COST OF PRODUCING THE APPLE 



Value of Land- 



Raw land- 



High (with water) $600.00 per acre 



Lo?/ " " 150.00 " 



Usual " " 200.00 " 



Developed land- 

 High producing 1000.00 " 



Usual • " (05OO - 1000) 800.00 " 



Cost of Establishing Orchards- 

 Irrigation system or v/ater right included in the 



price of the land 

 Clearing, grading and leveling land for 



planting (;,7 - 50) 



Trees 



Setting out 



Replanting 



Annual Cost from Setting Out to Self-Sustaining Age- 

 Pruning 



. T.Tiitevjashing 



Cultivating 



(Cultivation usually carried by intercrops) 



i\nnual Upkeep after Maturity- 



Plov/ing and cultivating 8,00 " 



Pruning and burning brush 10.00 " 



Thinning fruit 12.00 " 



Spraying (ijlO to 25 ) 15.00 



Propping (01 - 6) - 2.00 " 



Cost of Harvest- 

 Picking (per box) .04 per box loose 



Packing and v/arehouse charges .23 per packed 



box 

 Hauling (2 mile haul) .01 " 



Market Value of Yield 'f.o.b.) 



High 1.50 per box 



Low .50 " 



Average .90 " 



Culls 6.00 per ton 



Taxes and Insurance- 



To maturity 3.00 per acre 



After maturity- 

 Average land 8.00 " 



Good land 10.00 " 



