ioo FARM AND SCHOOL PROBLEMS. 



Plowing $1.89 



Harrowing .63 



Fertilizer 1 . 50 



Seed 41 



Planting .32 



Cultivation 1.84 



Harvesting . . 1.41 



Rental value or interest on investment 4.79 



Total cost per acre $12.79 



2. If the average yield of corn in Indiana was 36.5 bushels in 1911, 

 and the average price of corn was 40c, what was the profit per acre? 



Another state reports cost of producing an acre of corn as 

 follows : 



A LOW ESTIMATE. 



Plowing at $1.00 per acre $1.00 



Harrowing at 15c per acre (twice) .30 



Discing at 25c per acre (twice) .50 



Planting at 17c per acre * .17 



Seed at 50c per acre ($2.50 for seed) .50 



Cultivating at 25c per acre (three times) .75 



Hoeing once at 20c per acre : .20 



Husking at $1.25 per acre 1.25 



Marketing at $1.25 per acre 1 . 25 



Plant food at 71c 71 



Rent at $3.00 3.00 



Interest on investment (equipment) .50 



Total $10 . 13 



The government reports for 1910 give the average cost of 

 producing corn in the corn belt at $14.63 per acre. 



PROBLEMS. 



1. If the ten-year average yield of the corn belt states was 30.9 

 bushels and the average farm value was 42.4c per bushel, what was the 

 loss or profit per acre for the 10-year period? 



2. How much corn must be grown per acre at the cost of production 

 and price of corn given above to make corn raising profitable in the corn 

 growing states? 



3. Based on a cost of production of $14.63 per acre, what would 

 be the profits from a yield of 35 bushels, 50 bushels, 75 bushels, per acre? 



