Horticulture in Oregon. 229 



SECOND YEAR. 



Interest on land at $50 per acre at 10 per cent $ 5 00 



Interest on previous year's expenses, at 10 per cent 2 00 



Plowing 3 00 



Harrowing and cultivating, eiglit times 2 40 



Hoeing around trees 60 



Pruning and removing borers 1 00 



Total cost second year $14 00 



THIRD YEAR. 



Interest on land $ 5 00 



Interest on expenses .3 40 



Plowing 3 00 



Harrowing and cultivating, ei? Jt times 2 40 



Hoeing around trees 1 OO 



Pruning and removing boers 1 50 



Pruning and removing boers 1 50 



FOURTH YEAR. 



Interest on land $ 5 00 



Interest on expenses 5 00 



Plowing 3 00 



Harrowing and cultivating, eiglit times 2 40 



Hoeing around trees 1 00 



Pruning and removing borers 2 00 



Total cost fourtli year $180 40 



FIFTH YEAR. 



Interest on land .'. $ 5 00 



Interest on expenses 6 87 



Plowing 3 00 



Harrowing and cultivating, eight times 2 40 



Hoeing around trees l 1 00 



Pruning and removing boers 2 00 



Total cost for five years $88 97 



Total cast for five years $88 97 



The above is without first cost of land, and taxes being included. 



COST OF AN ORCHARD NEAR NBWBERG. 



By C. E. HosKiNS^ Springbrook, Tualatin Plains. 



Much depends on the location, quality of soil, and tools used in planting, 

 cultivating, etc.. of orchards as handled in Oregon. The difference between the 

 owner and hired help would in many cases be 25 per cent. 



EXPENSE BILL PER ACRE. 



Plowing, subsoiling, cultivating, etc $ 7 50 



Trees, planting, cultivating, etc 16 00 



Second year, cultivating 5 00 



Third year, cultivation, trimming trees, etc 6 00 



Fourth year, cultivation, trimming trees, etc 7 00 



Fifth year, cultivation, trimming, etc 8 00 



Sixth year, cultivation, trimming, etc 8 00 



Seventh year, cultivation, trimming, etc 8 00 



Eightli year, cultivation, trimming, etc 8 00 



Total $73 50 



