COMMUNITY PRODUCTION OF EGYPTIAN COTTON. 
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as 10.54 cents when the yield is two-thirds of a bale per acre, and 
13.65 cents when the yield is one bale per acre. 
Table IV. — Cost of producing Egyptian cotton in the Salt River Valley based on 
yields of two-thirds of a bale and 1 bale to the acre. 
Item of cost. 
Plowing, preparing soil, cultivating, and seed 
Irrigation water 
Picking seed cotton 
Transportation to gin 
Ginning lint, at 2 cents per pound 
Interest on $150 at 8 per cent 
Total cost 
Value of cotton seed at 75 cents per 100 pounds 
Net cost of lint 
Cost per acre of — 
Two-thirds! 
of a bale, i 
One bale. 
$15. 00 
1.50 
24.00 
2.50 
6.72 
12. 00 
01.72 
G. 15 
55. 57 
$15. 00 
1.50 
36. 00 
3.00 
10.00 
12. 00 
77. 50 
9.26 
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The estimates given probably approximate very closely the average 
cost of producing Egyptian cotton in the Salt River Valley and show 
clearly the importance of securing large yields per acre if the 
industry is to be profitable. This fact is still further emphasized by 
the following statement (Table V) of the actual expenditures of a 
grower who, in 1914, produced cotton on a 40-acre field which yielded 
nearly 1J bales per acre. The crop was produced entirely by hired 
labor. 
Table V. 
-Cost per acre of producing J t acres of Egyptian cotton in the Salt 
River Valley in J!) I '/. 
Item of cost. 
Cost per 
acre. 
Seed and tillage 
Irrigation water 
Picking 2,552 pounds of seed cotton, at 2 cents 
Ginning, insurance, yardage, and association expenses 
Interest and taxes 
Total cost 
Receipts for cotton seed 
Net cost per aero 
Yield of cotton lint per acre, 736 pounds ; net cost of lint per pound cents 
$15.10 
2.00 
51.04 
15. 98 
17. 25 
101.37 
10. 32 
12. 37 
1 This figure of cost of production per pound of lint is not directly comparable with those 
arrived at by Mr. Dorman on the basis of yields of two-thirds of a bale and of one hale per 
acre, respectively, certain elements in the cost of production, notably land valuation (in- 
terest and taxes), having been differently estimated in the present instance. 
This field gave one of the highest yields obtained in the Salt River 
Valley in 1914. It is a much larger yield than can be expected as 
an average from even the better lands. The figures are given here 
merely to indicate the importance of using the best methods of tillage 
