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The cost of production in the lower Rio Grande district, 

 Texas, has been estimated by the Office of Farm Manage- 

 ment, United States Department of Agriculture : ^ 



Breaking, harrowing, leveling . . 

 Ridging and preparing beds . . . 

 Working on borders and ditches . . 



Setting 10,000 plants 



12 irrigations 



15 cultivations 



Hand work with hoe 



Spraying 



Weed pulling 



Planting pop corn for summer shade 



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Of the cash expenses the following is an average sum- 

 mary of the data available : 



Picking, 2000 quarts (estimated yield per acre) at 3^ $60.00 



10,000 plants per acre at $3.50 35.00 



2000 boxes 12.00 



Cost of irrigation water 10.00 



Interest on land, 6% of $150 per acre 9.00 



Value of man labor 56Hays at 75 ^ 42.37 



Value of mule labor 25i days at $1.00 25.17 



$193.54 



When the bed is carried for two or three years the cost 

 of production is reduced to about $100. 



Pacific states. 



According to B. O. Longyear, yields in the Canon City 

 district, Colorado, range from 300 to 800 twenty-four quart 



1 Cir. 1, Tex. Exp. Sta. 



