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Cost of Renovation. 



The usual cost of the first year's work will be from 

 $30 to yi57 per acre according to the condition of the or- 

 chard. 



This table shov/s the minimum and maximum cost per acre 

 compiled from records obtained from several farms in New 

 York State. 



Estimated Cost of First Year's Work in Renovating 

 an Old Orchard. 



Items . 



Estimated cost per acre 



Minimum 



Maximum 



Plowing 



Manure, 10 to 20 loads, at |1. or 



its equivalent in commercial 



fertilizer 

 Hauling manure, average at 50/ a 



load 

 Pruning and hauling bmish 

 Disking or harrowing twice 

 Disking or harrowing third or 



fourth time 

 Cultivation, 2 to 4 times 

 Spraying once: 

 Material 

 Labor 



$2.00 



10.00 



3.00 



20.00 



Tfltal 



127.00 



^52.00 



