20 BULLETIN 1198, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TABLE 14.—Summary of average net cost per acre and per bushel to tenant operators, 
winter wheat, 1920. 
(251 rented farms). 
Missouri. Nebraska. 
Items. 
Pike Carroll Gage Clay Cheyenne 
County. County. County. County. County. 
Average yield per acre (bu)...--...-.-.----- 10.6 18. 2 17.8 10.5 16.2 
Henant shareot yield (bu) s=-se- a= see 5. 6 10. 2 10.8 7.0 10.4 
Operating expenses per acre: 
Labor and power— 
Prepare land and seed— 
Manilaboreea eres see oe sees $2. 01 $1. 86 $1. 52 $1. 24 $0. 89 | 
ETOLSe}DOW Clase eer tee eee 4, 03 3. 08 2. 76 2. 45 - 29} 
Contractila bons sae es ee eee - 09 320°) eee - 28. | 
Harvest and market— H 
IMamlaborses Sateen a eee 2.60 4, 05 4.00 3.45 3240 
IFVOTSO\ OWED st aacec me a esac ee 1. 29 1.36 1.62 1.41 -92 | 
Contract labor........ nage eee 15 - 03 - 06 - O01 - 43 | 
Material costs— k 
Sie (eto EC ee Se! ene. eee 1. 06 1, 22 2. 22 2.64 1350; 
AMANO, een Se tees Fee ee gery 22 - 40 42 39 32. 
Manureland straw: .2-----+-2--e- . 28 .12 22 - 09 -O1 
Henitlizenzestr ence ene ec ce eee oy (is ee ees Man eee Pere ser raise ke : 
PRD TES es Ae aes ee eee eens 1. 21 3. 12 1. 94 1.61 1. 50 | 
Other costs— : 
Taxesiand INSULANCES..2 3225322 Ss ae Ss see ce se| soe bee Se See clan ae ee ee ae ee eee ieee eee 
Special crop insurance-...........- -OL . 16 sit 13 1.31 
Use of general farm machinery... -.- 1.78 1.61 1. 92 1.45 1.06 
Use of tractor and combine. -...... eSncasncgse 1,14 20 16 2. 84 
Loss on abandoned acreage..-....-- SOOdE eee eee 239 1.54 23 
Over heade st. a5 ee eee eee 1.59 1.79 Semel 7 1. 56 1 
ER OG ae seein rope tere ese Siete es 17. 37 20. 03 19. 37 18.13 | 16. 56 
WEEGIES Soars a este ne hee ee ome 58 31 24 17 1.12 | 
Net operating expense: 
1 EXETD CVG eS 5s Res aie a rs ai NI a 16.79 19. 72 19.13 17. 96 15. 44 | 
Ber bushel 2a fie. 22 S55 ae tes oe ee 3. O01 - 1.95 US 70 2-56 1.48 | 
Interest on investment: : 
IMBch IN Chyaemsce see et oat eee 47 . 64 .o3 . 46 69 | 
Net cost including interest: 
Ponacres seas 2 been, hee ee 17. 26 20. 36 19. 66 18, 42 16. 13 | 
IRers bushel Se ee 2 Oe oe eee 3.09 2.00 1. 82 |. 2.63 1.54 | 
