COSTS, YIELDS AND PROFITS 



scarcely anything, in some cases, 3,000 or 

 4,000 ears to the acre and less. A reason- 

 able yield from an acre is 8,000 to 10,000 

 ears, and a fair yield which will give profit 

 to the grower is about 1,000 dozen to the 



acre. 



RETURNS 



The returns vary greatly in different 

 sections. The first corn often brings from 

 35 to 40 cents a dozen, even when sold 

 in fairly large quantities. It is never, 

 however, sold in very large quantities, 

 because it is not produced in large enough 

 quantities to be sold in that manner. A 

 little later the corn drops to 25 and 30 

 cents a dozen, and from there on down to 

 the small sum of 3 to 5 cents. 



A great many years the average price 

 throughout a state for corn is 8 to 9 cents 

 a dozen. In some cases, it has been known 

 to hold to 1 cent an ear throughout the 

 season. For the early crop, on the average, 

 the figures would be about 25 cents a dozen 

 by the 100 dozen. The midseason crop 

 would average from 12 to 15 cents a dozen, 



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