COST OF PRODUCING APPLES WESTERN NEW YORK. 



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barrels in the $1.95 group, bringing out the fact that there is a 

 tendency toward a high cost of production as the yields decrease. 

 However, this was not the case with every grower. To illustrate, 

 one grower had a yield of 190 barrels per acre; the average for all 

 records was 84 barrels. Yet the cost of production per barrel for 

 this grower was $1.45, or 4 cents per barrel higher than the average. 

 By analyzing this particular record it was found that his net hand- 

 ling cost was 32 cents per barrel, the average for the region being 

 only 14 cents. This difference was due to several factors. He hauled 

 his apples eight miles to market at a cost of 9 cents more per barrel 

 than the average grower. He did not grade his fruit as thoroughly 

 as the average. His cull-apple credit was lower by 9 cents per bar- 

 rel than the average. The cost of sorting and packing was 3 cents 

 more per barrel, since he only put up 16 barrels per day, while the 

 average grower packed 27 barrels. 



There is a variation in the general method of orchard manage- 

 ment throughout western New York, and a wide range in the cost 

 of production. A high yield per acre of apples does not necessarily 

 mean a low cost of production per barrel. However, there is a 

 tendency for this to be the case. Generally speaking, to decrease the 

 unit cost the yield per acre must be increased. 



Table XXV. — Summary of all costs (218 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. 



Total net maintenance labor cost 



S24.22 

 3.15 



SO. 3309 

 .0430 



$26. 14 

 13.48 



$0.2801 

 .1445 



$22. 67 

 15.16 



SO. 2658 

 .1777 



$22. 36 

 13.17 



$0.2576 

 .1517 









27.37 



.3739 



39.62 



.4246 



37.83 



.4435 



35.53 



.4093 









39.55 

 35.74 



.5403 

 .4883 



52.25 

 26.64 



.5601 

 .2856 



50.76 

 35.31 



.5951 

 .4139 



53.64 

 38.49' 



.6180 





.4434 







Total material and fixed costs . . 



75.29 



1. 0286 



78.90 



.8457 



86.07 



1.0090 



92.13 



1. 0614 





102.66 



1.4025 



118.52 



1.2703 



123.90 



1.4525 



127.66 



1.4707 







