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Such high prices as from $10.00 to $12.00 for barrel stock and 

 from $5.00 to S7.50 for box apples have at times been obtained, 

 and, on the other hand, such low prices as from 75 cents and $1.00 

 down for barrels and from 50 cents to $1.00 or less for boxes, 

 have prevailed. 



From $75.00 to $100 per acre is a good profit to receive from 

 an apple orchard. Some orchardists receive more, but the average 

 return in the United States for fruit farms with trees of bearing 

 age is $27.93, or about 55 cents per tree, and this is gross, not 

 net profit. The average return per fruit farm having trees of 

 bearing age in New York State is $49.11. 



From $250 to $300 per acre is a very high profit to receive from 

 an apple orchard. Few growers are able to reach this high figure. 

 Still, it should be the goal of all commercial orchardists. 



Take the yield (good) at 70 barrels per acre 



Average price at $2.50 per barrel "1 *i 7c 00 



Cost of production at 36^ per bushel J 

 Cost of selling wholesale at 22^ per bushel . 1 1 1.65 

 Net returns #°3-35 



