386 The Commercial Apple Industry 



barrels 60 cents. Labor was figured at 40 to 50 cents 

 the bour and materials were charged at the 1919 rate. 

 Changes should be made accordingly. Increased price of 

 packages brought the 1920 cost of production of boxed ap- 

 ples to about $1.30 and of barreled apples to about $3.50. 



