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FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 119
The two acres together will give a gross return of from four
teen to fifteen hundred dollars, and the owner declares that he
hopes to make them turn in a thousand dollars apiece before he
is through with them. This is a good gross return from land;
when soil will grow ordinary crops of this value there is certainly
money in farming.
For the sake of argument let us figure on the cost of production
on this land. The mill sweepings were worth about $20, the
manure $40, and the fertilizer around $20 at the present time;
this gives a grand total of $80 for the fertilizer alone per acre.
Forty dollars should cover the cost of seed for the three crops;
the land, valued at $300 per acre, at 10 per cent., would be $30
for interest; another $30 should cover interest on money invested
in stock, tools, etc., as well as wear and tear, and $50 should cover
all labor and other expenses. These added will give a total ex
pense of $230; cost of crates, sacks, etc., would take the whole
to $300 per acre. The gross receipts from the acre were between
$600 and $700, leaving a profit of at least $300 per acre to the
grower.
Farming on such a scale is certainly a profitable business. It is
a wonder that more of our farmers do not build up more of their
lands and make large profits thereon. It is a great deal better
FIELD OF SWEET POTATOES GROWN BY A. ETLANDER, AMERICUS