Total Hours Cost Cost hours Total per acre per per Operation Man Horse cost Man Horse acre 100 Mulching 3 6 $1.05 .455 .91 $0.16 $0.22 Pruning 11 ... 1.65 1.67 ... .25 .35 Cultivating 1 7 7 1.75 1.06 1.06 .26 .38 Cultivating 2 10 10 2.50 1.51 1.51 .38 .54 Cultivating 3 6 6 1.50 .91 .91 .23 .32 Plowing in fall 47 94 16.45 7.12 14.25 2.50 3.52 Banking trees 12 ... 1.80 1.82 ... .27 .39 Harrowing 21 42 7.35 3.18 6.36 1.11 1.58 --- --- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- Total lab. cost. 117 165 $34.05 17.73 25.00 $5.16 $7.30 4 loads manure at $1.50 6.00 .91 1.29 Equipment charge 1.15 .174 .25 Taxes 5.29 .801 1.13 Interest 38.48 5.83 8.23 ------ ------- ------ Total cost $84.97 $12.875 $18.20 INCOME, COST AND PROFIT ON BEANS--FIELD A--1907 Income Cost Profit 75 bushels at $1.50 $112.50 31/2 tons pods at $6 21.00 $133.65 $94.50 $38.85 LOSS ON FIELD A--1907 Total Per acre Net income from beans $38.85 $5.89 Cost of orchard 84.97 12.87 ------ ------ Loss $46.12 $6.98 A summary of the cost of the orchard, the net income from the crop, the income from the orchard and the profit and loss by years for the eight years follows: SUMMARY OF COSTS FOR EIGHT YEARS, FIELD A Net Income Crop income from Cost of 6.6 acres Year grown from crop orchard orchard Profit Loss 1903 Corn $ 15.17 ... $109.87 ... $ 94.70 1904 Beans 42.57 ... 216.16 ... 173.59 1905 Beans 43.13 ... 83.78 ... 40.65 1906 Beans 120.90 ... 80.14 $40.76 ... 1907 Beans 38.85 ... 84.97 ... 46.12 1908 Corn 37.68 ... 64.22 ... 26.54 1909 Oats and strawberries 100.61 $27.88 84.73 43.76 ... 1910 Wheat 60.70 38.65 96.35 3.00 ... ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- Totals $459.61 $66.53 $620.22 $87.52 $381.60