COST OF P RODUC:CNG THB P5AR 



Value of Land- 



Raw land- 

 High (v/ith wa+er) 0^:00.00 per acre 



Lev " - 150.00 



Usual " - - 200.00 " 



Developed Orchaz^ds- 



High producing 2000.00 " 



Usual " - 800.00 " 



Cost of Establishing Orchards- 

 Irrigation system or v^^ater right included in 



price of land. 

 Clearing, grading and leveling land for 



planting ($ 10 - 75) — - 20.00 " 



Trees- 15.00 " 



Setting out 6.00 " 



Replanting - 1.50 " 



Annual Cost from Setting Out to Self-Sustaining Age- 

 Pruning ■ 5.00 " 



Cultivation 7.50 " 



Irrigation — ■--- 3.00 " 



(Cultivation usually carried by intercrop) 

 Annual Upkeep .ifter Maturity- 



Plowing and cultivating 7.50 



Pruning and burning brurh (0 6 - 12) 10.00 



Spraying (OlO - 20> 15.00 



Fighting blight (^^ilO - 60) 20.00 



Irrigating 4.00 



Propping 2.00 



Cost of Harvest- 



It 



II 



Picking (for green gruit) .05 per box 



Packing ( Box paper packii.ig "^ ) .19 " 



Hauling ( 3 miles) .01 " 



Picking (for dried fruit) 10.00 per dry ton 



Drying and boxing 30.00 " 



