1. A grower has a 15,000 bushel crop of Mcintosh apples (the approximate 

 average production of the orchards studied.) 



2. Even with the careful growers 10 percent of the apples will be below 

 Fancy grade because of bruises and skin punctures (average of the five most 

 careful operators.) 



3. This particular operator has 307, of his crop below Fancy because of 

 mechanical injury (the approximate average of apples as taken from storage 

 in all orchards studied.) 



4. The average price of Fancy grade Mcintosh is $3.50 (Quotation from 

 January 16, 1958 Special Apple Market Report - Country shipping point price.) 



5. The average price of $1.75 for apples below Fancy grade (an assumed 

 value.) 



Under these conditions the careful operator would have: 



13,500 bushels (? $3.50 $47,250 



1,500 bushels (? $1.75 2,625 



Total $49,875 



The operator with 30% of the apples below Fancy would have: 



10,500 bushels (? $3.50 $36,750 



4,500 bushels (? $1.75 7.875 



Total $44,625 



Amount lost because of excessive bruises - $5,250 



An operator with 50 percent of his apples below Fancy because of bruises 

 (average of the five most careless operators) would lose $10,500 compared with 

 the careful operator. Are you losing the price of a tractor, a sprayer or 

 possibly a mink coat for the wife because of bruises and skin punctures? 



