Archive image from page 44 of Cultivation of cigar-leaf tobacco in. Cultivation of cigar-leaf tobacco in Florida cultivationofcig62floy Year: 1899 ( 25 Labor and general expenses—Continued. 50 tons of cotton-seed meal 1, 050. 00 10,000 bushels of cotton seed 1, Incidental expenses 150. 00 Total amount of general expenses 8, 640. 00 Interest on $8,640 for six months 259. 20 Interest on $14, for twelve months 898. 41 10 per cent depreciation on land and improvements 1, 338. 85 20 per cent depreciation on stock and implements 317. 00 Amount chargeable to tobacco crops 11, 453. 46 Tot
Archive image from page 44 of Cultivation of cigar-leaf tobacco in. Cultivation of cigar-leaf tobacco in Florida cultivationofcig62floy Year: 1899 ( 25 Labor and general expenses—Continued. 50 tons of cotton-seed meal 1, 050. 00 10,000 bushels of cotton seed 1, Incidental expenses 150. 00 Total amount of general expenses 8, 640. 00 Interest on $8,640 for six months 259. 20 Interest on $14, for twelve months 898. 41 10 per cent depreciation on land and improvements 1, 338. 85 20 per cent depreciation on stock and implements 317. 00 Amount chargeable to tobacco crops 11, 453. 46 Total amount of tobacco produced, 60,000 pounds. Average cost about 18i cents per pound. IaD OF BARN DESIRED AND ITS COST. In the development of the tobacco industry in Florida one of the important points to be determined was, what kind of a barn or caring shed was most desirable. Different kinds of buildings were construc- ted—some broad and flat, others narrow and tall; some with wooden shutters, other with glass windows. The man in favor of the glass windows thought that to cure tobacco light in color, much light was necessary. This proved a failure, as light tobacco is grown and not made in the curing shed. The man with the tall, narrow barn thought 4,
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