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 COST OF PRODUCING THE LEMOM 



Value of Land- 

 Raw land- 

 High (with water) 01,200.00 per acre 



Low " 250.00 " 



Usual " - 500.00 



Developed orchards- 

 High producing - 4.000.00 " 



Usual " -- - 1,000.00 



Cost of Establishing Orchards- 

 Irrigation system or v;ater right included in cost 

 of land- 



Fluming (concrete pipe) 15,00 " 



Clearing, grading and leveling land for planting 20.00 " 



Trees 75.00 " 



Setting out 5.00 " 



Annual Cost from Setting Out to Self- Sustaining Age- 

 Cultivation and irrigation 20.00 " 



Fertilizing 10.00 



Pruning, pro rata 2.50 



Water - -- 7.00 " 



Annual Upkeep after Maturity- 

 Plowing and cultivating 25.00 " 



Water — --- 20.00 " 



irrigating — 6.00 " 



Cover crop — 5.00 " 



Fertilizer and Manure (0- OlOO) 65.00 " 



Pruning 15.00 " 



Fumigating (once in tv/o years - [30) 15.00 " 



Smudging (4 times) 20.00 " 



spraying 7.50 " 



Other tree care 5.00 " 



Cost of Harvest- 

 Picking .25 per box 



Hauling (4 miles) .04 " 



Packing and warehouse expense .60 " 



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



High 3.75 per box 



Low - - 1.25 



Average 2.50 " 



Taxes and Insurance- 



To Maturity 5.00 per acre 



After Maturity- 

 Average land 10.00 " 



Good land 20.00 " 



