546 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



iug, cultivation, fertilizers and cover crop seeds. The other group of 

 expenses may be called 'Vrop expenses" as they were necessary only in the 

 crop years and their size depeJids a good deal on the size of the crop. 

 These included the cost of summer sprayings, thinning, harvesting, pack- 

 ing, hauling to the shipping station, and packages. A brief statement will 

 be given foi- each ye.ir of llie expenses, returns and profit or loss. 



THE FIRST YEAR, 1907 



EXPENSES RETURNS 



]\raintenance |291 18 Com Prop i^5()9 50 



Crop 123 88 



Total for orchard 8415 00 



Total per acre 27 07 



Net profit for orchard |94 44 



Net profit per acre 29 



Expenses include the cost of the young trees. This year a crop of corn 

 was grown between tlie tree rows, providing besides cultivation a worth- 

 Avhile revenue. 



THE SECOND YEAR, 1908 



EXPENSES RETURNS 



Maintenance .|225 25 None. 



Crop None 



Total for orchard . . . |225 25 



Total per acre 15 01 



Net loss for orchard .f 225 25 



Net loss per acre 15 01 



A crop was not grown between the tree rows this year, thougli it nught 

 have been had there been pressing need for the land and the time taken 

 lioiji other work to put it in. 



THE THIRD Y^EAR, 1909 



EXPENSES RETURNS 



Maintenance .f204 60 Refund from nurseryman 



Crop None for trees not true to 



name | 65 00 



Total for orchard... 1204 00 



Total i)er acre 13 04 



Net loss for orchard ,^139 00 



Net loss per acre 9 30 



