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Table 2. Growing cost (dollars per bearing acre) eight operations, 1983 



Orchard overhead 

 Real estate tax 

 Return on investment 

 Rental 

 Other 



Management 

 Salary 



Accounting/secretarial 

 Office expense 



Labor 



Pruning & brush removal 



Spraying 



Orchard floor management 



Irrigation 



Other 



Equipment 

 Depreciation 

 Return on investment 

 Fuel 



Repairs & maintenance 

 Other 



Materials 

 Fungicides 

 Insecticides 

 Miticides 

 Spray oil 



Growth regulators 

 Herbicides 

 Lime and fertilizer 

 Other 



Total 



Total 



Total 



Total 



Total 



Total growing cost per bearing acre 

 Yield per acre (bu.) 

 Cost per bushel 



Average 



$23.37 



214.82 



18.31 



50.59 



$307.09 



$113.87 



$273.66 



Range 



$15.08 - 28.30 



83.52 - 545.14 



0.00 - 98.34 



8.00 - 113.81 



$206.85 - 662.67 



$55.99 - 276.61 



$166.31 - 366.00 



