“Asparagus yields 3,000 to 3,500 pounds per acre on an 8-year-old bed which I sell at 9 cents per pound. It costs about 11⁄2 cents per pound to grow, cut and market, so that my profits vary from $225 to $265 per acre. I figure the land on which I grow these crops worth $1,000 per acre, making an investment charge of $60 per acre. I believe there will always be a good market in the Inland Empire for garden products.”
Plan No. 620. The Early Tomato
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.”
PLAN No. 622. THREE CROPS IN ONE SEASON
He made a living on a small piece of land in the following manner:
“I have six acres of ground on which I am making a specialty of growing cauliflower, celery and cabbage. I figure that I have cleared over $1,500 this year, above all expenses. From one little plot, about 14x20 feet, I have sold a crop of radishes, spinach and endive, bringing me a gross return of over $35.”