36 LAND AND LABOR. 



ESTIMATE FOB RAISING WHEAT, FURNISHING EVERYTHING. 



8 cts. ma. 

 Plowing, 2| acres per day, $20 per month wages, 77c. 



per day, per acre, 31 



Interest on team, $375 ; harness, $25 ; plow, $50 ; to- 

 tal, $450, per acre, 02 2 

 Wear and tear, 25 per cent on outfit, 11 2 

 Board, man per day, 20 cents ; team 45 cents, per acre, 26 

 Stable men's labor and board, per acre, 20 

 (Stable men, wear and tear, and interest on team and 



harness, for one year included.) 

 Sowing, 35 acres per day, wages $20 per month, 77c. 



per day, 02 2 



Board, man, 20c. ; team, 45c. per day, per acre, 01 9 



Wear and tear on seeder, 25 per cent., per acre, 03 9 



Interest, at 10 per cent, 2 



Harvesting (wire or cord binders), for wire or cord, 50 



15 acres per day, wages $20 per month, 77c. per day, 



per acre, 05 1 



Board of man, 25c. ; team, 50c. per day, per acre, 05 



Interest on reaper, $250, at 10 per cent., 150 acres per 



machine, per acre, 16 



Wear and tear on reaper, at 25 per cent, $62 50, 150 



acres per machine, per acre, 41 6 



Shocking man, 77c. per day, 10 acres per day, and 



board at 25c., per acre, 10 2 



Thrashing, 25 men at $2 per day, 40 acres, per acre, 1 25 

 Board, 25 men at 25c. a day, 40 acres, per acre, 15 6 



Intnvst and wear and tear on thrasher and engine, per 



acre, 10 



Marketing man, 77c., board 20c., board team, 45c., 40 



acres per day, per acre, 32 5 



Freight, 13c., at 20 bushels per acre, 2 60 



Incidentals, including interest and wear and tear on 



permanent investment, py acre, 2 00 



Total cost per acre, $8 69 6 



