One Thousand Ways to Make a Living; or, An Encyclopædia of Plans to Make Money

by Harold Morse Dunphy

PLAN No. 621. PROFIT ON 130 ACRES OF WHEAT

This man was farming in the Palouse country, south of Spokane, Washington. You can see what he was doing before the war, and you can figure out for yourself what he made after the war began. Here are his figures:

“I raised 4,030 bushels of wheat this year from 130 acres, an average of thirty-one bushels per acre. It cost me $331.50 to raise the crop; $334 to harvest it, and $332.64 to thresh it. Sacks cost me an additional $175.

I figure the interest on my investment in horses, machinery, and land at $80 per acre would be $1,404 for two years. I have not sold my crop yet, but at 80 cents a bushel it would net me $647. I expect to get $1 per bushel and this would make a profit of $1,453.”