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COST OF PRODUCING BSAIIS (LIMAS ^ 



Value of Land- 



II 



II 



^^^ 01500.00 per acre 



Low 200.00 " 



Usual 400.00 



Cost of the Crop- 

 Preparing Land and Planting- 

 Fall plowing __ 2.00 



Winter v;orking . 4.00 



Cost of seed (50# e 60) -— - _ 3*00 



Seeding - _ _ [30 



Growing the Crop- 



_ Cultivating 5 times 2.50 " 



Hoeing, 1 time ( (;1 - ^12 ) - s.'oo 



Harvest - 



Cutting vines ^ ^35 u 



Cocking g5 „ 



Threshing — - _ [^q p^^ ^^^^^ 



f^""^^ -" — - .10 each 



Hauling (3 miles) Qg 



Recleaning (weighing, etc.) — [08 per sack 



Market Value of Yield- 



"^S^ - - .07 per lb. 



^°^ -- - — .04 '■ 



A^'^^^S^ - .04 1/2" 



By-Products- 

 Straw ( weight equal to beans, average 



- ^ , , ,, ^ ■'-°" - 5.00 per acre 



Cost to handle 2 50 " 



Taxes and Insurance- 



Average land 4_00 p^^ ^^^^ 



^°°^ 1^"^ — -— 6.00 " 



