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COST 07 PRODUCING ALFALFA 



Value of Land- 



II 



II 



Raw land- 



High ;,'250.00 per acre 



Low 75.00 



Usual — - 150.00 



Developed land- 

 High - 400.00 



Low — - 125.00 



Usual 200.00 



Cost of Establishing- (Preparing land and Planting) 



Price of irrigating system or water right 



(included in land value) 



Leveling, checking and ditching ($8 to 075)- 20.00 " 

 Preparing seed bed, plowing and v/orking 



down - 5.00 



Cost of seed (18# & 16 l/Z^) - - 3.00 



Seeding (broadcast) .25 



Cost of Growing - (Annual) 



Irrigating (250 - U5) 3.00 



V/ater (;,1.50 - 05) 2.00 



Upkeep of ditches, checks and gates 1.00 " 



Cost of Harvesting- 

 Mowing .50 per cutting 



per acre 



Raking — .25 " 



Cocking ,40 



Baling (vl.25 to v2.50) 1.75 per ton 



Hauling to cars (3 mile haul) .75 " ' 



Market Value of Yield- 

 High 18.00 per ton 



Low - 4.00 " 



Average 8.00 " 



Taxes and Insurance- 



To maturity (1st year) 1.00 per acre 



After naturity- 



Average land 1.50 " 



Good land 2.00 



