The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-21

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FARM near Brookhaven, Mississip-
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OATS.
From October 18th, to November
10th. 1912. we planted 26 acres of
bottom land in oats. By clearing
this Ind of briers and bushes and
dltching it was possible to raise a
crop where a part of the bottom
had not been used before.
EXPENDITURES.
Breaking and narrowing, $3.50
planting $3.50; hire of teams in
harvesting. $40; thrashiEg, $40:
seed. $500 Total, $78.48.
RECEIPTS.
Pasturing 5 cows 2 months on A
acres at 81. $40: IS bn. oats from
80 acres valued at &c.. $500. 70.
Total. S310.7O Less expenditures,
$78.48. Balance. S232.22.
In April following 16 acres Of
the above was sown in Lespedeza
from which we made bat one cut
ting. lHowever. where the land
is already sodded and we have a
late fall it is possible to get two
good cuttings.)
RECEIPTS.
81 tons Lespedeza hay (about two
tons per acre: valued at SIS per
ton. local market value, $3.50.
EXPENDITURES.
For lespedeza seed, IL bu. per
acre 5 bu.. $32: sowing. S1.l0;
freight on seed. Bic; total. $33. Al;
balance, $43l So.
From the above 20 acres we real
lied a profit of $663.81, or S25. SO
profit per acre. AS the l6 acres is
well sodded We expect to increase
our profit almost double in another
year.
CORN.
We planted Is acres in corn,
from which we gathered 450 bu.
corn. =.
8 EXPENDITURES.
Breaking land. $15.75; seed, So;
planting. 81; manure (from our
barnp $46: hauling manure. So: hoe
hands. Sc 20; cultivating. $17.25;
harvesting, So. 70: total. $lC1.95.
RECEIPTS.
450 bu. corn. market value. 80c,
$3.50; less expenditures, Sl0.15; bal
ance, $3.50. 9.05.
ENSILAGE--E EXP PENDITURES.
Breaking land and narrowing
$11.50; seed corn, SO; planting,
ST 95; hoe hands, $3.50; cuItivat-
ing, 81; 8 men cutting corn, SO;
one driver of wagon. So. A. E.
Fender running his cutter and
furnishing assistant 2l-4 hours at
81 per hour actual running. $2l. 40; /;
extra help unloading. $1,sO; total.
$6O.15.
RECEIPTS.
60 tons ensilage feeding value
for dairy cattle) at So per ton,
$3.50; less expenditures. $50 ID:
net receipts. Sl9 85.
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The above tonnage Of ensilage
was produced on ten acres. We
are feeding 20 dairy cows about 8
tons per month. having begun feed
ing on Nov. 10. 1918. At this rate
the soil will last until April Is,
1914, or until the pasture is ready
to Craze. Without charging en-.
silage account with the rent of
land it can be seen from the above
expenditure that the cost of pro-
duction was 81 per ton.
SWEET POTATOES ExPENDI-
TURES.
IL bu. seed. S8.70: bedding out.
Soc: breaking land. etc for plant
ing, $6; setting out slips. $40. 80:
cuitivating, So 30; harvesting.
$3.50; banking potatoes. $l.25;
total $38.25.
RECEIPTS.
On five acres planted in sweets
we harvested 303 bushels valued at
Coo. per bu.. SlS1 so; less expendi-
lures, $38.25; net receipts. $l43 55,
FALL PASTURE.
Besides onr permanent pasture,
consisting Of go acres we planted
II acres Of thin land in velvet and
soy beans for fall pasture for our
live stock
DAIRY DEPARTMENT.
Realizing that this section is es-
pecialIy adapted for the growing Of
grasses. and with due appreciation
of the fact Of the long period for
the pasturing Of cows. we started
to build up a dairy herd on Aug
ust ]. 1912. with q herd consisting
OF II cows then fresh in milk and
four heifers.