AN APPLE ORCHARD SURVEY OF \YAYXE COUNTY, NEW YORK. 297 



disposal an itemized account for the season of 1904. The price charged 

 for team and machinery is large enough to allow for " wear and tear." 

 To the debit should be added interest on capital invested. Every hour 

 of work done in the s orchard by the proprietor or by his men has been 

 charged to it. 



Apple orchard. Apple orchard. 



1904. Debit. 1904. Credit. 



June To 8 days' hauling and By 1,765 barrels of apples, No. i, at 



spreading manure, at $1.50 $2,647 5 



$i-5 $ 12 - 1'y 75 barrels of apples, No. 2, 



To 3 days' teams for haul- at $i 75 oo 



ing, at $2 6 oo 



To 80 loads of manure, 



at $1.50 120 oo 



To i^/z tons commercial 



fertilizer, at $20 30 oo 



To 2 days' pruning, at $2 . 4 oo 



To 3 days' hauling brush. 5 oo 



To 6 days' work, spraying, 



3 men and team, at $7. 42 oo 



To i day dragging with 3 



horses 4 oo 



To i day dragging- with 2 



horses 3 oo 



To 2 days' spreading fer- 

 tilizers 400 



To i day dragging with 3 



horses 4 oo 



To i day hoeing around 



trees '. . . . i 50 



To i day with team 3 oo 



To i day cleaning otit 



ditches i 50 



To iy 2 days' cultivating, 



at $4 6 oo 



June 20. To 3% days' spraying, at 



$7 24 50 



To i day getting material. 3 oo 



To 30 Ibs. Paris green, at 



i8c 5 40 



To 400 Ibs. blue vitriol, at 



5%c 23 oo 



To 4 barrels of lime, at 



$1-25 5 oo 



To i pair of pruning 



shears 2 oo 



July 6. To i day of dragging.... 3 oo 

 To y z day sowing buck- 

 wheat i oo 



25. To spraying 3 hours, at 



7oc 2 10 



To spraying mixture 70 



To 7 bushels buckwheat 



seed, at 75C 5 25 



Aug. 13. To 4 hours' breaking buck- 

 wheat i 60 



1 6. To dragging down buck- 



wheat, i horse 2 oo 



17. To dragging down buck- 



wheat, i horse 2 oo 



1 8. To propping trees, 2 men 



and team 3 oo 



27. To propping trees, 2 men 



2 1 / days * 10 oo 



To 1,840 empty barrels, at 



36c 662 40 



To harvesting 1,840 bar- 

 rels of fruit and hauling 

 to the railroad, at 25C. .. 460 oo 



Balance 1,260 55 



$2,722 50 



$2,722 50 



Thus our account for this year gives a net profit above expenses of 

 $1,260.55. To do justice to the orchard it is fair to state that at the date 



