20 BULLETIN" 678, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



During the year over 2,000 tons of manure, easily accessible, was 

 bought. One hundred and twenty acres were utilized for crops, 

 6 acres for pasture, and the remainder was idle and waste land. 

 Sixty-six acres were double-cropped, showing intensive use of the 

 land. 



Following is a list of crops yielding income: 



Roasting ears, 16 acres $620 



Tomatoes, 3 acres 180 



Asparagus, 4 acres 700 



Spinacli, 1 acre 100 



Early potatoes, 35 acres 6, 125 



Late potatoes, 40 acres 2, 250 



Beets, 3 acres 300 



Cauliflower, 2 acres 450 



Early crop cabbage, 6 acres 150 



Late crop cabbage, 4 acres 120 



Cantaloupes, 5 acres 500 



Early crop lettuce, 2 acres 400 



Late crop lettuce, 2 acres 400 



Large onions, 4 acres 640 



Onion sets, 8 acres 2, 118 



Sweet potatoes, 12 acres 900 



Lettuce in hotbeds, 1 acre 800 



Horseradish, 4 acres 800 



Rubarb, 3 acres 450 



Sales from greenhouse 500 



Ninety-seven per cent of the receipts were from these crops. 



The animals kept on the farm were 11 work animals, 2 cows, 16 

 hogs, and 15 chickens. 



It has been remarked that 90 acres were rented for $500, an ex- 

 tremely low rent for land so near the city and of such quality. This 

 land was held for residence property and tenure was uncertain. 

 Opportunities to rent such land at this price are very rare. Usually 

 it rents for from $20 to $25 per acre. 



The largest item of expense was for labor, the total cost being 

 $4,150. 



The unusually large profits secured from this farm were due partly 

 to the unusually high price obtained for first-crop potatoes, which on 

 account of drought during the growing season were practically a failure, 

 except on the sandy loam soils well supplied with manure. There 

 was a shortage in the local market, so that farmers who had potatoes 

 coming on early obtained from $4 to $6 per barrel for them, the more 

 usual price being $1 to $2 per barrel. Another important factor in 

 securing these profits was good judgment in the selection and market- 

 ing of crops. This ability is gained only by long experience in such a 

 business. Crop yields on this farm were only about 3 per cent above 

 the average. 



