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for seed and plants was considerably lower in New Jersey, because there 

 tomato plants are grown in the field. The cost of both fertilizer and manure 

 was higher in New Jersey than in New York. The combined expenses 

 for plants, fertilizer, and manure in the two States were about equal. 

 The man and horse hours per acre were lower in New Jersey. Larger 

 acreages were grown per farm. The hours were a little higher than' for 

 New York farms growing over 7 acres (table 70). 



Ohio 



Cost figures on tomatoes were obtained in 1920 on 27 farms in Wood 

 County, Ohio, by the Ohio State College of Agriculture. The accounting 

 method was used. The average cost per acre on 26 of these farms is 

 given in table 75'. 6 



TABLE 75. AVERAGE COST OF PRODUCING AN ACRE OF TOMATOES ON 26 OHIO 

 FARMS GROWING 185.7 ACRES IN 1920 



An average of 7.1 acres of tomatoes per farm was grown on the Ohio 

 farms. The average yield harvested per acre was lower than on the New 

 York farms, and about the same proportion of the crop was not harvested. 

 Very little fertilizer was used. The manure was charged at from $3 to 

 $4 per ton. 



The hours of human and horse labor were less than in New York. 

 The costs given were for farmers keeping accounts on the crop, therefore 

 they might be expected to be lower than for average farms. Also, the 

 acreage of tomatoes per farm was fairly large. Tractors were used on 



8 Adapted from a mimeographed report by R. F. Taber. 



