‘UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 896 
Contribution from the Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics 
H. C. TAYLOR, Chief 
Washington, D. C. Vv November 19, 1920 
THE COST OF PRODUCING COTTON 
(842 RECORDS—1918) 
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L. A. MOORHOUSE, Associate Farm Economist i | 
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M. R. COOPER, Assistant Farm Economist ; 
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Entreduechion) “rina Be, eo Se ses Normal Times Required for Various Op- | 
Yield of Cottonin the South . .... 4 Cran@usie sae erates <p elke erate aes 17 z | 
Method of Study and Description of warm Receipts 2s oe aoe cele oe = 41 * 
RECESS a caese ig cate avin belies oh all -8 4 | Basic Cost Factors .....-..+---. 42 Ey 
Analysis ef 1918 Costs ..... ‘, ... 9 | Variations in Cost and Relation to Price 45 : +S 
Relation of Acreage and Yield to Net PA npenUex a) 4 tests cots wee ere 50 E 
Cost Per Pound of Lint. ....... 16 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1920 
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