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BULLETIN 614, U. S. DEPAETMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



the seed makes $10.46 as a total annual labor and material charge 

 per acre. There is an annual acre credit of $14.26 for the hay- 

 removed from the orchard and the value of the alfalfa when used 

 in the orchard as a pasture. (See PL V.) 



Table XXVI. — -Prorated charge for harvesting the mulch crop where 45 records are con- 

 sidered. 





Number 



of 

 records. 



Per acre. 



Value 

 of hay. 



District. 



Man- 

 hours. 



Horse- 

 hours. 



«**■ i^ 



North Yakima 



21 

 24 

 45 



24.76 

 9.57 

 16.66 



12.80 

 8.30 

 10.40 



$8.11 

 3.64 

 5.73 



2.19 

 1.15 

 1.63 



$16. 58 



Zillah 



12 23 



North Yakima and Zillah 



14.26 







The estimated value per ton of hay given by the ranchers varies 

 from $5 to $10. The majority in the North Yakima district, however, 

 gave a value of approximately $8 per ton, those in the Zillah district 

 gave a value of approximately $6 per ton. The estimated pasture 

 value given in both districts varies considerably. However, the 

 average value in the Zillah district, where a considerable number of 

 men used a portion or all of their orchards for pasture, was estimated 

 at approximately $10 per acre. (See PI. V.) Where the 45 orchards 

 under mulch-crop management are considered, the total annual labor 

 and material charge is $10.46 per acre. The total annual hay and 

 pasture credit is $14.26 per acre. Considering these two figures, the 

 annual net credit is $3.80 per acre, or $0.0095 per box, on "the 45 

 orchards under mulch-crop mangement. (See Table XXVII.) 



Table XXVII. — Annual prorated labor charge, per acre up to harvesting time on 45 

 orchards in which alfalfa is used as a mulch crop. 





Per acre. 



Cost per 

 box. 



Operation, material, and credit. 



Man- 

 hours. 



Horse- 

 hours. 



Cost. 





S. 41 



.12 



16.66 



15.10 



$4.37 



.03 



5.73 



SO. 0110 



Sowing mulch crop 



.0001 



10.40 



.0144 









25.19 



25.50 



10.13 

 .33 



.0255 



Seed 



. 0008 













25.19 



25.50 



10.46 

 14.26 



.0263 





. 0358 















3.80 



.0095 









FURROWING. 



Furrowing is a method of putting small furrows or "-creases" in 

 the orchards for the purpose of distributing the irrigation water. 

 (See PI. VI.) The most common implements used are the 6-foot 



