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 COST OF PRODUCING ONIONS 

 Value f Land- 

 High 0500.00 per acre 



Low - - 200.00 



Usual - 350.00 " 



Cost of the Crop- 

 Preparing land and planting - 



Preparing land 4.00 " 



Seed ( 40p{- 02.00) 4.00 



Seeding 1.00 



Planting sets 20.00 



Growing the crop- 

 Hand weeding and hoeing (010-95) 50,00 



II 



II 



Irrigating' (03 per time)- 



Upland - 10.00 " 



Peat .60 " 



Karvest- 



Pulling, topping and sacking .10 per sack 



Sacks .09 each 



Hauling (2 miles) .50 per ton 



Market Value o f Yield- 

 High 2.50 per cwt. 



Low - — - .25 " 



Average .80 " 



Taxes and Insurance- 

 Average land 2.00 per acre 



Good land — 3.00 



