Wisconsin.. Kentucky (Burley)' Kentucky No. Lbs. Hrs. Hrs. Hrs. Hrs. Hrs. Hrs. Tons P. ct. 19 1,300 90.8 104, 3195.1 65.5 25. 2 90.7 877.8 A 811, 141 170. 6 204. 4375. 0 68.5 29.5 98. 0. 75 75 (dark).. 70 825 140. 3115. 7 262. 0 60.7 28.3 89.0 1 Excluding interest on land. See Ky. Bul. 229, "Cost of Producing Tobacco in Kentucky.' Oats: Labor and material requirements per acre (301 records) How to use labor and material requirement data in estimating crop costs. The figures presented in the foregoing tables represent the average crop requirements for the regions investigated, and may be of value to those interested in determining general costs and to individual farmers as a basis for determining approximate costs on their own farms. In either case the method of procedure is the same, the only difference being that average rates should be used for finding regional costs, and the individual farmer should use, if available, the actual hours of labor and rates for labor and materials applicable to his own farm. It will be understood that the requirements and proportions presented for each crop may be used in approximating costs in those areas only in which the farm prac tice in general is similar to that of the regions for which the data are given. The method of estimating the cost of a given crop may be outlined as follows: (1) Determine the total cost of labor and material per acre by applying current rates to the quantities of labor and materials obtained from the individual's own records, or, if these are not available, use the averages given in the table. (2) Determine the total operating expense per acre by dividing the cost of labor and material by the percentage figure (per cent of total operating expense) for the given crop in the given region. (3) Determine the total acre cost of production by adding the interest charge or the cash rent paid for the use of the land. (4) To determine the cost per bushel or ton divide the total acre cost by the yield per acre. The following example illustrates the way in which these rules are applied. Example: Cost of producing wheat, McPherson County, Kans., 1920 1 Comparatively few farmers applied manure to the wheatland in McPherson County. When the manure was prorated to all the farms in this group, the application amounted to one-half a ton per acre, and the charge made a total of $1 per acre. The cost of manure on this basis was approx'mately 5 per cent of the operating expense. Average quantities of feed and labor required to maintain the hog breeding herd for one production year, Iowa and Illinois, 1921–1922 Average quantities of feed, labor, and other factors required to produce 100 pounds of pork (from date of breeding until marketed), Iowa and Illinois, 1921-1922 One litter per year Two litters per year Item 1921 1922 Total 1921 1922 Total Pounds of pork produced.. 614, 959 340, 332 955, 291 456, 668 698, 251 1, 154, 919 |