COST OF PRODUCTION 213 



charge of $6.00 per acre. However, these men figured the cost at about 

 33 cents per bushel. 



Inquiries from the eastern half of Iowa revealed but slightly vary- 

 ing estimates. 



Neal Bros., of Mt. Vernon, Iowa, have carefully prepared the fol- 

 lowing estimate^ based on twenty acres. 



TABLE NO. 52 

 COST OF PRODUCING CORN (Linn County, Iowa) 



1 — Plowing, 1 man and 4 horses at $5.25 per day, 4 acres per day-$27.25 

 2 — Harrowing — 1 man and 4 horses at $5.25 per day, 40 acres per 



day 15.75 



3 — Discing — 1 man and 4 horses at $5.25 per day, 25 acres per 



day 8.40 



4 — Planting — 1 man and 2 horses at $3.25 per day, 20 acres in 



1-1- days 4.00 



5 — Cultivation — 1 man and 2 horses at $3.25 per day, 6 acres per 



day, 13 1-3 days 43.33 



6 — Seed corn, 3 bushels tested seed 9.00 



7— Rent at $6.00 per acre 120.00 



8 — Husking and cribbing at 4Jc per bushel 45.00 



9 — Insurance and wear on machinery 10.00 



$282.73 

 Cost per acre, $14.14. Cost of 1,280 bu., $282.73 or 23.6c per bushel. 



This does not include shelling and marketing, as the corn is fed on 

 the farm to keep up the yields. Note that a rental of only $6.00 per 

 acre has been charged. 



Mr. D. L. Pascal, grower of prize winning Reids' Yellow Dent 

 corn in Clinton County, lowa^ figures the cost of production as fol- 

 lows: 



TABLE NO. 53 

 COST OF PRODUCING CORN (Clinton County, Iowa) 



1 — -Discing the land twice before plowing $ .75 



2 — Harrowing before plowing .25 



3 — Plowing land 1.75 



4 — Harrowing twice after plowing .40 



5 — Discing twice before planting : .75 



6 — Harrowing twice before planting .40 



7— Seed .50 



8— Planting .30 



9 — Harrowing after planting .20 



10 — Cultivating five times 3.50 



11 — Husking per bushel and men board selves, 60 bu. at 5c 3.00 



12 — Rent for corn land would a^-erage here 8.00 



Cost of producing acre $19.80 



At 60 bushels per acre, cost 33.0 cents per bushel. 



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