PRODUCTION OF SIRUP FROM SWEET POTATOES. 
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is 76.5 cents per gallon when put into 5-gallon cans. Thus the cost of 
the containers forms 15.95 per cent of the total cost, which is rather 
high. The total cost of manufacturing the plain sweet-potato sirup, 
exclusive of containers, is G4.3 cents per gallon. Table 4 gives the 
estimated cost of manufacture per gallon for different kinds of sirup 
when placed in various types of containers. 
Table 4. — Estimated cost of manufacture per gallon of siceet-potato sirup of 
different flavors in containers of different sizes. 
Type of container. 
Cost of— 
Plain 
sirup. 
Artificial- 
maple- 
flavored 
sirup. 
Cane- 
flavored 
sirup. 
5-gallon can. 
1-gallon can. 
1-quart can . . 
1-pint bottle 
$0. 765 
.930 
.948 
1.318 
SO. S59 
1.024 
1.042 
1.411 
SO. 751 
.916 
.934 
1.299 
The table shows the total cost of manufacturing the sirup, but 
includes no cost for selling it. The profitable selling price would be 
the total cost of manufacture plus the cost of selling plus the profit. 11 
Tables 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 show the itemized cost of the manufacture 
of the various kinds of sirups when placed in the different types of 
containers. 
Table 5. — Cost of manufacturing sweet-potato sirup, exclusive of potatoes and 
containers. 
Cost items. 
Cost. 
Plain 
sweet- 
potato 
sirup 
Ions). 
Artificial- Cane-fla- 
maple-fia- vored 
vored sweet- 
sweet- potato 
. potato sirup 
Tnf?. 1 sirup (100 (111 gal- 
gallons). Ions). 
Malt (7.3 pounds at $4.50 per 100 pounds) 
Kieselguhr (73 pounds at $4.07 per 100 pounds) 
Labor (3 men at SI. .50 per day and 1 man at $3 per day) 
Plant superintendent f $1 ,800'per year) 
Coal (1,620 pounds at S6.54 per ton) 
Light (2.5 kw. hr. at $0.12 per kw. hr.) 
Electric power (28 kw. hr. at $0.10 per kw. hr.) 
Water (7,000 gallons at $0.25 per 1,000 gallons) 
Interest on investment <G per cent of $15.145=S90S.70 per year . . . 
Depreciation on buildings "(4 per cent of $8,400= $336 per vear i 
Insurance on buildings (4 per cent of $8.400= $336 per vear 
Depreciation on equipment (8 per cent of $5.745= $459.60 per year 
Insurance on equipment 1 4 per cent of $5,745= $229.80 per vear . . . 
Taxes (1 per cent of $9.400= $94) .' 
Office and miscellaneous expenses 
Hauling (6.5 miles at $0.10 per mile) 
Artificial maple flavor (100 oimces at $0.0938 per ounce) 
Georgia cane sirup (11 gallons at $0.50 per gallon) 
Total cost 
Cost per gallon . 
$0.33 
2.98 
7.50 
9.38 
5.30 
.30 
2. v.) 
! . 7.". 
4.73 
1.75 
1 . 75 
2. 10 
1.20 
. 40 
2.00 
$0.33 
2.98 
7.50 
9.38 
5.30 
.30 
2.80 
L.75 
4.73 
1.75 
2. 40 
1 . 20 
.49 
2.00 
.65 
45.31 
.453 
54. 
$0.33 
7.50 
9.38 
5.30 
.30 
2. 80 
1.75 
1.75 
1.75 
2.40 
1.20 
.49 
2.00 
.65 
"*5.56" 
.45S 
11 In figuring the cost of manufacture, an item " Interest on investment" which in- 
sures a reasonable return on the money invested, is allowed. 
