DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



713 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



COMMERCUL ORCHARD. 



For the purpose of obtaining the actual cost of bringing an orchard into profitable 

 bearing complete records are being kept from year to year of the expenditure incurred 

 by the different cultural operations also the revenue obtained from the various inter- 

 crops. The following statement shows the financial standing of this orchard at the end 

 of the fifth year. 



1915 

 Date. 



Work engaged in. 



Manual Labour 

 at 17 cts. per hour. 



Cost. 



1911... 



1912... 



1913... 



1914.... 



Feb 23 



May 26 



June 1 

 " 14 

 " 14 

 " 16 

 " 16 

 " 16 

 " 17 

 " 17 

 " 19 

 " 19 

 " 21 

 " 21 

 " 21 



" 29 

 July 15 

 " 15 

 " 16 

 " 16-28 



" 20 



" 22 



" 26 



" 29 



" 29 



Oct. 



Pruning 



Spraying 



Spraying 



Spreading manure 



Manure 



Ploughing 



Harrowing 



Harrowing 



Harrow'g, double cutaway 



Cutting sets 



Planting potatoes 



Running drills 



Planting potatoes 



Running drills 



1 pound bichloride for 

 treating potatoes 



Harrowing down drills. . . 



Spraying potatoes 



Spraying potatoes 



Hoeing potatoes 



Cultivating (4 times 21 

 hours each) 



Weeding 



Weeding 



Mowing cover crops. . . 



Spraying potatoes 



Picking berries at l-5c 



per box 



Digging and picking pota- 

 toes 



3 , 000 strawberry plants at 



?.6.00 



!5 bushels seed potatoes 



1 man 3 hours 



2 men 1 hour 



2 men 1 hour 



1 man 10 hours 



30 tons at $1 p. ton 



1 man 11 hours 



1 man 10 hours 



2 men 20 hours 



2 men 3 hours. 



2 men 1 hour... 

 2 men 40 hours. 



1 man 16 hours. 



2 men 10 hours. 



1 man 10 hours. 



2 men 10 hours. 



S cts. 



69 50 



19 50 



38 00 



1.50 96 



51 



34 



34 



1 70 



30 00 



1 87 



1 70 

 6 80 



1 02 

 1 80 



34 

 13 60 



6 men 10 hours. 



Total. 



2 72 



3 40 

 1 70 

 3 40 



13 47 



10 50 



18 00 

 15 00 



Horse Labour and Teamster 

 1 horse at 27 cents; 2 hor.ses 

 at 34 cents; 3 hor.ses at 41 

 cents; 4 horses at 48 cents. 



2 horses 1 hour at 34 cents. . 

 2 horses 1 hour at 34 cents. . 

 2 horses, 22 hours at 34 cents 



2 horses 5.5 hours at 34 cents 

 2 horses 5.5 hours at 34 cents 



4 horses 5 hours at 48 cents. . 



2 horses 11 hours at 34 cents 

 2 horses 2 hours at 34 cents. . 



2 horses 1 hour at 34 cents. . 

 2 horses 1 hour at 34 cents. . 



1 horse 10 hours at 27 cents. 



2 horses 10 hours at 34 cents. 



406 17 



1 horse 5 hours at 27 cents. . 



Cost. 



cts. 

 28 80 

 23 90 

 35 15 

 35 11 



34 



34 



7 48 



1 87 

 1 87 



24 



3 74 

 "68' 



34 

 34 



2 70 



3 40 



1 35 



147 65 



Revenue.— HeYenne from former years, $196.16; from the rate of potatoes, grain 

 and strawberries for 1915, $304.46; total revenue $500.62, leaving only a small deficit 

 against the orchard of $53.20 at the end of five years. 



It is of interest to know that some of the earlier maturing varieties such as Duchess 

 and Wealthy bore some fruit during the last season, which means that a slight revenue 

 ■will soon be realized from the trees. 



PEARS, PLUMS AND CHERRIES. 



This orchard is now of no further use for experimental puri^oses. 

 mary of the results obtained was published in last year's report. 



16—494 



A general sum- 



Nappan. 



