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DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES 



San Joaquin Valley as 403,270, the acreages in the four upper counties 

 being Fresno, 54,830 ; Tulare, 54,663 ; Kern, 30,422 ; Kings, 21,209. 



Cost-of-production datcT were not available from the Agricultural 

 Extension Service, except for Mercod County for 3926-28, and Imperial 

 County for ]928. Some specific data on this crop were, however, 

 obtained during the field study in the upper counties, and the estimates 

 of the Farm ]\Ianagement Section have been made available. Further- 

 more, alfalfa costs are perhaps more generally known than are the 

 costs for other crops. 



Tables 28 to 31 present the data used in arriving at the conclusions 

 given. 



TABLE 30 



COST PER ACRE OF PRODUCING AND HARVESTING ALFALFA IN IMPERIAL COUNTY, 

 1928, AND IN MERCED COUNTY, 1926-28, EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST ON 

 INVESTMENT, BUT INCLUDING INTEREST AND DEPRECI- 

 ATION ON IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT AND 

 COST OF IRRIGATION WATER 



•There is still left interest on improvements and equipment other than that used for irrigation water. 



TABLE 31 



COST PER ACRE OF PRODUCING AND HARVESTING ALFALFA IN THE SAN JOAQUIN 



VALLEY AS ESTIMATED BY THE FARM MANAGEMENT SECTION 



OF THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE 



Does not Include interest on land or cost of irrigation water; yield six tons in six cuttings. 



Upkeep of irrigation ditches $2 70 



DLskitig two ways during dormant season 2 20 



Mowing 3 78 



lUking 1 86 



Shocking 2 16 



irrigation labor 3 55 



Stacking 6 30 



Haling 18 00 



Hauling to cars 9 72 



Taxes 2 00 



Depreciation 2 60 



ToUl $54 77 



Average ooat per ton $9 13 



