THE COST OF PRODUCING COTTON. 
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TABLE 8a.— Variation in cost of producing cotton (net cost per pound of tint) on 91 farms 
in Barnwell County, S. C. 
Acreage. 
Cost per ee 
pore Acres | Cumula- 
Salt per | tive per 
group. cent. 
$0. 12 18 0.5 
11 Silo eee ees =5 
.14 23 sal 
zal 103 Sh 
.16 50 5.0 
Ait Sees aaa 5.0 
.18 171 9.3 
19 138 12.8 
. 20 187 17.6 
Seal 187 22. 4 
=22, 374 31.9 
23, 486 44,2 
. 24 575 58. 8 
20 191 63. 7 
. 26 264 70. 4 
a2 75 (253 
. 28 2044 UES 
29 71 79.3 
30 281 86. 4 
Sail 61 87.9 
232 41 88. 9 
<3 160 93. 0 
. 34 15 93. 4 
30 50 94.7 
BC en easee epee 94,7 
seul 75 96.6 
Spice |seasesaee 96.6 
Bota |Sseueacree 96.6 
ape OS eens aes 96.6 
41 114 99.5 
RC became 99.5 
Bc Si) eee ae cae 99.5 
Rc NS ae aesresaesees 99.5 
. 45 14 99.8 
AGP ete re 99. 8 
.47 7 100. 0 
3,9353 | 100.0 
Production. e 
Farms in 
each cost 
Total Cumula- SuouP 
pounds | tive per ceach ae 
per group. cent. OEM EST EN 
5, 500 (Rye |) a3 
as So eas BD ea | See Saree 
7, 968 say || Se 
39, 503 5.0 | ***« 
11, 750 6.1 eK 
Sas See 6.1 
39, 680 9.9 
37, 000 13.4 
48, 500 18.0 
57, 700 23. 5 
108, 000 33.8 
135, 970 46.7 
156, 786 61.6 
51, 500 66.5 
73, 200 73.4 
25, 500 75. 8 
47, 250 80.3 
17, 500 82.0 
78, 000 89. 4 
11, 000 90. 4 
6, 500 91.0 
47, 500 95.5 
2, 000 95. 7 
10,500 ! 96. 7 
Se ES QOS aS ee eee 
13,125 N7ia 8). |) ERE 
ES aaa Oi Ole ee ers sees 
Rae oe ese DRO | ae ea eee 
eee eee ae, COIR! i CEs whe a 
17, 000 99.5 | ** 
Ta 6005 ae i oom et 
cyte, NES, 0 a eo | ee 
ph PP ee PO OOF Oye cee eee 
1, 680 90075 2s 
Be ee ae | QO (ier Peace a= AY 
3, 000 100. 0 | * 
1, 053, 612 100. 0 91 
The range in production costs for the farms studied in this district was from 12 cents to 47 cents per pound 
of lint. 
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The average cost for 91 farms was 24 cents per pound. 
for 79.3 per cent of the acreage and 82 per cent of the cotton produced on these farms. 
at 29 cents per pound 69 farmers would make a profit, 2 operators would break even, and 20 men would grow 
cotton ataloss. Average yield, 268 pounds; range of yields per farm, from 120 pounds to 462 pounds. 
A price of 29 cents per pound would care 
In other words, 
