64 BULLETIN 492, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Thus on farms of over 50 acres the cost per pound of lint was 1.59 

 cents, 1.39 cents, and 0.43 cent less in the respective yield-per-acre 

 groups than on farms of less than 50 acres. 



The cost per acre was also less in each yield-per-acre group on the 

 farms of over 50 acres than on the farms of 50 acres or less, being 

 $1.07, $1.93, and $3.21 less in the respective yield-per-acre groups. 



In a study of the effect of 3 T ields per acre upon reducing the cost 

 of production, the outstanding factor of size must be given considera- 

 tion. On farms of 50 acres and less the cost was 14.39 cents when the 

 yield was one-third bale and less, 11.61 cents when the yield was one- 

 third to one-half bale, and 9.36 cents when the yield was over one-half 

 bale. 



On the farms of over 50 acres the cost was 12.8 cents when the 

 yield was one-third and less, 10.22 cents when the yield was one- 

 third to one-half bale, and 8.93 cents when the yield was over one- 

 half bale. 



Thus with the yield of cotton one-third to one-half bale it was 

 produced at 2.78 cents per pound less than with the yield one-third 

 bale and less on farms of 50 acres and less, and at 2.58 cents less on 

 farms of over 50 acres. With the yield over one-half bale, it was 

 produced at 2.85 cents per pound less than with the yield one-third 

 to one-half bale on farms of 50 acres and less, and at 1.29 cents less 

 on farms of over 50 acres. 



The cost per acre on small farms was $19.93 when the yield was one- 

 third bale and less, $24.15 when the yield was one-third to one-half 

 bale, and $28.61 when the yield was over one-half bale. On the 

 larger farms it was $18.26 when the yield was one-third bale and 

 less, $22.22 when the yield was one-third to one-half bale, and $25.40 

 when the yield was over one-half bale. 



The increase in cost per acre for the groups yielding one-third to 

 one-half bale over that of the groups yielding one-third bale or less 

 was $4.22 on farms of 50 acres and less, and $3.96 on farms of over 

 50 acres. 



The increase in cost per acre for the farms yielding over one-half 

 bale over that of the farms yielding one-third to one-half bale was 

 $4.46 for the smallest and $3.18 for the largest size group. 



On all the colored tenant farms with yields of one-third bale or 

 less, the cost per acre was $18.99, and on all with yields of over one- 

 half bale the cost per acre was $26.30, or an increase of $7.31. The 

 main items in this increase are labor and fertilizer. 



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