Bulletin 1034, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE IV. 
VARIATION IN COST OF PRODUCING LINT COTTON 
ON 
DIFFERENT FARMS 
SUMTER COUNTY, GEORGIA. 
534 FARMS IN 1913 550 FARMS IN 1918 
NUMBER OF FARMS 
NUMBER OF FARMS PRODUCING LINT COTTON AT PRODUCING LINT COTTON 
GIVEN COSTS PER POUND AT GIVEN COSTS PER POUND 
30 40 50 60 7O CENT: 10 20 390 
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1913 1918 
TOTAL ACREAGE . : 30,796.5 ACRES 
TOTAL PRODUCTION > A 14,398.00 BALES 
AVERAGE COST PER POUND 1.8 CENTS 2 CENTS 
AVERAGE SELLING PRICE PER POUND - ------ 12.2 CENTS .2 CENTS 
This chart illustrates the wide variation in cost of producing cotton for the dif 
@erent farms. In 1913 19 per cent of the farms produced at less than 10 cents 
per pound, 66 per cent at from 10 to 15 cents, and 15 per cent at over 15 cents. In 
1918 26 per cent of the farms produced at less than 20 cents per pound, 55 per cent 
at from 20 to 32 cents, and 19 per cent at over 32 cents. The size of business and 
yield of cotton per acre largely affected such ranges in cost. 
