The condensed itemized cost showing made by 

 the forty-six growers who reported planting with 

 listers, or who have found that method prefera- 

 ble, is thus: 



Seed $ .075 



Listing .505 



Cultivating 1.090 



Husking and putting in crib 1.140 



Wear and tear and interest on cost of 



tools . .235 



Rent of land (or interest on its value) ••• 2.540 



Total cost $ 5.585 



Cost per bushel .139 



Average value of corn land per acre- 28.710 



Statements of cost where the land is plowed, 

 well-harrowed, and planted with the ordinary 

 check-row machine, summarize for each item as 

 below : 



Seed $ .065 



Plowing 1.030 



Harrowing .225 



Planting .245 



Cultivating .965 



Husking and putting in crib 1.180 



Wear and tear and interest on cost of 



tools .233 



Rent of land (or interest on its value) ••• 2.370 



Total cost $ 6.313 



Cost per bushel, .158 



Average value of corn land per acre--- 29.370 



In none of these calculations has there been 

 made any allowance for the value of corn stalks, 

 which ordinarily, under the crudest management, 

 should offset the cost of harvesting the grain, 

 and under proper conditions have a forage value 

 much in excess of such cost. Taking these into 

 every estimate, as should rightly be done, the 

 showing of cost per bushel would be very sen- 

 sibly diminished. In the result of this investi- 

 gation it will likewise be noted that the rental 

 for these Kansas corn lands, or the interest figured 

 by their owners on the investment represented, 



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