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 COST OF PRODUCING THE OLIVE 



Value of Land- 

 Ravi? land- 



High (with water) - 0300.00 per acre 



Low " - 75.00 



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Usual " 150.00 



Developed orchards- 

 Best 1000.00 



Good _ 750.00 " 



Usual - — _ 500.00 



Cost of Establishing Orchards- 

 Irrigation system or water right (included in 



land price) 

 Clearing, grading, and leveling land for 



planting (C25 - lOO) 40.00 " 



Trees (48) - _ 25.00 " 



Setting out 5.00 " 



Replanting 1.00 " 



Annual Cost from Setting Out to Self- Sustaining Age- 

 Cultivating and irrigating (usually borne by 



intercrops) 7.50 " 



Pruning 5.00 " 



Annual Upkeep after Maturity- 



Plov/ing 4.00 " 



Pruning 12.50 " 



Cultivating, water, irrigation 12.50 " 



Cost of Harvesting- 

 Pickling olives ( 018 - 30 ) 20.00 per ton 



Oil olives ( ^A2 - 20 ) 15.00 " 



Hauling ( 4 miles) 1,00 " 



Market Value of Yields- 

 High - 



Pickling 250.00 " 



Oil 50.00 " 



Low- 

 Pickling 75.00 " 



Oil 35.00 " 



Average- 

 Pickling 125.00 " 



Oil _ 40.00 



Taxes and In su ranee - 



To Maturity 1.50 per a.cre 



After Maturity- 



Usual land 6.00 



Good land - 7.50 " 



