36 BULLETIN 636, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table XVII. — Summary table showing effect of yield upon cost (38 records) — Contd. 



Item. 



Average yields (packed boxes) 



Total net maintenance cost per acre . 

 Total net maintenance cost per box . . 



Total net handling cost per acre 



Total net handling cost per box 



Total net labor cost per acre 



Total net labor cost per box 



Total material cost 



Total fixed cost 



Total material and fixed cost per acre 

 Total material and fixed cost per box 



Total net cost per acre 



Total net cost per box 



Groups. 



351 to 400 

 boxes. 



380 

 $43.25 



. 1138 

 61. 71 



.1703 



107.96 

 .2841 



75.48 

 S3. 58 

 159.06 

 .4186 



207. 02 

 . 7027 



401 to 450 

 boxes. 



419 

 S35.36 



.0844 

 86.12 

 .2055 



121.48 

 .2899 



82.61 

 74.16 

 156. 77 

 .3742 



278.25 

 .6641 



451 to 500 

 boxes. 



494 



S34.80 



.0704 

 75.78 

 . 1534 



110.58 

 .2238 



102.40 

 57.01 

 159.41 

 .3227 



269.99 

 .5465 



501 to 5.50 

 boxes. 



539 

 S57.49 



.1067 

 110.21 



.2045 



167. 70 

 .3111 



105.39 

 82.35 

 187. 74 

 .3483 



355. 44 

 .6594 



551'toMW 



bo.^es. 





572 

 $45.09 



.0788 

 88.70 

 .1551 



133.79 

 .2339 



114.83 

 59.73 

 174.56 

 .3052 



308.35 

 .5391 



The material and fixed charges, which make up all costs other than 

 the labor costs, amount to $136.25 per acre, or SO. 4043 per box. 

 Material and fixed costs make up 56.86 per cent of the total annual 

 net cost of production, which is $0.7111 per box. 



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