HOW TO ESTIMATE PROFITS 



bandry, including poultry husbandry and 

 dairying. He needs to have a good under- 

 standing of the principles of agricultural 

 chemistry, to have a knowledge of how to 

 prevent and combat fungous diseases and 

 insect enemies. To get the most out of his 

 timber land he should know at least some of 

 the first principles of forestry, and if he has 

 gained some instruction in the study of land- 

 scape gardening, his home will be more 

 attractive, and his farm a source of greater 

 pleasure to him. 



To proceed with the estimate, the first 

 thing to be done is to make a record of the 

 cropping system, giving the areas and the 

 estimated production of each crop. How 

 is the yield per acre to be determined? 

 Clearly, one cannot afford to estimate his 

 profits on the basis of some unusual yields. 

 If one could be assured of 40 bushels of 

 wheat, 60 bushels of oats, five tons of hay, 

 300 bushels of potatoes, or 200 bushels of 

 apples per acre, or 500 pounds of butter fat 

 per cow, or 150 eggs per hen per year, there 

 would be no difficulty about obtaining a 

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