Pocahontas star herald., 1923-02-23

following interesting relationship
between yields and costs of produc
ton; An average yield OF 100
pounds of lint per acre cost 81 20
pound to produce: yield of $50
pounds Of lint, cost l5.4c pound;
a yield of 200 pounds OF lint cost
l2.7c pound; a yield of $50 pounds
of lint cost llo pound and yield
of 800 pounds OF lint cost l0c a
pound to produce.
1t will be observed that on bot.
tom lands under plantation condi-
tions, the farmer averaging 800
pounds of cotton per acre has an
advantage of Ie.lc pound In the
cost Of production over farmer
having an average of 100 pounds OF
lint per acre. In the same manner
the white farmer on the small farm
of the sandy uplands has an advan-
tsge of lilo pound in cost Of pro
duction when be averages 800
pounds Of lint over the farmer aver
aging 100 pounds of lint per acre.
ln the yield per acre there is found
the difference between success and
failure and between profit and loss
With cotton at 25c pound, on
the bottom land plantations a yield
of 100 pounds would produce loss
of s4.l3 an acre; a yield of $50
pounds of lint is produced at pro-
dt of s6.l7 an acre; yield of 200
pounds of lint brings profit of
sl6.46 an acre; a yield Of $50 pound
produces profit OF s3l.75 an acre
and yield of 800 pounds per acre
gives profit of sS6.O5 an acre.
Data obtained from small farms
on sandy uplauds also shows how
profits increase with increased yield
Counting cotton at s5 cents a pound
an average yield of 100 pounds of
lint wall produce a profit of 1921
an acre; weld of $50 pounds, a
profit of Sl4.45; yield of 200
pounds, profit Of S24.67; a yield
of $50 pounds a profit of $39.9I
and a yield of 800 pounds produces
profit Of S<5.l2 an acre.
From all the above data the gen.
eral economic principle Is observed
that with increased yield per acre
the cost of production per pound of
lint decreases and the profit per acre
increases. The yield per acre is the
keynote and should be zeslously
watched by every farmer.
How about the average yield OF
cotton 10 Randolph county9 Is this
yield profitable?
According to Chas. s. Bouton,
Agricultural SlatistIcan of Little
Rock, the average yield of Ran
dolph county Tor 1921 was $40 |
pounds of lint per acre From the
data given above 1t can be readily |
observed how much il cost per pound
to produce this yield and whether
or not it produced profit per acre
Increasing the acre yield TO the
point of profit and even greater pro
fits involves all the points in good
farming. Under boil weevll condi
tlons there is required a reduction
OF acreage. Concentrated effort on
these few acres, good preparation,
good seed and thorough and rapid
cultivation following early planting
are points generally understood. Lib
eral fertilization If necessary and pro
fitablo. Under average conditions a
pound of high grade fertilizer pro
duces a pound Of seed cotton The
profit might be observed when the
fertilizer would cost as much as 2ke
pound and seed cotton brings AZ
little az 10 or L cents pound. Ap
plicstions of as much as 400 to 600
pounds, together with good tanning
and fighting the boil weevil, will
turn tho low acre yield to one with
high yield and substantial profits
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