The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-30
The Cost of Corn and of Oats

Az a recent meeting OF the Lenawee
Junction Michigan Farmers Club re-
ported in the Michigan Farmer, the
committee which had been appointed to
determine whether it was profitable to
raise corn made their report.
Mr.. NJ. Davis, one OF the committee,
said his crop turned out about one hun
dred bushels TO ihe acre. The cost OF
one acre was $l8, and he had placed the
value of the corn at$25. and the stalks at
IS, or the receipts al $50, making he profit
al $l2 on the acre. This estimate had
been made on the work as though there
were only one acre in the piece, which,
of course, raised the expense higher In
than il it had been larger
field. ..
President Sayles, being another men,
Der OF the committee, had made his es-
Inmates as follows: Hired it all done by
the month, but had charged by the day
against the field. The average days
work in plowing one field Of stnbble
ground was two acres, AID the charges
Ior it SO, or 81 90 per acre. The harrow
ing was done at ten acres per day, and
with the same price Tor man and team,
would be 80 cents for once over. or Gu
cents for twice over the ground whien
was done. The marking cost 80 cents
per acre. He planted six acres per day
with a corn-planter, WHICH he called 81 50
per day, or IS cents per acre, for plant
Ing, and chai ged 20 cents per acre Tor
the seed. lie used two-horse cultiva-
tor for all the eultivating, and averaged
through the season eight acres per day,
which, at $3 per day and four times over
lhe ground, makes cost OF $l 90 per
acre tor cultivating. He paid I'll 70 per
acre tor cutting up the corn, and cents
ner bushei tor huskIng, or $4 81 per day,
and the drawing and cribblng the corn,
81 As per acre-making u grand total
of S1l 55 as the cost of one
acre of corn. The corn yielded ninety
bushels per acre, and he has allowed
as credit TO the field, 2 cents per bundle
for the stalks, ana got one hundred and
sixty bundles, or total of SO 20 TO be
deducted from the cosl--$l1 90, which
| leit as the net cost of the corn in the
crib, $S 35 for the ninety bushels, or 8. .1s
cents per bushel. He had another piece
on sod ground which he had manured
we'll, for which. he charged the field Sc
pef acre. Had charged " per acre ioI
blowing, as he used three horses
narrowing, 81 20 per acre; marx
ing, 80 cents; seed, 20 cents; pant
| ing, 25 cents; cultivating. 81 90; cuttin,
up corn at ST %, all the same as received
lor the other field; husking at $6 PEI
acre, and crlbbing 81 so, making a t0ta
cost OF $40 50 per acre Of one hundred
and twenty bushels, the. actual yelt
| 1;L cents per Dushel. lie replied to
| question that his system of farming was
/ to allow no weeds to go to seed, and, o
course, he had less cultiyating TO do oil
that account. lie had, however, neg
llected to charge to the field its proper
tion OF the taxes on the iarm ana its in
terest on its money value.
The Committee on the O4t Crop wer
then called on for their report. G. q
| Whitmarsh first maze a report on nj
crop, just as he had done the work. Tn
lground-twenty acres-had been pre-
Jared for wheat the tall before, and h
| only used the cultiyator. The accoun
| .,e FOL