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DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES 



Table 26 ha.s been j^repared to show the average cost per acre of pro- 

 duciiif; and harvesting raisins in the upper San Joaqu,in Valley, and 

 Table 27 has been pre])ared to show the income per acre with yields of 

 .75 to 2.25 tons per acre and a price range of from $40 to $80 a ton. 



TABLE 26 



AVERAGE COST PER ACRE OF PRODUCING AND HARVESTING RAISINS 

 IN THE UPPER SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY 



Pre-harvest cost taken at $50 an acre: Han'esting figured at $16 a ton and no allowance included for interest or 



for irrigation water. 



TABLE 27 



INCOME PER ACRE TO GROWERS FROM RAISINS WITH YIELDS OF 0.75 TO 2.25 TONS 

 PER ACRE AND A PRICE RANGE OF $40 TO $80 PER TON 



Yields. — Figures regarding average yields of raisins per acre in the 

 upper San Joaquin Valley are not available for long periods or large 

 acreages. Agricultural Extension Service Circular 24 gives the 

 following data : 



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