42 BULLETIN 500, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table XXXIV.- — Material and fixed costs {125 ranches, western Colorado). 



Item. 



Box shook, at \2\ cents 



Nails 



Paper 



Labels 



Lime sulphur, at 23 cents per 



gallon 



Tobacco extract, at SI. 56 per 



pint 



Lead, arsenate, at 10 cents per 



pound 



Manure, at SI. 50 per ton 



Gasolene, at 20 cents per gallon . 



Cash machine hire 



Taxes 



Water rent 



Insurance 



Interest 



Depreciation and upkeep of 



equipment 



Packing-house annual upkeep. . 



Total 



Mesa (275). 



Cost 

 per 

 acre. 



S34. 38 

 1.10 

 1.10 



1.37 



3.80 



12.02 

 3.57 

 .91 

 1.61 

 5.23 

 1.95 

 .83 

 60. 13 



9.01 

 3.75 



140. 76 



Cost 

 per 

 box. 



SO. 1250 

 .0040 

 .0040 

 .0050 



.0138 



.0437 

 .0129 

 . 0033 

 .0059 

 .0190 

 .0070 

 .0030 

 .2187 



. 0328 

 . 0136 



.512 



Delta (294). 



Cost. 



per 

 acre. 



$36. 75 

 1.18 

 2.03 

 1.47 



.24 



1.84 



5.68 



6.38 



.57 



.67 



3.30 



1.84 



.42 



50.21 



5.99 



5.40 



Cost 

 per 

 box. 



SO. 1250 

 .0040 

 .0069 

 .0050 



.0008 



.0063 



. 0193 

 .0217 

 .0019 

 .0023 

 .0112 

 .0063 

 .0014 

 .1708 



.0204 



.0184 



.422 



Montrose (272). 



Cost 

 per 

 acre. 



S34. 00 

 1.09 

 1.77 

 1.36 



1.20 



.63 



3.98 



6.35 



.40 



.19 



2.56 



1.33 



.36 



35.14 



7.79 

 3.90 



Cost 

 per 

 box. 



. 1250 

 . (1040 

 .0065 

 .0050 



.0044 



.0023 



.0146 

 . 0233 



.0015 

 .0007 

 .0094 

 .0049 

 . 0013 

 .1292 



. 0286 

 . 0143 



102. 05 



.375 



All counties 

 (284). 



Cost 

 per 

 acre. 



$35. 50 

 1.14 

 1.63 

 1.42 



1.75 



.97 



7.96 

 5.27 

 .68 

 .98 

 3. 97 

 1.82 

 .57 

 52.29 



7.39 

 4.57 



127. 91 



Cost 

 per 

 box. 



. 1250 

 . 0040 

 .0058 

 .0050 



.0062 



.0034 



.0280 

 .0185 

 .0024 

 .0035 

 .0140 

 .0064 

 .0020 

 .1841 



.0260 

 .0161 



.450 



The depreciation on equipment, together with the upkeep and 

 interest on the equipment, was arrived at by estimates of growers on 

 the length of life of the equipment, which varies according to the 

 tool used and whether it is housed or not. The equipment charge 

 per acre of apple orchard is figured in the following way: 



Per cent. 



Interest '. 8 



Depreciation 11 



Taxes 1 



Repairs 5 



Annual charge 25 



In order to get a comparable figure for the equipment investment 

 per acre of bearing apples, the following method was used: 



Value of apple orchard per farm divided by land and improvement 

 investment per farm equals percentage of value of land investment 

 which apple orchard represents. This percentage multiplied by equip- 

 ment investment per farm equals equipment investment per orchard. 



Equipment investment per orchard multiplied by 25 per cent 

 equals annual equipment charge per orchard. 



Annual equipment charge per orchard divided by average size 

 orchard equals annual equipment charge per acre. 



On most of the ranches studied there is some building erected espe- 

 cially for apples. This may be either a packing shed or cellar for tem- 

 porary storage. A few growers have expensive packing houses, but 

 the majority are simple frame structures erected at a small cost. 

 In many cases these sheds are a part of the barn, and may be used 



