. Yearbook of agriculture . Fig. 31.—The cost of fertilizerB is a very important item in the cost of produc-tion in the South Atlantic States. The data represented here for 1913, 1918,are taken from surveys of Sumter County, Ga. Far 1921 prices representGeorgia. 99912°—YBK 1921 24 334 Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1921. control over the cost of their product. \Mien prices weregoing up and the prospects for higher prices were still goodcosts were voluntarily increased, because it was good judg-ment to pay higher prices for labor, fertilizer, land, andmachinery, if it were necessary
. Yearbook of agriculture . Fig. 31.—The cost of fertilizerB is a very important item in the cost of produc-tion in the South Atlantic States. The data represented here for 1913, 1918,are taken from surveys of Sumter County, Ga. Far 1921 prices representGeorgia. 99912°—YBK 1921 24 334 Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1921. control over the cost of their product. \Mien prices weregoing up and the prospects for higher prices were still goodcosts were voluntarily increased, because it was good judg-ment to pay higher prices for labor, fertilizer, land, andmachinery, if it were necessary in order to produce thecotton. The average cost of the 1918 crop was approxi-mately 22 cents a pound, while the average farm price was TREND OF FARM WAGES AND COST OF ARTICLES FARMERS BUY COMPARED WITH DEC. 1 PRICE OF COTTON 1910-1921 INDEX 1 \ NUMBERS 1913=100 1 \ 250 / \ 200150100 ii \ s. V \ ^ V P/i/C£ ofj. J -- \ \ \ 50 \ 0 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 19 20 1921 Fig. 32.—The price of cotto
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