UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 614 



OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 



Contribution from the Office of Farm Management 

 W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief 



Washington, D. C. 



April 20, 1918 



COST OF PRODUCING APPLES IN 

 YAKIMA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 



A DETAILED STUDY OF THE CURRENT COST FACTORS 



INVOLVED EST THE MAINTENANCE OF ORCHARDS AND 



THE HANDLING OF THE CROP ON 120 REPRESENTATIVE 



BEARING ORCHARDS 



By 



G. H. MILLER, Assista tit Agriculturist, and 

 S. M. THOMSON, Scientific Assistant 



CONTENTS 



Introduction 1 



Facts Brought Oat . 2 



The Yakima District 2 



History and Development of the Industry 4 



Method of Presentation 8 



Farm Organization 8 



Size of Ranch 9 



Types of Ranchers ....... 10 



Investment 11 



Orchards 14 



Orchard Maintenance 19 



Handling the Crop 40 



Total Labor Cost 61 



Expenses Other Than Labor .... 65 



Total of All Costs 72 



WASHINGTON 

 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1918 



