26 BULLETIN 1198, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
VARIATION IN NET COST PER BUSHEL OF 
WINTER WHEAT TO OWNER OPERATORS 
NET COST NUMBER OF RECORDS “PER CLOF 
PER BU. — = [eRe 
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YY | 
CMLL 
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(216 owned farms. 
Fic. 8—The average net cost per bushel for all owner operators was $1.80. Approximately 46 per 
cent ofthese operators grew about 60 per cent ofthe harvested acreage and produced 68 per cent of the 
total yield on owned farms at or below the average cost per bushel. 
