COST OF PRODUCIKG THE PLUM 



Value of Land- 



Rav; land- 



High (with prater) 600.00 per acre 



Lot; ' " — 150.00 



Usual " 250.00 " 



Developed orchards- 

 High producing - 800.00 



Usual " - 600.00 " 



Cost of Establishing Orchards- 

 Irrigation system or water right included in 



price c f land- 

 Clearing and leveling (0 10 - 75) 20.00 



Trees- • 15.00 



Setting out 5.00 



Replanting 1.50 



Annual Cost from Setting out to Self-Sustaining Age- 

 Cultivation 5.00 " 



Irrigation (if civen) 3.00 " 



Pruning - 4.00 



Spraying 3.00 " 



(Cultivation usually borne by intercrop) 



Annual Upkeep after Maturit;/- 



Cultivation - - 8.00 



Spraying 5,00 " 



Pruning and burning brush (08 - 15) 10,00 



Irrigation (if given) 5.00 



iJl-hitewashing -~ 2.00 



Cost of Harvest- 

 Picking -— .05 per 20# crate 



Packing and r^are^house expense .15 



Crate -- .10 each 



Hauling ( 5 miles) .02 per crate 



Market Value of Yield (f.o.b; 



High 1.00 per crate 



Low - .40 " 



Average ' .50 " 



(prices subject to much fluctuation) 



Taxes and Insurance- 



To Maturity 2.50 per acre 



After Maturity- 

 Average land 6.00 " 



Good land 7.00 



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