March, 1934] Studies ix Economics of Apple Orcharding 



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while picking or by a simple gradiiii^ process as the boxes were filled. 

 This farm, like Farm 2, is considerably diversified, 40 per cent of the 

 total field time being put on crops other than apples. Of the time spent on 

 apples, 48 per cent is used in growing, 38 per cent in harvesting, and 14 

 in grading, filling boxes and loading trucks. In this case also yields were 

 high. It is probably true, moreover, that the operator was especially 

 meticulous in caring for the crop before harvest so that the fruit might 

 be uniformly good, and might require the minimum of sorting and 

 grading. 



Marketing (Apples) 



560 

 KO 

 iSO 

 440 

 400 

 360 

 320 

 280 

 240 

 200 



leo 



120 



80 



40 







Harvesting (Apples) 



360 



320 



280 



240 



200 



160 



120 



80 



40 







Up to Harvest (Apples) 









Fig. 2. Distribution of man hours by 10-day periods on Farm 2 on apples 



(1) prior to harvest; (2) harvesting ; (3) grading and packing; and (4) 



marketing. Some apples were graded and packed after harvest was 



completed. 



