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COST OF PRODUCIHG THE ^IG 



Value of Land- 



Rav/ land- 



High (with water) —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 price of land 

 Clearing, grading, leveling land for planting- 18,00 " 



Trees - 800.00 " 



Setting out - 4.00 



Annual Cost from Setting Out to Self-Su staining Age- 

 Irrigating (water and labor C'2 - 16) 5,00 



Cultivating (0 2-8) 5.00 



Pruning 1.00 



Annual Upkeep after Maturity- 

 Cultivating 6,00 



Irrigating 16,00 



Caprifying (Smyrna) 1,50 



Pruning 6.00 



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Cost of Harvest- 

 Fresh : Picking -- - -- -) .12 l/2 per 20# 



Packing and -.varehouse expense ) t)ox 



Hauling ( 2 miles) — - .01 " 



Dried : Picking - — - .11 per 60# field 



box 



Processing, drying and sacking 6.00 per dry ton 



Hauling (2 miles) .50 



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Market Value o f Yield- 

 Average for fresh fruit .10 per lb 



" " dried fruit - Mission - .02 



Adriatics .04 " 



Smyrna .06 " 



Taxes and Insurance- 



To Maturity 2.00 per acre 



After Maturity- 

 Average land 4.00 " 



Good land 5.00 



