Washington, D. C. . April 16, 1924 Te 
COST OF PRODUCING WINTER WHEAT 
IN CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS REGION OF THE UNITED STATES 
By 
R. S. WASHBURN, Assistant Farm Economist, Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
CONTENTS 
Value of Knowing Costs . . . 
Centers of Wheat Production in the United Slates 
Basic Factors of Cost .  . 3 
Prices of Laborand Materials . . . . . «. « 2 
Summary of Average Costs by Tenure 
A Comparison cf Costsin Regions of Widely Different Land Values” 
Variation in Net CostperAcre. . . . «» 2. . «© « 
Variationin Net Cost per Bushel i 
Effect of Yieldon Cost per Bushel . . . 
Use of Quantity Requirements of Labor and Materials i in Cornatng ‘Coste 
Summary of Labor Practices 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1924 
