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COST OF PRODUCING THE TOMATO 



Value of Land- 



High $ 1000.00 per acre 



Low - 150.00 " 



Usual --- - 200.00 " 



Cost of the Crop- 

 Preparing land and planting- 

 Preparing land and marking 5,00 " 



Plants .«•• Home gro^vn .50 " 



Purchased 5,00 " 



Planting — 2.00 " 



Growing the Crop- 

 Cultivation 2.00 " 



Hoeing — - 2.00 



Harvest- 

 Picking for cannery 2,00 per ton 



Picking for shipment 3,00 " 



Hauling to cannery (3 miles) 1.00 " 



Crate, packing and shipping ( ._X24jf)-_ .25 each 



Lug, packing and shipping (30#) .20 " 



Taxes and Insurance- 

 Average land 4.00 per acre 



Good land 7.50 " 



Market Value of Yields- 



For Cannery For Market 

 High 8.00 3q! per lb. 



Low 6.00 3/40 



Average 7.00 1 1/45^ " 



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