

The Canadian Horticulturist. 207 



PROFIT AND LOSS. 



HOW SOME CROPS PAY A BIG PROFIT AND OTHERS DO 



^S'^,2f' THE REVERSE. 



^ ITEN a person who has raised a large crop reports the figures, with 

 the profit, to the agricultural press, without telling the other side of 

 the story. The real profits of farming are to be ascertained after 

 Jf^ averaging up the good crops with the poor ones. A correspondent 

 ^^i^y^^- of the American Garden gives some instructive figures of several 

 *-i-'^/'^ crops. A plot of one-seventeenth of an acre grew three crops — 

 lettuce, cabbage and celery. The income was as follows : 



617 heads lettuce § 12 20 



194 heads cabbage 8 16 



150 bunches celery. 15 00 



Total S 36 36 



Rate per acre $601 12 



The above plot was manured the fall previous with two tons of well-rotted 

 manure, costing about $3.50. The plot was cultivated at odd times, and the 

 crops sold with other produce. This plot also supplied a family of six persons 

 with an abundance of the above vegetables. 



Plot No 2 contained three acres, and grew potatoes, five varieties, with the 

 following result : 



7^ barrels seed potatoes § 9 25 



800 pounds phosphate, in hills 13 76 



500 pounds plaster 1 50 



2 pounds Paris Green 50 



I>iggiug 3 50 



Plowing and cultivating , 10 00 



Interest on land 15 00 



Total expenses $53 50 



BESULT. 



23 barrels marketable potatoes at $2 § 46 00 



5 barrels seed potatoes at §1 , 5 00 



5 barrels small potatoes at 30c 1 50 



Total receipts §52 50 



A plot of three-tenths of an acre was planted with strawberry plants. Every- 

 thing looked promising for a good crop, when the heavy rains set in, which 

 destroyed much pollen, causing many blossoms to blast. During ripening and 

 picking time no rain fell, thus cutting off the crop still more. The berries were 

 small and ill-shaped. The following is the result : 

 Cr. 



252 quarts berries at 1 Ic S 27 72 



Dr. 



Cultivation and setting §7 50 



Picking 2.52 quarts at 2c .... 5 04 



Interest on hand — 1 year 1 35 



Marketing 252 quarts at 1 c 2 52 



S 16 41 



Profit S 1 1 31 



Rate of profit per acre $ 37 70 



