Show Is There Money l Mo ey In unions Here The remark is vy v y r often made that there is more mr mf icy fey in onions than any other crop b ng grown in Davis county If this s st is true just how profitable i h the growing rowin or of onions and how u profitable are some of the other cro s Following is a summary ofa of a ecu co of production sur- sur surI survey survey sur survey I vey of 25 farms hat was made last week by director directo 5 and members of the Count County Fruit and Vegetable As- As Association Association As Association and the agent to send to the State Fart Far Fal n t Bureau with the hope of having t s tariff increased on onions so that w we can eliminate com com- competition competition competition petition from fo eign countries If I records on been Keeping an anyone has Anions should cost of or growing onions anions they send the thc record to W J Thayne Farmington f The record record shows sho'S sho S 'S that pr nt re onions Is not as ns large arge as is is ported and if th yare y are the most pry pry- prying p J- J Jing there is very ing crop in the if one ther little money in crops Jl 11 costs relative to stops to fi figure lIre the growing 1 It It shows also the difference ce In in in ex- ex expenses expenses ex- ex exing of grow g by the different growers and sho s the value of keep keep- keeping I ing a record o 0 or each item with the idea in mind to cut to cut down on expense of growing crowing as nuch as possible for foras foras as time goes on and competition will willbe willbe farmers efficient the most grows rows be the ones that will that will make mone money and and stay in the farn in ing business Davis Count Count Count- Onion Cost of Production I r o d u c t i o Valuation of 1 h d Interest on inv investment at 6 per cent Taxes I Inte Interest est and depreciation on equip equip- equipment equipment equip equipment ment 1601 Or rent paid per cr acre Average cost per acre fur for fertilizer 2601 Clearing and plowing Leveling ha rowing owing owing and preparing land Cost of seed per acre 2788 Cost for fOl cle ning ditch and rental on water 12 Planting per acre Number tim s cultivated 12 Total cost f r cultivating Number of t mes flies irrigated 19 10 Total cost f r l irrigating Cost of wee weel weed ng Cost for pull ng and topping Cost of grad ng g and sacking 1 Yield per ac e in lb Ib bags Cost of sack Delivering a ai d loading on cars 2130 Inspection fe 3 per pel ac Association f des es cs 2395 Selling Cost charge and freight charge Gross GlOSS return per acre in lb Ib bags Net returns npr r acre in lb Ib bags Avera Average e of 2 farms in various parts of Davis c nty my on crop crop of 1925 V J THAYNE Farmington Uta Utai Utan County Agent |