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EXPENSES. 



16,350 days labor at $1.20 $19,610 



Superintendent, 3,000 



1 boiler, 1,500 



1 defecator, 1,200 



Book-keeper and clerk, 3,000 



Engineer, 1,000 



Carpenter, &c., 1,000 



Total skill labor $10,700 



1,100 tons of coal at.... $3.50 3,850 



Taxes, Insurance, 2,000 



Bone black loss 750 



4,500 bushels of lime at $28 1,260 



Int. on working capital 3,500 



6,696 tons beets at $4 26,784 



Incidentals, 10,000 



Interest on plant 4,200 



Interest, total, $28,654 



1,200,000 lbs. 8 per cent., yield at $8.25, ... $99,000 



1,227 tons of press cake at $4 a ton, 4,908 



Molasses, 1,825 



Residues as fertilizeis, 1,500 



Total, $107,233 



Total expenses, 82,654 



Profit, $24,579 



I have considered four dollars per ton a fair price to pay 



