 
310 
137 
705 
"lie" 
1645 
1221 
879"" 
mi 
$ 2.05 
39.29 
31.46 
14.95 
9.38 
.44 
24.74 
21.88 
16.29 
16.37 
16.76 
120.05 
15.3:3 
.37 
2.25 
1.75 
.79 
7. 
3.10 
1.58 
.OKi 
.888 
.711 
.338 
.212 
.01 
.359 
.494 
.368 
.37 
.379 
2.713 
.346 
Plowing' 
Gang plow. 
4- 8— '3-9 
4-^— '5-14 
.5- 2— 5-15 
6- 6— 
5-2:3— &-2 
6-3— 6-10 
6-13— 6-18 
6-22— 6-26 
6-29- 7- 2 
9-28-12- 2 
12 discs. 
Harrowing 
Spike tooth. 
Planting 
Replanting 
1st cultivation 
2d cultivation 
3d cultivation 
4th cultivation 
otli cultivation 
2.10 
1.90 
1.39 
1.39 
1.41 
10.. 50 
2.06 
4.20 
3.80 
2.78 
2.78 
2.82 
19.90 
1.25 
1 row. 
1 row. 
1 row. 
1 row. 
1 row. 
Wagon.* 
General expense 
Total labor cost 
2,337 
$328.99 
19.50 
19.77 
22.12 
221.30 
26.86 
37.85 
7.434 
.41 
.417 
.50- 
5.00 
Seed 
65 bu. @ $3. 
Taxes 
Interest 
Total 
1,1905 
2,1557 
$311.83 
26.89l57.85 
13.S21 
YIELD. 
Total 44.21 acres: 2,820.3 bu. corn Qi 50 cents per bushel $1,410.15 
Yield per acre, 63.75 l)u. corn @ .% cents per bushel 31.87 
SUMMARY. 
•$ 
1,410.15 
611.83 
$ 
31.87 
13.83 
$ 
..50 
Cost __..-- - - 
.217 
Profit 
$ 
798.27 
$ 
18.05 
.283 
Rate per liour man labor, 12.6 cents 
Rate per hour horse labor, 7 cents. 
