GEOGRAPHICAL PHASES OF FARM PRICES: CORN. 
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Table 5A. — Corn: Geographic differences in farm prices and costs of production. 
PER BUSHEL. 
Bush- 
els pro- 
duced 
per 
acre 
(aver- 
age, 
1911- 
1915). 
Farm 
price 
(aver- 
age 
1911- 
1915). 
Cost of pro- 
duction. 1 
Ratio of 
cost to 
price 
(cost = 
100 per 
cent). 
Comparisons in percentages of 
the United States average as 
base (100 per cent). 
State and geographic 
In- 
cluding 
land 
rental 
or in- 
terest. 
Ex- 
cluding 
land 
rental 
or in- 
terest. 
Bush- 
els per 
acre. 
Farm 
price. 
Cost of pro- 
duction. 
In- 
cluding 
land 
rental 
or in- 
terest. 
Ex- 
cluding 
land 
rental 
or in- 
terest. 
United States 
Bushels. 
26 
Cents 
per 
bushel. 
60 
Cents 
per 
bushel. 
47 
Cents 
per 
bushel. 
33 
Per 
cent. 
127 
Per 
cent. 
100 
Per 
cent. 
100 
Per 
cent. 
100 
Per 
cent. 
100 
New England 
44 
39 
24 
36 
26 
22 
19 
28 
32 
84 
73 
76 
58 
54 
70 
68 
80 
81 
70 
53 
61 
41 
41 
58 
57 
39 
46 
63 
43 
49 
28 
28 
44 
40 
28 
32 
120 
138 
124 
143 
133 
120 
120 
204 
177 
169 
150 
92 
438 
100 
85 
73 
108 
123 
140 
122 
127 
97 
90 
117 
113 
133 
135 
148 
112 
129 
87 
87 
123 
119 
83 
97 
192 
Middle Atlantic 
131 
South Atlantic 
150 
East North Central 
85 
West North Central 
85 
East South Central 
134 
West South Central 
122 
Mountain 
85 
Pacific 
98 
New England: 
Maine 
42 
44 
42 
45 
42 
47 
37 
38 
41 
33 
36 
25 
31 
19 
18 
15 
15 
40 
37 
33 
34 
35 
33 
35 
25 
24 
27 
23 
18 
26 
25 
17 
19 
20 
20 
16 
20 
85 
79 
80 
82 
96 
84 
78 
73 
69 
59 
62 
74 
76 
83 
90 
84 
79 
57 
53 
55 
65 
61 
51 
51 
61 
56 
49 
51 
59 
63 
65 
79 
72 
71 
72 
59 
72 
88 
70 
66 
65 
67 
71 
59 
58 
44 
50 
43 
56 
52 
80 
88 
88 
80 
39 
37 
40 
47 
41 
36 
35 
42 
40 
37 
44 
51 
49 
50 
80 
66 
61 
51 
54 
60 
82 
63 
58 
57 
60 
63 
49 
47 
35 
40 
34 
43 
42 
61 
70 
68 
68 
28 
24 
23 
37 
31 
28 
22 
27 
32 
26 
28 
32 
34 
35 
65 
51 
46 
35 
36 
43 
96 
113 
121 
127 
143 
119 
132 
126 
157 
118 
145 
133 
146 
104 
102 
95 
98 
148 
142 
137 
138 
147 
140 
145 
146 
138 
133 
117 
116 
128 
130 
99 
109 
116 
140 
110 
120 
162 
169 
162 
173 
162 
181 
142 
146 
158 
127 
138 
96 
119 
73 
69 
58 
58 
154 
142 
127 
131 
135 
127 
135 
96 
92 
104 
88 
69 
100 
96 
65 
73 
77 
77 
62 
77 
142 
132 
133 
137 
160 
140 
130 
122 
115 
98 
103 
123 
127 
138 
150 
140 
132 
95 
88 
92 
108 
102 
85 
85 
102 
93 
82 
85 
98 
105 
108 
132 
120 
118 
120 
98 
120 
186 
148 
140 
138 
142 
150 
125 
123 
93 
106 
91 
119 
110 
170 
186 
186 
170 
83 
78 
85 
100 
87 
76 
74 
89 
85 
78 
93 
108 
104 
106 
170 
140 
129 
108 
114 
127 
250 
New Hampshire 
192 
Vermont . " 
177 
Massachusetts 
174 
Rhode Island 
183 
Connecticut 
192 
Middle Atlantic: 
New York 
150 
New Jersey 
143 
Pennsylvania 
107 
South Atlantic: 
Delaware 
122 
Maryland 
104 
Virginia 
131 
West Virginia, 
128 
North Carolina 
186 
South Carolina . . . 
214 
Georgia 
208 
Florida 
208 
East North Central: 
Ohio 
85 
Indiana .... 
73 
Illinois 
70 
Michigan 
113 
Wisconsin 
95 
West North Central: 
Mirmesnta 
85 
Iowa 
67 
Missouri... 
82 
North Dakota 
98 
South Dakota 
79 
Nebraska 
85 
Kansas 
98 
East South Central: 
Kentucky 
Tennessfifi , 
104 
107 
Alabama 
198 
Mississippi 
156 
West South Central: 
Louisiana 
140 
Texas 
107 
Oklahoma 
110 
Arkansas 
131 
i Costs per bushel obtained by dividing costs per acre (see Table 5) by average yield per acre, 1911-1915. 
Figures for cost per acre are comparatively stable. 
