UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
3 BULLETIN No. 614 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. 
Contribution from the Office of Farm Management 
-W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief 
Washington, D. C. | April 20, 1918 
COST OF PRODUCING APPLES IN 
YAKIMA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 
A DETAILED STUDY OF THE CURRENT COST FACTORS 
INVOLVED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF ORCHARDS AND 
THE HANDLING OF THE CROP ON 120 REPRESENTATIVE 
BEARING ORCHARDS 
By. 
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G. H. MILLER, Assistaat Agriculturist, and 
S. M. THOMSON, & cientific Assistant 
CONTENTS 
Introduction. . . 5 See Investment . . 2 » » 
Facts Brought Out eee ye Orchards . »« « » « 
The Yakima Disirict Orchard Maintenance 
History and Development of the ese Handling the Crop. 
Method of Presentation. . . . .» 8 | Total Labor Cost . 
Farm Organization Expenses Other Than Labor 
Size of Ranch . . Total of All Costs . 2. o o» | 
Types of Ranchers - 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1918 
