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 COST OF PRODUCING THE ORANGE 



Value of Land- 



Raw land- 



High(with water) 01,200.00 per acre 



Low " - 200.00 " 



Usual " 500.00 " 



Developed Orchards- 

 High producing - 4,000.00 " 



Usual " 1,500.00 



Cost of Establishing Orchards- 

 Irrigation system or v/ater right included in 



cost of land- 



Fluming (concrete pipe) 15.00 " 



Clearing, grading ard leveling land for 



planting - - 20.00 " 



Trees - — 45.00 " 



Setting out 5.00 " 



Annual Cost from Setting Out to Self-Sustaining Age- 

 Cultivating and irrigating 20.00 " 



Fertilizing 10.00 " 



Pruning, pro rata 2.50 " 



Water - — - - 7.00 " 



Annual Upkeep after Maturity- 

 Plowing and cultivating 15.00 " 



Water ( §7.50 - 25) - 15.00 " 



Irrigating 6.00 " 



Cover crop ' -■ 5.00 " 



Fertilizers and manure ( - ClOO) 50.00 " 



Pruning 7.50 " 



Fumigating (once in two years - $30) 15«00 " 



Smudging (3 times) 15,00 " 



Spraying — 5,00 



Propping, doctoring sick trees, etc, 3.50 " 



Cost of Harvest- 

 Picking .08 per box 



Hauling ( 4 miles) - .03 



Packing and warehouse expense ,30 " 



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



High 3,00 per box 



low — .75 



Average 1.75 " 



Culls - - - .15 " 



Taxes and Insurance- 



To Maturity 5.00 per acre 



After Maturity- Average land 10.00 " 



Good land 20.00 " 



