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Table 5A. — Corn: Geographic differences in farm prices and costs of production. 



PER BUSHEL. 





Bush- 

 els pro- 

 duced 

 per 

 acre 

 (aver- 

 age, 

 1911- 

 1915). 



Farm 

 price 

 (aver- 

 age 

 1911- 

 1915). 



Cost of pro- 

 duction.! 



Ratio of 

 cost to 

 price 

 (cost = 

 100 per 

 cent). 



Comparisons in percentages of 

 the United States average as 

 base (100 per cent). 



State and geographic 



In- 

 cluding 

 land 

 rental 

 or in- 

 terest. 



Ex- 

 cluding 

 land 

 rental 

 or in- 

 terest. 



Bush- 

 els per 

 acre. 



Farm 

 price. 



Cost of pro- 

 duction. 





In- 

 cluding 

 land 

 rental 

 or in- 

 terest. 



Ex- 

 cluding 



land 

 rental 



or in- 

 terest. 



United States 



Bushels. 

 26 



Cents 

 per 

 bushel. 

 60 



Cents 

 per 

 bushel. 

 47 



Cents 

 per 

 bushel. 

 33 



Per 

 cent. 

 127 



Per 

 cent. 

 100 



Per 

 cent. 

 100 



Per 

 cent. 

 100 



Per 

 cent. 

 100 







New England 



44 

 39 

 24 

 36 

 26 

 22 

 19 

 28 

 32 



84 

 73 

 76 

 58 

 54 

 70 

 68 

 80 

 . 81 



70 

 53 

 61 

 41 

 41 

 68 

 57 

 39 

 46 



63 

 43 

 49 

 28 

 28 

 44 

 40 

 28 

 32 



120 

 138 

 124 

 143 

 133 

 120 

 120 

 204 

 177 



169 



150 



92 



138 



100 



85 



73 



108 



123 



140 

 122 

 127 

 97 

 90 

 117 

 113 

 133 

 135 



148 



112 



129 



87 



87 



123 



119 



83 



97 



192 



Middle Atlantic 



131 



South Atlantic 



150 



East North Central 



85 



West North Central 



85 



East South Central . 



134 



West South Central 



122 



Mountain 



85 



Pacific 



98 







New England: 

 Maine 



42 

 44 

 42 

 45 

 42 

 47 



37 

 38 

 41 



33 

 36 

 25 

 31 

 19 

 18 

 15 

 15 



40 

 37 

 33 

 34 

 35 



33 

 35 

 25 

 24 

 27 

 23 

 18 



26 

 25 

 17 

 19 



20 

 20 

 16 

 20 



85 

 79 

 80 

 82 

 96 

 84 



78 

 73 

 69 



59 

 62 

 74 

 76 

 83 

 90 

 84 

 79 



57 

 53 

 55 

 65 

 61 



61 

 51 

 61 

 56 

 49 

 51 

 59 



63 

 65 

 79 

 72 



71 

 72 

 59 

 72 



88 

 70 

 66 

 65 

 67 

 71 



69 

 58 

 44 



50 

 43 

 56 

 52 

 80 

 88 

 88 

 80 



39 

 37 

 40 

 47 

 41 



36 

 35 

 42 

 40 

 37 

 44 

 51 



49 

 50 

 80 

 66 



61 

 51 

 54 

 60 



82 

 63 

 68 

 67 

 60 

 63 



49 

 47 

 35 



40 

 34 

 43 

 42 

 61 

 70 

 68 

 68 



28 

 24 

 23 

 37 

 31 



28 

 22 

 27 

 32 

 26 

 28 

 32 



34 

 35 

 65 

 51 



46 

 35 

 36 

 43 



96 

 113 

 121 

 127 

 143 

 119 



132 

 126 

 167 



118 

 146 

 133 

 146 

 104 

 102 

 95 

 98 



148 

 142 

 137 

 138 

 147 



140 

 145 

 146 

 138 

 133 

 117 

 116 



128 



130 



99 



109 



116 

 140 

 110 

 120 



162 

 169 

 162 

 173 

 162 

 181 



142 

 146 

 158 



127 



138 

 96 



119 

 73 

 69 

 58 

 58 



154 

 142 

 127 

 131 

 135 



127 

 135 

 96 

 92 

 104 

 88 

 69 



100 

 96 

 65 

 73 



77 

 77 

 62 



77 



142 

 132 

 133 

 137 

 160 

 140 



130 

 122 

 116 



98 

 103 

 123 

 127 

 138 

 ISO 

 140 

 132 



95 



88 



92 



108 



102 



85 

 85 

 102 

 93 

 82 

 86 

 98 



105 

 108 

 132 

 120 



118 



120 



98 



120 



186 

 148 

 140 

 138 

 142 

 150 



125 

 123 

 93 



106 

 91 

 119 

 110 

 170 

 186 

 186 

 170 



83 

 78 

 85 

 100 

 87 



76 

 74 

 89 

 85 

 78 

 93 

 108 



104 

 106 

 170 

 140 



129 

 108 

 114 



250 



New Hampshire 



192 



Vermont 



177 



Massachusetts 



174 



Rhode Island... 



183 



Connecticut 



192 



Middle Atls,ntic: 



New York 



150 



New Jersey 



143 



Pennsylvania 



107 



South Atlantic: 



Delaware 



122 



Maryland 



104 



Virginia 



131 



West Virginia 



128 



North Carolina 



186 



South Carolina 



214 



Georgia 



208 



Florida.... 



208 



East North Central: 

 Ohio 



86 



Indiana 



73 



Illinois .... 



70 



Michigan 



113 



Wisconsin 



95 



West North Central: 



Minnesota 



85 



Iowa 



67 



Missouri... 



82 



North Dakota 



98 



South Dakota 



79 



Nebraska 



85 



Kansas 



98 



East South Central: 

 Kentucky 



104 



Tennessee 



107 



Alabama ... 



198 



Mississippi 



156 



West South Central: 



Louisiana 



140 





107 



Oklahoma 



110 



Arkansas 



127 ' 131 



1 Costs per bushel obtained by dividing costs per acre (see Table 5) by average yield per acre, 1911-1915. 

 Figures for cost per acre are comparatively stable. 



