I .\TKKCROPPlX(i TIIK YOUNG ORCHARD 



801 



period. The man labor was 15 per cent of the cost, the horse labor 



20 per cent, and material and overhead charges about 05 per cent. 



In this orchard we grew four crops of beans, successively. It 



was filled both ways with peaches, so there was not much space. 



TABLE III 



COST OP GROWING 5 ACRES OF APPLES AND PEACHES TO FOUR YEARS OP AGE 



SUMMARY OF THE COST OF A 4-YEAR-OLD 5-AcRE APPLE AND PEACH ORCHARD 



Total cost per acre, exclusive of income $72 10 



Total cost per acre, including income . . 



Total net cost per 100 trees 



Total net cost per apple tree 



Total net cost per apple tree, excluding income 



Average net income per year (excluding interest and taxes), beans. . 

 Average net income per year (excluding interest and taxes) per acre. 



9 47 

 4 73 



376 

 2 86 

 6677 

 13 35 



We grew six rows of beans the first year and four the second, third, 

 and fourth years. The last crop was very small. From these four 

 crops of beans we obtained a net profit of $267 (again not charg- 

 ing the interest and overhead against the crop, but against the 



