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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



"A summary of the cost of the orchard, the net income from the crop, the in- 

 come from the orchard, and the profit and loss by years for the eight years brings us 

 to the meat of the whole matter." 



Summary of Costs for Eight Tears — Field A — 6.6 Acres 



Net loss on field for eight years . 

 Average annual loss 



Total cost per acre, exclusive of income 



Total cost per acre, including income 



Total net cost per 100 trees 



Total net cost per apple tree 



Total net cost per apple tree, exclusive of income. 



Total labor cost per acre 



Total cash cost per acre 



$294.08 



$38.76 



$124.27 

 44.55 

 62.97 

 1.37 

 3.80 

 35.09 

 89.19 



* No allowance is made lor what could have been raised on the land if no trees had occu- 

 pied it. This amounted on the average to $4.00 per acre year, which should be added to coat. — Ed. 



Summary of the Cost of a Four-Tear-Old Apple and Peach Orchard — Same as AboTC 



Total cost per acre, e.xclusi ve of income $72 . 10 



Total cost per acre, including income 9.47 



Total net cost per apple tree 3.76 



Total net cost per apple tree, excluding income 2.85 



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