306 The Potato 



Four and One-third Acres Potatoes (1910) 



Yield, 9581 bushels (large) at 40 cents 

 Yield, 53 bushels (small) at 20 cents . 



Plowing 



Harrowing 



Planting 



Cultivating 



Hoeing, hand labor 



Spraying, 1050 gallons per acre . . . 



Digging and delivering 



732 bushels seed at 40 cents . . . 



8234 pounds fertiUzer 



42 pounds paris green 



Profit, S75.87 



$15.33 

 9.75 

 18.63 

 13.02 

 3.81 

 40.70 

 63.32 

 29.40 



111.57 

 12.60 



$383.40 

 10.60 



$318.13 $394.00 



Potatoes 



Cost per Acre 



1909 



1910 



Yield (large), 289| bushels at 40 cents 

 Yield (small), 27 bushels at 20 cents . 

 Yield (large), 221J bushels at 40 cents 

 Yield (small), 12.2 bushels at 20 cents 



Plowing 



Harrowing 



Planting 



Cultivating 



Hoeing (hand labor) 



Spraying, 1000 gallons 



Spraying, 1050+ gallons 



Digging and delivering 



Seed, 16 bushels at 73 cents . . . . 

 Seed, 17 bushels at 40 cents . . . . 



Fertilizer, 1800 pounds 



Fertilizer, 1900+ pounds 



Paris green, 7 pounds 



Paris green, 9.6+ pounds 



Total cost per acre 



Profit per acre 



$115.92 

 5.40 



4.18 

 1.90 

 4.30 

 1.73 



.68 

 8.49 



24.01 

 11.68 



25.20 



2.10 



$84.27 

 37.05 



$88.48 

 2.44 



3.54 

 2.25 

 4.30 

 3.00 



.88 



9.39 

 14.61 



6.80 



25.75 



2.91 



$73.43 

 17.49 



