20 BULLETIN 678, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
During the year over 2,000 tons of manure, easily accessible, was 
bought. One hundred and twenty acres were utilized for crops, 
6 acres for pasture, and the remainder was idle and waste land. 
Sixty-six acres were double-cropped, showing intensive use of the 
land. 
Following is a list of crops yielding income: 
Roasting ears, 16 acres $620 
Tomatoes, 3 acres 180 
Asparagus, 4 acres 700 
Spinach, 1 acre 100 
Early potatoes, 35 acres 6, 125 
Late potatoes, 40 acres 2, 250 
Beets, 3 acres 300 
Cauliflower, 2 acres 450 
Early crop cabbage, 6 acres 150 
Late crop cabbage, 4 acres 120 
Cantaloupes, 5 acres 500 
Early crop lettuce, 2 acres 400 
Late crop lettuce, 2 acres 400 
Large onions, 4 acres 640 
Onion sets, 8 acres 2, 118 
Sweet potatoes, 12 acres. 900 
Lettuce in hotbeds, 1 acre 800 
Horseradish, 4 acres 800 
Rubarb, 3 acres 450 
Sales from greenhouse 500 
Ninety-seven per cent of the receipts were from these crops. 
The animals kept on the farm were 11 work animals, 2 cows, 16 
hogs, and 15 chickens. 
It has been remarked that 90 acres were rented for $500, an ex- 
tremely low rent for land so near the city and of such quality. This 
land was held for residence property and tenure was uncertain. 
Opportunities to rent such land at this price are very rare. Usually 
it rents for from $20 to $25 per acre. 
The largest item of expense was for labor, the total cost being 
$4,150. 
The unusually large profits secured from this farm were due partly 
to the unusually high price obtained for first-crop potatoes, which on 
account of drought during the growing season were practically a failure, 
except on the sandy loam soils well supplied with manure. There 
was a shortage in the local market, so that farmers who had potatoes 
coming on early obtained from $4 to $6 per barrel for them, the more 
usual price being $1 to $2 per barrel. Another important factor in 
securing these profits was good judgment in the selection and market- 
ing of crops. This ability is gained only by long experience in such a 
business. Crop yields on this farm were only about 3 per cent above 
the average. 
