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that labor in the region referred to is somewhat lower 

 than in the north of France, where the beet is most 

 extensively cultivated. 



The total cost of cultivating and harvesting the 

 beets on 580^5- acres of land was as follows : 

 Four Ploughings, $9.18 per acre . . $5,335-34 

 Manures, . . . 9.77 " " . . 5,676.31 

 Seeds, ..... 53 u " 3 IO 4 6 

 Sowing, .... 1.84 " " . . 1,078.35 

 Cultivation, . . . 3.56 " " . . 2,069.10 

 Harvesting, ... 1.42 u " . . 827.64 

 Transportation, . 1.18 " " . . 690.09 

 Sundries, ... .27 " " . . 156.26 



Total, . . .$27.75 . $16,143.55 



The total cost of cultivating and harvesting the 

 wheat on 11- acres of land was as follows : 



Ploughings, .... $4.04 per acre $2,065.37 



Manures, ..... 7.46 " " . 3,817.68 



Seed-sowing, .... 3.55 " " . 1,818.30 



Harrowing and rolling, 1.28 " " . 658.98 



Harvesting and threshing, 3.40 " " . 1,745.12 



Sundries, ...... 27 " " . 138.81 



Total, .... $20.00 " " $10,244.26 



From the above figures it appears that the cost of 

 cultivating and harvesting an acre of beets was $27.75, 

 and of an acre of wheat $20.00. Rent of land is not 

 included in either account. The cost, then, of the acre 

 of beets, was nearly thirty-eight per cent, more tlian 

 that of the acre of wheat. 



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