SUGAR-CANE CULTURE FOR SIRUP PRODUCTION. 41 



Table II. — Summary of assumed yields of cane and cost of si/riip production. 





Computation based on 

 tonnage yield of cane 

 per acre. 



Computation based on sirup production from an 

 acre of cane. 



Cane crop. 



Yield. 



Cost of— 



Yield. 



Cost of — 



Yield. 



Cost of — 





Cane at 



mill, 

 per ton. 



Sirup 

 from 

 ton of 

 cane. 



Cane at 



mill, 



per 



barrel 



ofsirup. 



Sirup, 



per 

 barrel. 



Cane at 



mill, 



per 



gallon 



ofsirup. 



Sirup, 



per 

 gallon. 





Tons. 

 22 

 15 

 11 



S2.45 

 2.20 

 2.80 



S5.09 

 4.84 

 5.44 



Barrels. 

 15 

 10 

 7.3 



$3. 60 

 3.30 

 4.25 



$7.56 

 7.26 

 8.21 



Gallons. 

 495 

 330 

 240 



Cents. 

 11 

 10 

 12 



Cents. 

 23 





22 





24 







The varying degrees of remuneration or profit per acre which will 

 accrue to the manager (who is ordinarily the owner) in return for 

 his time, at different prices for sirup, are shown in Table III. 



Table III. — Remuneration or profit per acre to the manager or owner. 





Crop. 



Profit per acre when the price of sirup 

 per gallon is — 





23 cents. 



25 cents. 



30 cents. 



40 cents. 



Plant cane 



First-vear stubble 







S3. 30 

 1-2.40 



S9.90 

 9.90 

 2.40 



S34.65 

 26.40 

 14.40 



S84. 15 

 59.40 

 38.40 









1 No remuneration; crop produced at a loss. 



Table III shows that under the favorable conditions assumed in 

 these calculations and with normal seasonal conditions the price for 

 sirup in bulk must be above 23 cents a gallon to afford any remunera- 

 tion or profit to the owner or manager. In actual practice the condi- 

 tions average less favorably, as is shown by the fact that the average 

 yields of cane, as given in census reports, are far below the above- 

 assumed normals. This may be due to a variety of causes, such as 

 poor soil, unfavorable seasonal conditions, and poor management. 



It is not assumed that the conditions shown by the calculations 

 here used fit the case of other farmers without some modifications, 

 or even of the same farmers for other years. The figures, how- 

 ever, have here been set forth in such detail that it should be easy for 

 any farmer to make a similar calculation as to the cost of produc- 

 tion on his farm. He may have more expensive land and will have 

 to compute higher rental ; he may be able to get along with less fer- 

 tilizer; he may be able to use his labor more efficiently with better 

 implements or otherwise; he may get smaller yields or perchance 



