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COST OF PRODUCING THE ALMON D 



Value of Land- 



Raw land- 

 High 0300.00 per acre 



Low — 100.00 



Usual - 150.00 



Developed Orchards- 

 High producing 800.00 



Usual " - 400.00 " 



Cost of Establishing Orchards- 

 Irrigation system or water right (included 

 in purchase price of land. 



Clearing and leveling (OlO - 075) 20.00 



Trees — - 10.00 



Setting out - 5.00 " 



Replanting — 1.00 



Annual Cost from Setting Out to Self-Sustaining Age- 

 Irrigation (03 - 6) - — - 5.00 



Pruning - - 3.00 



Sulphuring .50 " 



Cultivating (06 - 12) 8.00 " 



(Cultivation usually borne by intercrops) 



Annual Upkeep after Maturity- 

 Irrigation (02.- 8 ) 6.00 



Pruning — 2.00 



Spraying 3.00 " 



Cultivation (06 - 12 ) 8.00 



Cover crop 5.00 " 



Cost of Harvest- 

 Knocking, collecting and sacking .02 per lb. 



Hulling -- .01 



Bleaching and sacking .001 " 



Sacks (100# size) .17 each 



Hauling ( 5 miles) — - 1.50 per ton 



Market Value of Yield- 

 High .20 per lb. 



Low — .08 " 



Average .14 " 



Taxes and Insurance- 



To maturity 3.00 per acre 



After maturity- 

 Average land 5.00 " 



Good land 6.00 " 



