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 COST OF PRODUCING SW£ET POTATOES 



Value of Land- 



High 0350,00 per acre 



Lor/ - — 100.00 



Usual - 150.00 " 



Cost of the Crop- 

 Preparing land and planting- 

 Cultivation ((;4- 10) - — 6.00 " 



Plants - Home grov/n 5,00 " 



Purchased 8.00 " 



Planting (10,000 plants ( $4- 10) — 5.00 



Irrigation (wr.ter and labor) 3.00 " 



Growing the Crop- 

 Irrigation (water and labor) 5,00 " 



Cultivation ( 3 times © 50)^) 1.50 " 



Harvesting- 

 Digging and sacking (10 - 200) .15 per 100# 



Crates .17 each or fur- 

 nished by 

 buyer 



Sacks ,09 each 



Hauling ( 5 miles) 1.50 per ton 



Taxes and Insurance- 

 Average land 1.25 per acre 



Good land 1.50 



Market Value of Yield- 

 High - - 7.00 per 100# 



Low -— .50 " 



Average 1.25 " 



