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BULLETIN" 614, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table XLIX. — Summary of a 



'I costs 



for Yakima 



Valley (120 re 



cords). 







Clean - cultural man- 

 agement (43 records ; 

 475 boxes). 



Mulch - crop manage- : Combined manage- 

 ment (21 records; 434 ' ment (64 recoids; 462 

 boxes). boxes). 



District and character of cost. 



Cost. 



Per 

 cent of 

 total 

 net 

 cost. 



Cost. 



Per 



cent of 



total 



net 

 cost. 



Cost. 



Per 





Per 

 acre. 



Per 

 box. 



Per 

 acre. 



Per 

 box. 



Per 

 acre. 



Per 

 box. 



total 

 net 

 cost. 



North Yakima: 



Total net maintenance cost. 



S66. 67 

 92.41 



SO. 1404 

 .1945 



16.83 

 23.33 



S44. 22 

 82.77 



SO. 1019 

 .1907 



11.76 

 22.01 



S59. 30 

 89.26 



$0. 12S4 

 .1932 



15.22 

 22.91 



Total net labor cost 



159. 08 



. 3349 



40.16 



126-. 99 



.2926 



33.77 



148. 56 



.3216 



38.13 



Total material cost 



85. 93 



.1809 

 .3182 



21.69 

 38.15 



80.25 

 168. 80 



.1849 

 .3889 



21.34 



44.89 



84.13 

 156. 95 



.1821 

 .3397 



21.59 

 40.28 



Total material and fixed 

 costs 



237. 08 



.4991 



59.84 



249. 05 



.5738 



66.23 



241. 08 



.5218 



61 87 







Total net cost of produc- 



396. 16 



.8340 



100.00 



376.04 



.8664 



100.00 



389. 64 



.8434 



100 00 









(32 records; 421 boxes.) 



(24 records; 367 boxes.) 



(56 records; 398 boxes.) 



Zillah: 



Total net maintenance cost.. 

 Total net handling cost 



S74. 58 

 93.14 



SO. 1772 

 .2212 



23.34 

 29.16 



$48. 49 

 76.76 



SO. 1321 

 .2092 



18.41 

 29.13 



S63.40 

 86.12 



SO. 1593 

 .2164 



21.46 

 29.14 



Total net labor cost 



167. 72 



.3984 



52.50 



125. 25 



. 3413 47. 54 



149.52 



.3757 



50.60 





87.22 

 64.50 



.2072 

 . 1532 



27.31 

 20.19 



74.11 

 64.12 



.2019 

 .1747 



28.13 

 24.33 



81.63 

 64.35 



. 2051 

 .1617 



27.62 





21.78 







Total material and fixed 



151. 72 



.3604 



47.50 



138. 23 



.3766 



52.46 



145. 98 



.3668 



49 40 









Total net cost of produc- 



319. 44 



.7588 



inn. m 



263. 48 



.7179 



100.00 



295. 50 



.7425 



100.00 











(75 records; 452 boxes.) 



(45 records; 398 boxes.) 



(120 records; 432 boxes.) 



Yakima Valley: 



Total net maintenance cost. 

 Total net handling cost. 



$70. 03 

 92.72 



SO. 1549 

 .2052 



19.27 

 25.51 



S46.49 

 79.56 



SO. 1168 

 .1999 



14.71 

 25.18 



$61. 22 

 87. 79 



$0. 1417 

 .2032 



17.71 

 25.40 



Total net labor cost 



162. 75 



.3601 J 44.78 



126. 05 



.3167 



39. 89 



149. 01 



.3449 



43.11 



Total material cost 



86.50 

 114. 19 



.1914 

 .2526 



23.80 

 31.42 



76.94 

 112.97 



.1933 

 .2839 



24.35 

 35.76 



82.94 

 113.73 



.1920 

 .2633 



23.99 





32 90 







Total material and fixed 



200. 69 



.4440 



55.22 



189. 91 



.4772 



60.11 



196. 67 



.4553 



56.89 







Total net cost of produc- 



363. 44 



.8041 



100.00 



315. 96 



.7939 



100. 00 



345. 68 



.8002 



100. 00 











Table L. — Total cost of apples on the tree, handling cost, and the total cost per acre 



and per box. 



Character of cost. 



North Yakima dis- 

 trict (64 records; 

 462 boxes). 



Zillah district (56 

 records; 398 

 boxes). 



North Yakima and 

 Zillah districts 

 (120 records; 432 

 boxes). 





Per acre. 



Per box. 



Per acre. 



Per box. 



Per acre. 



Per box. 





$59.30 

 169.33 



$0. 1284 

 .3665 



$63. 40 

 84.17 



SO. 1593 

 .2115 



S61. 22 

 129.58 



$0. 1417 



Material and fixed costs 1 



.3000 









228. 63 



.4949 



147. 57 

 147. 93 



.370S 

 .3717 



190. 80 

 154. 88 



.4417 





161.01 .3485 



.35S5 









389. 64 - 8434 



295. 50 



.7425 



345.68 



.8002 











In this table the cost of made-up box and the apple-building charge are included in "net handling cost.-"' 



