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THE POTATO 





Commercial fertilizer 1,500 lbs. to 2,000 $28.50 to $35.00 



Preparing ground for seed . . . . 3 . 00 



Seed 600 pounds 7.00 



Planting 2.50 



Cultivation 3.50 



Gathering or harvesting 7.50 



Preparing for market 50 



Wear and tear on implements ... 50 



Rent of land (tenant farmer pays) . . $10.00 to $20.00 



Bordeaux mixture 4 . 00 



Paris green 50 



Hauling to market 3.50 



Average yield of product per acre . . 220 bu. 



Average value of product per acre . . ^^88 . 00 



Average size of fields 15 acres 



Average value per acre of land growing 



such crops 75.00 to 100.00 



Profit per acre 17.00 



''Much depends on the weather conditions as 

 to the cost of applying Bordeaux mixture, Paris 

 green, cost of cultivation, labor and general net 

 results. 



"The above estimates may be regarded the aver- 

 age for a series of years." 



Mr. L. F. Shanklin of Lompoc, Cal., estimates 

 the cost of producing an acre of potatoes as fol- 

 lows: 



Use of land (will rent for) . $30.00 



Seed 400 pounds at 1 J cents 6.00 



Plowing and preparation 5 . 00 



Cultivation twice — hoeiiig once 1 . 00 



Digging and picking 3 . 00 



Sacks 5 cents, sacking 5 cents (100 sacks per at) . 10 . 00 



Hauling 1.00 



$56.00 



His average crop is: 



