COTTON 207 



AVERAGE EXPENSES IN COTTON PRODUCTION 



ON BASIS OF AN ACRE 

 Items of Expense Many Farms 



Plowing $1 . 55 



Harrowing .52 



Bedding and Adding Fertilizers 1 . 65 



Planting .44 



Chopping 1 . 34 



Cultivation 3.75 



Seed 35 



Fertilizer. 4 . 75 



Picking 4 . 55 



Ginning 1 . 35 



Other expenses 2 . 88 



Total $23.13 



Less value of seed 4 . 72 



Average acre expense of producing lint ... $18.41 



Average yield of lint cotton in pounds . . . 296 



Expense per pound lint cotton 6 . 2c 



Market value of lint at 10 cents $29 . 69 



Receipts per acre above expense $11 . 10 



WHAT COST MEANS 



Estimates showing " cost of production" are free- 

 ly made and often are misleading, because they are 

 based solely on items of expense incidental to pro- 

 ducing the crop during its growing period only. 

 The cost of production ascertained in this manner 

 is incomplete since it leaves out of consideration 

 many items that are necessary and legitimate and 

 which must be included if a fair and accurate 

 statement is to be made. 



On many farms cotton is the only crop produced ; 

 even feed for work stock (and this is not uncommon) 



