34 THE AGRICULTURAL BLOC 



very stringent as nearly half the capital- 

 istic classes of Europe would want to come 

 to the United States of America. To make 

 a long story short, let me illustrate the re- 

 turns of the average 100-acre farm in the 

 Willamette Valley now as compared to what 

 it would be under that needed protection on 

 raw materials. 



100 acres at present : 



30 acres in wheat, yield 16 bushels, 



at $1 per bushel $ 480.00 



30 acres in oats, yield 40 bushels, 



at 40c per bushel 480.00 



10 acres in hay for working stock 

 10 acres in grain for working stock 

 20 acres in miscellaneous crops at 

 $30 per acre 600.00 



$1560.00 

 Contra expenses: 



Taxes $ 75.00 



Casual labor 300.00 



Repairs 400.00 



$775.00 $ 785.00 



Living and clothing for family of seven 

 persons, or $112.04 each. 



Conditions that would exist if proper pro- 

 tection were put on raw materials : 



100 acres in Willamette Valley: 

 25 acres in wheat, yield 40 bushels, 



at $2 $2000.00 



