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hay, as they are grown, are very profitable crops. Cowpea hay cost 
$14.10 per ton, and was worth $19.17. Cowpea seed, grown after 
some other crop, was produced at an apparent loss. Wheat cost 
$1.34 per bushel, and was worth $1.24. In 1914 only 2 farms grew 
an acre or more of Irish potatoes, but as the farmers were increasing 
the acreage, records were obtained on 14 farms in 1915. The cost 
for that year was 52 cents per bushel, and the value $1.01. 
Table II. — Cost of producing crops in the Belton area compared with farm values. 
Item. 
Cotton 
per pound 
gross lint. 
Corn per 
bushel. 
Oats per 
bushel. 
Oat hay 
per ton. 
Cowpea 
hay 
per ton. 
Cowpea 
seed per 
bushel. 
Wheat 
per 
bushel. 
Irish 
potatoes 
per 
per bushel 
(1915). 
Cost 
$0. 1089 
.1150 
$1. 001 
.983 
$0. 433 
.657 
$13. 88 
23.97 
$14. 10 
19.17 
$2.95 
1.98 
$1.34 
1.29 
$0.52 
1.01 
Five-sixths of the cotton, four-fifths of the corn, and seven-eighths 
of the oats and oat hay were grown either by the owners of the 
land or under their immediate supervision. 
Table III. — Itemized distribution per dollar of cost of producing crops. 
Itemized costs. 
All 
crops. 
Cotton. 
Corn. 
Oats. 
Oat 
hay. 
Cowpea 
seed.. 
Cowpea 
hay. 
Wheat. 
Rent 
$0. 158 
.378 
.013 
.210 
.030 
.028 
.160 
.023 
$0. 141 
.411 
.014 
.202 
.028 
.016 
.160 
.028 
$0. 210 
.304 
.011 
.242 
.036 
.008 
.189 
$0. 173 
.217 
.009 
.190 
.036 
.116 
.211 
.048 
$0. 206 
.234 
.012 
.205 
.034 
.119 
.185 
.005 
$0. 142 
.544 
.016 
.182 
.031 
.073 
$0. 225 
.243 
.009 
.264 
.043 
.212 
$0. 187 
.234 
.011 
.223 
.029 
Seed 
.100 
Fertilizer 
.159 
Miscellaneous costs 
.012 
.004 
.057 
Total 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
1.000 
Table IV. — Itemized distribution of costs per unit of principal crops. 
Itemized costs. 
Gross lint 
cotton 
per pound. 
Corn per 
bushel. 
Oats per 
bushel. 
Oat hay 
per ton. 
Cowpea 
hay 
per ton. 
Cowpea 
seed 
per 
bushel. 
Wheat 
per 
bushel. 
Rent 
$0. 0154 
.0448 
.0015 
.0220 
.0031 
.0017 
.0174 
.0030 
$0,210 
.305 
.011 
.242 
.036 
.008 
.189 
$0. 075 
.094 
.004 
.082 
.016 
.050 
.091 
.021 
$2.86 
3.25 
.16 
2.85 
.47 
1.66 
2.56 
.07 
$3.08 
3.31 
.13 
3.61 
.58 
2.91 
$0.42 
1.61 
.05 
.54 
.09 
.21 
$0.25 
31 
Man labor 
Interest on working fund 
.02 
30 
Implement cost 
.04 
.13 
21 
Seed 
Fertilizer 
Miscellaneous 
.06 
.03 
08 
Total , 
.1089 
1.001 
.433 
13.88 
13.68 
2.95 
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The distribution of costs is shown in Table III. Taking the 
crops as a whole, man labor was the largest item of cost, 37.8 cents 
out of every dollar going for that purpose. Mule labor came next, 
21 cents out of each dollar being charged to work-stock costs. Fer- 
tilizer and rent were practically the same; 16 cents was spent for 
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