12 BULLETIX 442, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



From the experiments made thus far the following estimates are 

 given of the cost of production and the returns that may be expected 

 for this crop under average conditions: 



EXPENDITURES. 



First year (per acre): 



Preparing the land $3. 00 



Planting 2. 00 



Fertilizers. . . 8. 00 



Cultivation - 2. 00 



Harvesting und distilling 5. 00 



Total expenditures, first year 20. 00 



Succeeding years (per acre); 



Cultivation 1. 00 



Fertilizers 8. 00 



Harvesting and distilling 8. 00 



. Tolal expenditures, second year and succeeding years 17. 00 



RETURNS. 



First year: 25 pounds of oil per acre, at 80 cents 20. 00 



Succeeding years: 35 pounds of oil per acre, at 80 cents 28. 00 



In these statements no allowance is made for such charges as 

 taxes, insurance, mterest, or depreciation of outfit. It is doubtful 

 whether the production of lemon-grass oil would be profitable if aU 

 overhead charges were placed against this crop alone, since the dis- 

 tilling plant would be in use only a few weeks m a year. However, 

 if grown in connection with other volatile-oil plants, so that a long 

 distilling season would be secured, it is believed that this crop will 

 A'ield returns comparing favorabl}' with other crops grown on the 

 same type of land. 



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