162 MUCK CROPS 



Canneries pay from $9 to $12 a ton for 

 corn delivered at the factory. Corn on the 

 general market or at the store brings from 

 5 to 20 cents a dozen. A common price paid 

 for good corn is 75 cents per 100 ears. 



It costs to grow an acre from $25 to $35, 

 sometimes more. Marketing costs vary 

 from $10 to $25 an acre according to where 



The truck used to carry vegetables to Buffalo, Niagara 

 Falls and Tonawanda. 



and how the corn is sold. Fodder is worth 

 to feed or placed in the silo from $5 to $15 

 an acre. Large growing sorts will yield 

 heavily if planted for silage use. 



The net returns vary as well, often being 

 as low as $10 an acre, sometimes a dead loss; 

 they may be as high as $50 or $60. 



