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were on hand from the previous year. The cost for a beginner ranges 

 from $1,000 to $1,100 an acre. The tools and implements mentioned were 

 iised on the total 50 acres, so the amount used on the 35 acres was esti- 

 mated from the total. The investment in machinery per acre is reasonable. 



Table 19. — Cost of Producing an Acre of Shade-grown Tobacco. 



Value of land, .... 



Rent (interest calculated at 5 per cent), 

 Tools, implements, etc.: — 

 3 plows at $12, 



3 Acme harrows at $27, 

 1 fertilizer sower, 

 1 wheel harrow, 

 1 Meeker harrow, 



1 roller, .... 



2 tobacco setters at $95, 



4 Planet, Jr., cultivators at $17, 

 1 stalk cutter, ... 



Total, .... 

 Total per acre, 



Interest on value -of equipment. 



Taxes, ..... 



Depreciation on equipment at 15 per 



Cloth (5,000 yards at 5| cents), 



Man labor, 513.8 hours at 30 cents. 



Horse labor, 100 hours at 25 cents, 



Shed rent, 



Fertilizer for beds, . 



Glass for beds, 



Timothy for cover crop. 



Soft coal. 



Manure, 



Paris green for poisoning cutworms, 



Water piping. 



Sewing twine. 



Stringing tickets. 



Wool twine. 



Jute twine. 



Tobacco baskets, 



Molasses, 



Bran for cutworms, 



Hose, 



Guy wire clamps. 



Sewing needles, 



Tobacco plants, 



Shed repairs, . 



Insurance, 



Fertilizer, 



Fertihzer V. C, 



Cottonseed meal. 



Freight on tobacco. 



Total per acre, . 

 Total per pound. 



