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leaving each one to draw from this parallel the conclusions applicable 

 to his own situation. 



The return being 44 bushels of grain and 4444 pounds of straw, 

 if we fix the price of grain at $1.23 the bushel, and that of straw at 

 $6.65 the ton, the harvest represents the value of $151.05. 



Thus $151.05 



Against an annual cost of manure of. 41.93 



Excess of produce $109.06 



You will tell me perhaps that in this valuation I have not counted 

 the cost of transporting the fertilizers. The observation is just. 

 Let us, then, add to this the sum of $5.70 ; the excess in favor of the 

 harvest will be $103.36, to cover the rent of the soil, taxes, cost of 

 culture and interest on capital engaged. 



I am going to examine a second hypothesis, which applies particu- 

 larly to medium and large cultures a working directed by the old 

 traditions, but whose returns are small, and which we wish to transfer 

 to the order of high cultures and large returns with little means. To 

 give more precision to what follows, I will again take the farm of 

 Bechelbronn for an example. 



There manure alone is used, and of the 247 acres which compose 

 the domain, 135 are devoted to meadow, and only 112 to cultivation, 

 properly speaking. The rough sum of the yearly products is $3919.70, 

 obtained by the aid of a rolling capital of $6650. 

 Culture with Manure Alone. 



RETURNS. PRODUCTS. 



Acres 

 in culture. The acre. 



Irish potatoes 15 1 10,871 Ibs. 



Beets 61 23,419 " 



Wheat (grain)... 45 

 Wheat (straw)... 45 



Clover 22* 



Oats (grain) 22* 



Oats (straw) 22 



Total. 



171,218 Ibs. 

 158,078 " 



1,202 bu. 

 129,735 Ibs. 

 116,100 " 

 1,012 bu. 

 37,462 Ibs. 



The acre. 



$46.44 

 80.18 

 30.46 



6.84 

 26.93 

 25.56 



3.12 



2,672 bu. 

 2,883 Ibs. 

 5,160 " 

 45 bu. 

 1,665 Ibs. 



Total production 



Now, by means of an increase of manure, at $10.13 the 

 rough sum of the products will be carried from $4202.42 to 

 leaving a profit of $1749.46, instead of $627. 



Culture with Manure and Fertilizers Mixed. 



Total. 



$731.43 



541.21 



1,370.90 



307.80 



605.92 



575.10 



70.20 



$4,202.42 



acre, the 



$5951.96, 



