SWEET CORN 



and the late crop from 8 to 10 cents a 



dozen. Some years these figures are toe 



high and other years they are decidedly 



low. 



PROFITS 



Early corn seems to be the most profit- 

 able, owing to the fact that higher prices 

 are obtained. It is often common for a 

 man to gross 3120 to 3150 for an acre 

 of early corn. The midseason would drop 

 to $7S to 3100 an acre, and the late corn 



often only 340 or 

 350. The cost of 

 producing corn 

 varies greatly, the 

 early corn being the 

 most expensive, 

 sometimes running 

 375 an acre — in 

 some cases more, 

 in others less, leav- 

 ing a profit of any- 

 where from 325 to 

 375 an acre. Mid- 



Ne Plus Ultra sweet corn. SCaSOn COm COStS 



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