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THE BUSINESS OF DAIRYING 



BALANCE SHEET FOR ONE ACRE OF LAND 



PLOT 16 

 Record for the Years 1837, 1898, 1899 



Date 



Manures, Fertilizers, Labor, and Seed 



Cost 



Amount Applied 



Nitro- 

 gen 



Phos- 

 phoric 

 Acid 



April 



1897. 

 To Fertilizer 



75 Ibs. ground bone 



75 Ibs. muriate of potash. 

 75 Ibs. acid phosphate 



$0 93 



1 46 



38 



21 



July 4-27 

 Oct. 12 



To Labor, Seed, etc. 



Plowing, 5 hours $1 50 



Harvesting, rolling, etc., 3 hrs. 90 



Planting corn, 1 hour $0.30 



Sowing fert., 1 hour 10 



10 qts. Southern white corn 



Cultivating. 6 hours $1 80 



12 Ibs. crimson clover 72 



Plowing, harA r esting, rolling, 10 hrs 



2 bu. rye, at 55 cents $1 10 



Drilling, 1 hour 30 



Total. 



2.40 



2 52 



3 00 



1 40 



Lbs. 



2.97 



To Labor and Seed- 

 Harrowing, 4 hours 1 20 



Rolling. 1 hour 30 



Carting weeds, 1 hour 20 



Man 1 hour 20 



12 Ibs. crimson clover 72 



Total $539 2.97 



1898. 



To Fertilizer- 

 June 1 6.7 tons manure $1005 42.88 



To Labor and Seed 



10 Plowing, 9 hours $2 70 



11 Harvesting, rolling, planting, 9 hrs.. 2 70 

 12 quarts corn 25 



22 Cultivating. 1V 2 hours 45 



22 Sowing crimson clover, 1 hour 20 



12 Ibs. crimson clover seed 72 



Total $1707 42.88 



1899* 



To Fertilizer- 

 June 1 6.1 tons manure $915 39.04 



21 50 Ibs. acid phosphate 23 



21 25 Ibs. ground bone 



21 25 Ibs. muriate of potash 50 



$20 17 



.90 56.57 



