38 BROOM-CORN AND BROOMS. 



The extremes for the first quality during this time being 7@15c., while 

 those of the poorer grades were 2@10c. 



PROFITS OF THE CROP. In some years planters have 

 made very large profits upon their Broom-corn ; these 

 unusual cases are widely published, while but little is 

 said of the many growers who have found it only a fairly 

 remunerative crop, and the losses from unfavorable 

 weather or want of proper knowledge, never find their 

 way into print. 



We have before us the statements of several experi- 

 enced growers in the Western States, where the character 

 of the soil allows the crop to be produced at the mini- 

 mum cost, these estimate that a ton of Broom-corn which 

 is the average product of three acres, costs from $40 to 

 $60. This at even the minimum price is a paying crop, 

 and on a good market, the profits are still more satisfac- 

 tory, but they are rarely extravagant. 



In a year of large crops the careful grower has a great 

 advantage, for as in all other products, the inferior quali- 

 ties are first to decline, and they fall more in proportion 

 than the better grades. 



GENERAL CONCLUSIONS. While those who have suit- 

 able land, and give the crop the attention it requires, 

 find Broom-corn, one year with another, as profitable as 

 any of the staple products, those who have read of the 

 exceptional cases, and expect to accumulate sudden 

 wealth by the culture, will be disappointed. Only those 

 will find it profitable who have the best implements, 

 buildings, and other appliances for carrying on the busi- 

 ness year after year. 



The great trouble with our farmers in undertaking any 



