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Methods of investigation 5 



Cost of production 5 



Items included in cost 6 



The canning industry 8 



Practices in buying canning crops 10 



Peas for the canning factory 12 



Agricultural conditions in the areas studied 13 



Orleans area 13 



Genesee area 14 



Steuben area 15 



Ontario area 15 



Other counties 15 



Cost of production 15 



Estimating average costs 16 



Seed 19 



Fertilizer 19 



Manure 21 



Lime 21 



Labor 21 



Miscellaneous expenses 23 



Interest 23 



Use of land 23 



Returns 25 



Prices paid ' 25 



Buying on a graded basis 25 



Miscellaneous returns 28 



Factors affecting net returns 28 



Return per hour of labor. .<. >./..-**VNK 29 



Variations in the cost of producing peas 30 



Labor requirements 33 



Factors affecting the cost of production of peas 35 



Yield per acre 35 



Acres of peas per farm 37 



Distance to viner 38 



Comparison of data obtained by the accounting and survey methods 39 



Tomatoes 40 



Agricultural conditions in the areas studied 4 2 



Orleans area 4 2 



Niagara area 4 2 



Chautauqua area 43 



Cost of production 44 



Estimating average costs 45 



Plants 47 



Fertilizer 4 8 



Manure 49 



Lime 5 



Labor 5<> 



Miscellaneous expenses 5 2 



Interest 5 2 



Use of land 53 



Returns 53 



Return per hour of labor 55 



Variations in the cost of producing tomatoes 56 



Labor requirements 57 



Factors affecting the cost of production of tomatoes 61 



Yield per acre 61 



Acres of tomatoes per farm 63 



Distance to receiving point 65 



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