SWEET CORN 



and the late crop from 8 to 10 cents a 



dozen. Some years these figures arc toe 



high and other years they are decidedly 



low. 



PROFITS 



Early corn seems to be the most profit- 

 able, owing to the fact that higher prices 

 are obtained. It is often common for a 

 n)an to gross ^120 to ^150 for an acre 

 of early corn. The midseason would drop 

 to $75 to 2100 an acre, and the late corn 



often only $40 or 

 350. The cost of 

 producing corn 

 varies greatly, the 

 early corn being the 

 most expensive, 

 sometimes running 

 $75 an acre — in 

 some cases more, 

 in others less, leav- 

 ing a profit of any- 

 where from 325 to 

 $75 an acre. Mid- 



Ne Plus Ultra sweet corn. SCaSOn COm COStS 



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