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An Economic Survey 



Average Yield of Tree Plantations near Jaffa. 



Gross profits. ^ 



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Oranges I 



II 



Almonds ! 



II 

 III 



Apricots and 

 peaches 



80 $ 200.00 

 65 t 162.50 

 55 t 137.50 

 75 kg. 62.50 

 50.00 

 37.50 



60kg. 

 45kg. 



. I 360kg. 60.00 



II 270 kg. 45.00 



III 180 kg. 30.00 



Olives I 360kg. 48.00 



II 270 kg. 36.00 



III 180 kg. 24.00 



Vineyards I 750kg. 50.00 



II 600 kg. 40.00 

 III 450 kg. 30.00 



70 

 60 

 50 

 10 

 10 

 8 



12 



12 



10 



7 



7 



6 



10 

 10 



20 

 16 

 12 



6 



5 



5 



3 

 6 

 5 



3 



2.50 



2 



2.50 17 

 2.50 13 

 2.50 10 



.50 

 .50 

 .50 



.50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 



4 

 3 



5 



5 



4 



4 



3.50 



3.50 



2.50 



2.50 



2 



109.50 90.50 



91.50 71 



74.50 63 



20.50 42 



19.50 30.50 



15.50 22 



22.50 37.50 



21.50 23.50 



17.50 12.50 



17.50 30.50 



16 20 



14 10 



16 34 



15.50 24.50 



13.50 16.50 



* I, good quality of land ; II, medium quality ; III, inferior quality. 



tThe osher (12.63 per cent of the gross profits) must be subtracted from 

 the net profit. 



i Cases. One case contains from 100 to 150 oranges and weighs about 35 

 kilograms. . 



Profitability of the Tree Plantations in the Jewish Colonies 

 ^ near Jaffa. 



Almonds* 

 Vine- or 



, Oranges, yards. Apricots. Olives. 



1. Price per dunam (about) 150 45 40 40 



2. Number of trees per dunam (about) . . 60 250 50 10 



3. Number of years from time of planting 



to : (a) first crop 5 4 5 7-8 



(b) full productivity 7-9 6 7-9 12 



4. Total cost (invested capital), including 



6 per cent interest up to the time 

 of full productivity, and also in- 

 cluding the price of the land in 

 francs : 



(a) up to first crop 1,000 150 160 180 



(b) up to time of full produc- 

 tivity (minus the receipts during 



the first crop) 1,200 160 200 230 



5. Gross profits per dunam in the years of 



first crop : 



(a) in fruit (kg.) 20** 300 20 kg.t 80 



100 kg.J 



(b) in money (francs) 55 19 16 12 



6. Gross profits per dunam in the years of 



full productivity : 



(a) in fruit (kg.) 80** 600 60 kg.t 300 



(b) in money (francs) 220 38 48 45 



7. Annual cost of maintenance and har- 



vest in the time of full productivity 80 15 20 15 



8. Wergho and osher in the time of full 



productivity 25 5 6 5 



9. Net profits in the time of full produc- 



tivity 115 18 22 25 



10. Interest on invested capital in time of 



full productivity 10% 11% 11% 11% 



* The almonds considered here are the hard-shelled (Victoria) almonds. The 

 soft-shelled almonds (Princess) which are not planted extensively take 9 years 

 for the first crop and 13 years to reach the period of full productivity. They 

 produce a smaller quantity but a more expensive quality than the hard-shelled 

 almonds. 



** Cases, each containing 35 kilograms. t Almonds. t Apricots. 



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