154 



DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



Hauling grain to market $45.50 



By— 623 bushels wheat sold at 70c $436.17 



68 48-60 bushels barley at 60c 41.28 



1,572 bushels barley 555.00 



Cash from railroad company for fire guard 50.00 



Average yield per acre, wheat and barley, 25 3-4 

 bushels. 



May, 1906.— Plowing 119.35 



Sept.— Discing 88 acres twice at $1.00 88.00 



Pulling weeds and sunflowers 25.00 



Vitrioling and dressing wheat 7.98 



110 bushels wheat ' 66.00 



Drilling 45.00 



Average cost per acre for plowing, discing, seeding, 

 etc., $4.00. 



$7,390.51 $11,144.85 



Summary. 



First crop. — Failure; plowing and seeding, $2.75 per acre. 

 Second crop. — Total cost, $572.00, or $6.50 per acre. 

 Second crop.— Sold for $1,294.00, or $14.70 per acre. 

 Third crop. — Volunteer, total cost, $202.50, or $2.30 per acre. 

 Third crop.— Sold for $863.85, or $9.81 per acre. 

 Fourth crop. — Total cost, $572.00, or $6.50 per acre. 

 Fourth crop.— Sold for $1,116.70, or $12.69 per acre. 

 Fifth crop.— Total cost, $528.40, or $5.55 per acre. 

 Fifth crop.— Sold for $1,166.50, or $13.25 per acre. 

 Sixth crop.— Total cost, $418.00, or $4.75 per acre. 

 Sixth crop.— Sold for $885.25, or $10.00 per acre. 

 Seventh crop.— Total cost, $398.20, or $4.52 1-2 per acre. 

 Seventh crop. — Sold for $1,166.50, or $13.25 per acre. 

 Eighth crop.— Total cost, $475.20, or $5.40 per acre. 

 Eighth crop.— Sold for $938.20, or $10.66 per acre. 

 Ninth crop.— Total cost, $360.80, or $4.10 per acre. 

 Ninth crop.— Sold for $1,722.00, or $19.55 per acre. 

 Tenth crop.— Total cost, $453.20, or $5.15 per acre. 

 Tenth crop.— Sold for $909.38, or $10.33 per acre. 

 Eleventh crop. — Total cost, $662.64, or $7.53 per acre. 

 Eleventh crop.— Sold for $1,082.45, or $12.30 per acre. 



Twelfth crop. — Total cost for plowing and seeding, $352.00, or $4.00 per acre. 



PROF. CHILCOTT: I have some resolutions from the Committee 

 on Resolutions. Is it the wish of the body that they be reported at this 

 time, or would you prefer to go on with the program and hear them later? 



CHAIRMAN BURRELL: The Chair would suggest that if there be 

 no particular objection that these resolutions be deferred until after the 

 regular order of business. However, it is within the province of the 



