FARM CROPS 149 



is able to grow in each field the several crops best adapted 

 to that special type of soil. Thus we have tobacco soils, 

 trucking soils, wheat and corn soils. Dairying succeeds 

 best in a section where crops like cowpeas, clover, alfalfa, 

 and corn are peculiarly at home. 



FIG. 142. A COTTON PLANT 



The figures below give the average amount of money 

 made annually per acre on our chief crops. 



AVERAGE VALUES PER ACRE OF THE VARIOUS CROPS 



Flowers and plants, $2014; nursery products, $170; 

 onions, $138; sugar cane, $87; small fruits, $8 1; hops, 

 $73; vegetables, $54; tobacco, $52; sweet potatoes, $37; 



