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DIVISION' OK \VATKH HKSOURCES 



TABLE 7 



AVERAGE fob. PRICES PER PACKED BOX RECEIVED FOR NAVEL ORANGES IN TULARE 

 CITRUS BELT BY THE CALIFORNIA FRUIT GROWERS EXCHANGE FOR NOVEM- 

 BER. DECEMBER AND JANUARY, 1914-15 TO 1928-29, AND AVERAGE 

 PRICES RECEIVED BY THE GROWERS DURING THE SAME 

 MONTHS AND YEARS 



j)a('kt'(l box durinu' Xoveniher. Deceni1)er. and January, the months 

 of hu-fjest sliipiiR'iit.s. it now becomes necessary to compute or estimate 

 the income to the frrowers and the amount that is a\aihd)lt' for irrij^ration 

 ■water. To assist in this, Tal)h's S nnd !) and IMate I have l)eeii prepared. 



Table S shows the income to growers of Navel oran«res with prices 

 varyin<>' from $1 to $;i.r)() a i)acke(l box an<l witli yields varyin<r fi-om 7)0 

 to .')()() packed boxes an acre. Table 9 shows the income availabh' for 

 j)ayiiit'iit of irrifjation water cliar<>:es, interest on investment, and 

 protits, after payin<:- 1lie pre-liarvest costs of jiroduction at the rate of 

 $!!)() per acre and har\'est costs at the rate of 24 cents a packed box for 

 picking:- and haulin<i- to the packin<:- house. 



I'late 1 ;:raphicaliy presents the income to j^rowers with vary in*? 

 prices and yields and tlie price necessary with certain <riven yii'lds to 

 meet (1) the cost of |)rf)duciii<i and harvest injr Navel oranjics in the 

 Tulare citrus belt, not including- inlei-est on the farm investm<Mit or 

 irrigation watei-; (2; tiie cost of producinjr and harvestinjr includin}; 

 interest on the investment. l)ut not irrijration water, and (8) the income 

 necessary to |)ay any ^MVeii charj^e for irrigation water, or profits, in 

 addition to tlic cdsts (tf production and hai"vestin<r and interest, 

 interest on the iiivestmeid is computed at tlie rate of (i per cent on 

 an averajre xaliiation of $7.")() an <icre, which includes trei's at ^fiOO 

 per aci-c ; laud. .+ ir)(); (Mpiipiiient, $.")(), jind irrifjatioii pip» and other 

 improvciiH'iits. $.')().* 



• The ii\ii;iK<" value of J.'iOO for tin- trees i.s liiilf tin- total a.ssiimed net invtstineiit 

 In carryinK an oranKe grove llirouRli the first ten .vear.s. Interest on the money spent 

 ilnrltiK till- llrpt ten years Is Included In this $1,0(10. TliL-^ llRure Is generally accepted 

 liy aulhorlth'S. 



