NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 
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COMPILED BY OFFICE OF FAR^l MANAGEMENT. B. P. I., U. S. DEPART- 
MENT OF AGRICULTURE— 1908. 
(Farm of Fred McCullocb, Ilartwick, Iowa.) 
CROP, POTATOES. FIELD E-2, 3.7 A. 
Dates 
Totals 
1^ 
Per Acre 
m 
m 
■3 = 
Eg 
^a 
0£J 
o 
S 
B 
o 
Remarks 
Machine used 
Cutting seed 
Plowing 
Discing 4-17— 5-19 
Harrowing I 4-17— 5-19 
Planting 5-23— -22 
Harrowing 6- 8— 
Cultivating (4) 6- 6— 7-25 
Raking off weeds 
Digging ' 
General expense 
Total labor cost- 
Seed value 
Machinery cost 
Taxes 
Interest 
$ 1 
i}.20 i 
2.43 8.31i 
1.15 4.571 
l.OS 3.58J 
2.43 4.78 
1.20 1.22 2.43 
6.27 6.4212.84 
1.51 1.89 2.43 
13.17 13.38 26.76 
1.23 2.06 1.25 
1.73 
1.43 
2.39 
.388 
.646 
.324 
..700 
.408 
!.557 
13aV 248 
$ 40.03 35.^,66.95 $10.832 1 
37.50 I 10.1401 
1.65! .440, 
1.85' I .500 
18.30 I 5.000 
By hand. 
Gang. 
12 discs. 
Planter. 
1 row. 
50 bu. 
Total cost 
YIELD. 
Total, 215 bu. @ 50 cents 
Per acre, 66.2 bu. @ 50 cents. 
.$ 122.50 
SUMMARY. 
Total 
Per Acre j Per bu. 
Income 
Cost 
$ 122..50 
93.11 
? 
33.10 
25.18 
$ 
.50 
.38 
Profit 
.- -^ 29.39 
$ 
7.92 
$ 
.12 
Rate per hour man labor, 12.6 cents 
Rate per liour horse labor, 7 cents. 
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