306 The Potato 



Four and One-third Acres Potatoes (1910) 



Yield, 9581 bushels (large) at 40 cents 

 Yield, 53 bushels (small) at 20 cents . 



Plowing 



Harrowing 



Planting 



Cultivating 



Hoeing, hand labor 



Spraying, 1050 gallons per acre . . . 



Digging and delivering 



732 bushels seed at 40 cents . . . 



8234 pounds fertilizer 



42 pounds paris green 



Profit, $75.87 



$15.33 

 9.75 

 18.63 

 13.02 

 3.81 

 40.70 

 63.32 

 29.40 



111.57 

 12.60 



$318.13 $394.00 



$383.40 

 10.60 



Potatoes 



Cost per Acbe 



1909 



1910 



Yield (large), 289| bushels at 40 cents 

 Yield (small), 27 bushels at 20 cents . 

 Yield (large), 22 li bushels at 40 cents 

 Yield (small), 12.2 bushels at 20 cents 



Plowing 



Harrowing 



Planting 



Cultivating 



Hoeing (hand labor) 



Spraying, 1000 gallons 



Spraying, 1050''" gallons 



Digging and delivering 



Seed, 16 bushels at 73 cents . . . . 

 Seed, 17 bushels at 40 cents . . . . 



Fertilizer, 1800 pounds 



Fertihzer, 1900+ pounds 



Paris green, 7 pounds 



Paris green, 9.Q'^ pounds 



Total cost per acre 



Profit per acre 



$115.92 

 5.40 



4.18 

 1.90 

 4.30 

 1.73 

 .68 

 8.49 



24.01 

 11.68 



25.20 



2.10 



$84.27 

 37.05 



$88.48 

 2.44 



3.54 

 2.25 

 4.30 

 3.00 



9.39 

 14.61 



6.80 



25.75 



2.91 



$73.43 

 17.49 



