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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



1912.— SIXTH YEAR. 



Item. 



Lime-sulphur, 1,475 gal. . 



Applying same 



Trees, l6 at 10c 



Planting same 



Pruning 



Raking brush 



Hauling brush 



Manure, 12 loads 



Applying same 



Plowmg, 1 horse 



Plowing, 2 horse 



Harrowing 



Hoeing 



Sowing cover crop 



Oats, 1 2 bushels at 40c . . 

 Clover, 1 bushel at $1.00. 



Thinning 



Picking 



Trucking 



Packing 



Hauling, 33 trips 



Packages 



Equipment charge 



Interest on land 



Totals . 



Total Hours. 



Man. 



40 



4 



367 



45 



20 



10 

 33 

 38 

 114 

 34 

 10 



113 

 567 

 164 

 397 



1,956 



Horse. 



40 



20 



30 

 33 



76 

 228 



164 



Total 

 Cost. 



$18 44 



9 00 



1 60 



60 



73 40 



6 75 

 9 00 



18 00 

 3 75 



7 42 

 11 40 

 34.20 



5 10 



50 

 80 

 00 



16 95 

 85 05 

 36 90 

 59 55 

 66 00 

 264 43 

 5 00 

 90 00 



591 



$832 84 



Hours per Acre. 



Man. Horse 



2.66 



.26 



24.46 



3.00 



1.33 



.66 

 2.20 

 2.53 

 7.60 

 2.26 



.66 



7.53 

 37.80 

 10.93 

 26.46 



130. 34 



2.66 



1.33 



2.00 



2.20 



5.06 



15.20 



10.93 



39.38 



Cost 

 per Acre. 



SI 23 

 60 

 10 

 04 

 4 89 

 45 

 60 



1 20 

 25 

 49 

 76 



2 28 

 34 

 10 

 32 

 26 

 13 

 67 

 46 

 97 

 40 



17 62 



33 



6 00 



$55 49 



Received from 2,128 bushels of peaches $2 , 920 99 



Total cost 832 84 



Net profit $2,088 15 



Net profit per acre 139 21 



Average price received per bushel $1 38 



Cost pel bushel 40 



Net profit per bu.shel $ 98 



Although the farm thermometer registered twenty degrees below zero 

 during the winter of 1911-12 and some apparently healthy trees were 

 killed yet the orchard yielded more fruit than it did the previous sea- 

 son. The crop was borne on about two-thirds of the orchard as the 

 lowest and highest parts received the greatest amount of injury. By 

 comparing the amount of time devoted to pruning this season with 

 that of the preceding year, it is noticeable that the work was just as 

 thorough this year as last and the yield of fruit showed its worth. 



The expenses were higher for the year than any previous season but 

 the returas were very satisfactory. Considerable reduction is noticeable 

 in the amount of time required to pack the fniit. This is largely due 

 to the difference in size and quality of the peaches. The last season, no 

 grading was required as all was packed as one grade. 



The clover mentioned in the table was common red clover seed that 

 was screened out by the fanning mill and was sown very thick over a 

 portion of the orchard that requires more vegetable matter. 



In the following table a summary for the entire period is given in 

 order to provide an easy comparison of the results. 



