COST OF PRODUCING APPLES WESTERN NEW YORK. 



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Table XXIV. — Summary of all material and fixed costs (gi8 records, western 

 New York, 1910-1915, inclusive). 





Wayne (44 



records; 73.2 



barrels). 



Ontario (42 



records; 93.3 



barrels). 



Monroe (47 



records; 85.3 



barrels). 



Orleans (50 



records; 86.8 



barrels). 



Item. 



Cost. 



Cost. 



Cost. 



Cost. 



■ 



Per 

 acre. 



Per 

 barrel. 



Per 

 acre. 



Per 

 barrel. 



Per 

 acre. 



Per 

 barrel. 



Per 

 acre. 



Per 

 barrel. 



Manure 



37.78 

 4.14 

 2.67 

 3.27 

 1.63 

 .35 



19.71 



SO. 1063 

 .0565 

 .0365 

 .0447 

 .0223 

 .0048 

 .2692 



S9.52 



.70 



3.65 



4.63 



1.05 



.50 



32.21 



SO. 1020 

 .0075 

 .0391 

 .0496 

 .0113 

 .0054 

 .3452 



S8.28 

 1.61 

 3.28 

 5.23 

 1.04 

 .60 



30.72 



SO. 0971 

 .0189 

 .0385 

 .0613 

 .0122 

 .0070 

 .3601 



S9.17 



.68 



4.58 



6.12 



1.14 



.71 



31.24 



SO. 1057 





.0078 



Dormant, spray materia] 



.0528 





.0705 



Seed 



.0131 





.0082 





.3599 









39.55 



.5403 



52. 26 



.5601 



50.76 



.5951 



53. 64 



.6180 







Interest 



24.98 

 5.66 

 2.65 



.13 

 1.93 



.39 



. 3413 

 .0773 

 .0362 

 .0018 

 .0264 

 .0053 



18.66 



1.90 



3.56 



.25 



2.00 



.27 



.2000 

 .0204 

 .0382 

 .0027 

 .0214 

 .0029 



28.06 



1.44 



.2.88 



.3289 

 .0169 

 .0338 



31.48 



.44 



3.08 



.3627 



Apple-bnilriing charge 



.0050 





.0355 









2.37 

 .56 



.0278 

 .0065 



3.01 



.48 



.0347 



Insurance 



.0055 









35. 74 



.4883 



26.64 



. 285R 



35.31 



. 4139 



38.49 



.4434 







Total material and fixed cost 



75.29 



1.0286 



78.90 



.8457 



86.07 



1.0090 



92.13 



1.0614 









Niagara (35 records; 

 81.4 barrels). 



Five counties (218 records; 84.1 barrels). 



Item. 



Cost. 



Cost. 



Per cent 



of total 



material 



and fixed 



cost. 



Per cent 





Per acre. 



Per barrel. 



Per acre. 



Per barrel. 



of total 

 net cost. 





§7.21 



.84 



4.45 



5.38 



.65 



.64 



29.29 



SO. 0885 

 .0103 

 .0547 

 .0661 

 .0080 

 .0079 

 .3598 



S8.45 

 1.61 

 3.71 

 4.94 

 1.12 

 .56 



28.68 



SO. 1005 

 .0192 

 .0441 

 .0587 

 .0133 

 .0067 

 .3410 



10.22 

 1.95 

 4.49 

 5.97 

 1.35 

 .68 



34.69 



7.11 





1.36 



Dormant spray material 



3.12 



Summer spray material 



4.16 



Seed 



.94 



Gasoline and oil 



.47 



Barrels 



24.15 







Total material cost 



48.46 



. 5953 



49.07 



.5835 



59. 35 



41.31 







Interest 



23.75 



.41 



3.42 



.2918 

 .0050 

 .0420 



25.72 

 1.99 

 3.10 



.07 

 2.30 



.43 



.3058 

 .0237 

 .0369 

 .0008 

 .0273 

 .0051 



31.11 

 2.41 

 3.75 



.08 

 2.78 



.52 



21.65 



Apple-hnilding charge 



1.68 



Eqmpment charge 



2.61 



Spray rig hire 



.06 



Taxes ., 



2.01 

 .43 



.0247 

 .0053 



1.94 



Insurance 



.36 







Total fixed cost 



30.02 



.3688 | 33.61 



.3996 



40.65 



28-30 







Total material and fixed cost 



78.48 



.9641 



82. 68 



.9831 



100. 00 



69.61 







ALL COSTS. 



Considering all costs, i. e., the total labor cost, the material and 

 the fixed cost, the total net cost of production for the 218 farms was 

 $118.78 per acre, or an average of $1.41 per barrel. (See table XXV.) 



INFLUENCE OF YIELD PER ACRE ON COST PER BARREL. 



Figure 16 shows the distribution of growers and the total number 

 of barrels produced on the basis of the net cost per barrel. It will 



