COTTON 207 
AVERAGE EXPENSES IN COTTON PRODUCTION 
ON BASIS OF AN ACRE 
Items of Expense Many Farms 
AP Lge aoa ees od oo tes tee $1.55 
PRADO WES, races tears bate atioara Spe nee eaiae ae 4 
Bedding and Adding Fertilizers......... 1.65 
Pl atitinr., capa xage ada eee cee oy eee 44 
GALE) Creel peg erry weareee eaten ae ee ee etna 1.34 
ISLES RGA Ce Representa meen Ep te 3.75 
elec. Rima rare ane rape Roe Mere aren Reza 35 
Wet Wiehe ch po cree ee Gai ee ea 4.75 
PIG MA ko cane Ad boa ano wa eee ec 4.55 
CUTINO: 2 oak es Fer kes 1.35 
Une Ox Penses. ia een cay hes ees 2.88 
PIG Ti lictace rene earl Scan uem aera ears $23.13 
Less value of seed... .. BS prt eee 4.72 
Average acre expense of producing lint... $18.41 
Average yield of lint cotton in pounds. . 296 
Expense per pound lint cotton.......... 6.2c 
Market value of lint at 10 cents.......... $29 .69 
Receipts per acre above expense......... $11.10 
WHAT COST MEANS 
Estimates showing “cost of production”’ are free- 
ly made and often are misleading, because they are 
based solely on items of expense incidental to pro- 
ducing the crop during its growing period only. 
The cost of production ascertained in this manner 
is incomplete since it leaves out of consideration 
many items that are necessary and legitimate and 
which must be included if a fair and accurate 
statement is to be made. 
On many farms cotton is the only crop produced; 
even feed for work stock (and this is notuncommon) 
