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116.8 barrels. Graded, the acre average for the period is 79.2 of 

 barreled stock, 37.6 barrels of evaporator and cider stock. Reducing 

 these figures to the tree unit we have for barrel stock 2.93, for evapor- 

 ator stock 1.4; or total per tree, 4.33 barrels. The proportion of 

 evaporator and cider stock is seemingly high — made so by two 

 autumn gales in different seasons which gave many windfalls. Such 

 episodes come in the life of every orchard. Yields per acre will vary 

 greatly with the same variety in different orchards even in the same 

 section but there is little reason to think that the ten-year acre 

 average just given is much above the mark for orchards that are 

 cared for — well tilled, sprayed and pruned plantations. It is of 

 course much greater than the average yield of Baldwins in New 

 York for the reason that many orchards are wholly or partially 

 neglected. The annual yields are shown in Table I. 



Table I. — -Annual Yield of Fruit in Auchter Orchard for Ten Years. 



INTEREST ON INVESTMENT. 



The first item in cost of production to be considered is interest 

 on investment — an entry in the account over which there can be 

 much disagreement. Unfortunately we do not know how much 

 money has been spent in bringing this orchard to its present con- 



