D4 BULLETIN 89%, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TaBiE 5a.—Variation in cost of producing cotton (net cost per pound of lint) on 90 
farms in Marshall County, Ala. 
Acreage. Production. 2 
| | Farms in 
Cost Der ; each cost 
noun Acres |Cumula-| Total | Cumula- , 8'OUP 
of lint per | tive per | pounds | tive per each star 4 
group. cent. | pergroup.| cent. °° farm). t. 
| a ol 
$0.11 10 0.8 1,250 | 0.4 * | 
| a Pa Eoeee ee St: Ric MSGS esscs | Be Sie BE GORA See 
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me [YS eg eae 40 | Saeeee ee St Ne tees ee Pedi 
aye el Pe eee tee ret ear ae BL Pei are Tate oe A 
3a iis) eee aes ae Biel ta eres ate ae oY: DE iene ees Oe 
Si/ 123 1.8 5,010 201 | ae 
SLRS tea ee Pes S arn see ee 7 ey ad | eRe eee 
.19 10 2.6 3,150 Seay | fee 
Ba), 0 ese aes enon ZO hae eee nee Se G3.0g eee Soe tie 
"21 8 3.2 2, 000 4.0 | * 
"39 291 5.0 6, 450 6.3 | 
"33 15 6.2 4” 500 7.9) | 
. 24 65 11.4 16,200 | 1356) | Fe 
5745) 14 14, 55} 4,500 | 57) || eee = 
-26 25 14.5 6,500 Vig PeS 
27 303 | 16.9 8, 000 20.3 | 
28en 107 Zao) 26, 604 29.7 | SKK 
.29 | 91 32.8 25, 070 38.5 *eesick : 
.30 1064 41.3 24,775 47.3 | #8 
31 593 46.1 | 12,470 Sl 7/- || BRS Ss 
32 44 49.6 | 10,805 | SE) |) Sese 
33 97 57.4 | 29,910 | 66.1 eRe 
. 34 108 66.0 | 19, 000 (Peis) S| sesces 
35 443 69.6 | 9, 245 76.1 | #8 
"36 8 70.2 |~ 1,500 76.6 | * 
SOI ee ae MORZINE ae eel (hor eal Coooe eons 
38 20 71.8 4,360 73.1 | * 
39 23 73.6 4, 500 (ON ea leaes 
40 17 75.0 4000 | 81.1 | * 
41 55 79.4 11; 040 85.0 | RE 
42 9 80.1 2’ 150 85.8 | * 
43 21 81.8 3 500 87.0 | + 
44 | 34 84.5 5, 588 89.0 | *** 
45 42 87.9 | 6, 750 91.4 | #e 
46 40 91.1 | 5,850 93.5 | 
47 | 12 OOR is 2,215 94.3 * 
48 20 | O35 ia] 2,500 | 95.2 * 
49 10 | 94.5 | 1,250 | 95.6 * 
| 
There was a range in the production costs on the farms visited in this county of from 11 cents to 62 cents 
per pound. Eight farms having costs which varied from 51 cents to 62 cents per pound are not shown 
in the above table. This group represents but 5.5 per cent of the total acreage and 4.4 per cent of the 
total production. The average cost per pound oflint for allfarms was 33 cents. Average yield, 227 pounds; . 
range in yields per farm, from 125 pounds to 457 pounds. A price of 41 cents per pound would be required 
to meet produetion costs on 85 per cent of the cotton. 
