658 CpsT of Producing Wheat, etc, in U.S. [nov., 



is. 8d. The average value of the grain per acre over the 

 whole of the United States is estimated at £2 18s. 8d. 



Profit from Growing Oats. — The above table shows that 

 the profit from growing oats is 13s. 2d. from every acre under 

 the crop, or 5^. for every bushel produced, these figures com- 

 paring very unfavourably with the corresponding figures for 

 wheat. Large profits would seem to be obtained in several 

 instances, however, notably in New Hampshire (47s. 2d. per 

 acre), California (485. gd. per acre), and New Mexico (51s. 5^. 

 per acre) ; in fact, the profit in the ten far western States is 

 three times as great as the average for the whole country. 



Cost of Producing Maize. — The cost of producing maize is 

 £2 11s. id. per acre, or is. yd. per bushel. The cost per 

 acre is made up of the following items (all per acre) : — Arti- 

 ficial manures, 3s. 5^. ; preparation of land, 8s. lod. ; seed, 

 is. od.; planting, is. iod.; cultivation, gs. /\d.; harvesting, 

 gs. 2d.; miscellaneous, is. nd.; rent, 155. yd. The cost per 

 bushel, as well as the cost per acre, is highest in the New 

 England States. In Maine the cost of production per acre is 

 £y 14s. 5<i., and per bushel 3s. od.; while in Oklahoma the 

 cost per acre is £1 15s. gd. y and the cost per bushel is. 6d. 



Yield of Maize. — The yield per acre is greatest in the New 

 England States (New Hampshire 537 bushels), and least in 

 the States of Florida and Mississippi (19 bushels); the 

 average for the whole country is 32*4 bushels per acre. A 

 bushel of grain is priced highest in Georgia and Florida 

 (3s. 9^.) and South Carolina (45.), and lowest in Minnesota, 

 Iowa, South Dakota, and Nebraska (2s. id.). The average 

 value per bushel over the whole of the United States is 2s. yd. 

 The average value of the grain per acre is estimated at 

 £4 3 s - &d. 



Profit from Maize Growing. — The greatest profit per 

 acre from maize growing is obtained in Rhode Island and 

 California (£2 igs. 6d.); as low a profit as lis. 2d. per acre 

 is made in Mississippi, while for the whole of the United 

 States the profit averages £1 12s. yd. per acre. 



