DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 503 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



COST OF PKODUCING SOME DIFFEREXT HORTICULTURAL CROPS IN 



CANADA. 



Cousiderable time was spent in compiling from reports and information gathered 

 in various ways, the cost of producing some of the more important horticultural 

 crops of this country. A summary of the information obtained is given below. 



APPLES^ PKR BARREL. 



New Bransivich. — As per information obtained from report of A. G. Turney, 

 average for 1911, from four orchards, $1.07. 



Ontario. — According to Robt. Thompson, 1911, $1.86. 



Nova Scotia. — As per Report of Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' Association, 1911, 

 $0.83 to $0.99. 



British Columbia. — According to F. N. Hales, Armstrong, B.C., $0.75 to $0.93 

 ■per box, or per barrel about $2.25 to $2.79. 



Qiichec. — As per Prof. W. S. Blair, Superintendent Experimental Farm, Kent- 

 ville, N.S., 1912, $1.12* to $1.50. Central Experimental Farm, average for thirteen 

 years, based on closely planted trees (Wealthy), $1.53. 



PEACHES, PER BASKET. 



Ontarid. — According to Robert Thompson, St. Catharines, Out., 39.6 cents. 



- * Grapes, per basket. 



Ontario. — ^AccordiAg to Robt. Thompson, St. Catharines, 11.5 cents; according 

 to J. F. Carpenter, Fruitland, Ont., 12-8 cents. 



strawberries, per basket (1 qcart). 



Ontario. — According to Robt. Thompson, St. Catharines, based on yield of 7,200 

 boxes per acre, 2-6 cents. Data from Dominion Horticulturist, based on yield of 

 6,000 boxes per acre, 3-6 cents. 



potatoes, per bushel. 



Dominion Horticulturist. — Based on yield of 300 bushels per acre, 20-5 cents. 



Dominion Field Hushandman. — Based on actual yield of 445 bushels per acre, 

 14 cents. 



Manitoba. — Based on yield of 250 bushels per acre, by S. R. Henderson, Kildonan, 

 Man., 17 cents. 



New Brunswich. — ^Based on yield of 183 bushels per acre (average for province 

 in 1913), 27-3 cents. 



tomatoes. 



.0<ntario. — By the Ontario Vegetable Growers' Association Report, 1907, per 



bushel, 20-48 cents. 



Ottawa. 



