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BULLETIN 851, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table XXIII. — Summary of all labor costs (218 records, Western Neic York 



1910-1915, inclusive). 1 



Item. 



Wayne (44 rec- 

 ord's; 73.2 bar- 

 rels). 



Ontario (42 rec- 

 ords; 93.3 bar- 

 rels). 



Cost. 



Per 



acre. 



Manuring 



Fertilizing 



Pruning 



Brush.. 



Plowing 



Other cultivating 



Thinning 



Propping 



Miscellaneous 



Sowing cover crop 



Harrowing cover crop 



Mowing 



Dormant spray 



Summer spray 



Total maintenance labor cost.. 

 Pasture credit 



Total net maintenance labor cost 



Haul to station 



Other hauling 



Picking 



Shake, pick up, and haul 



Sort and pack 



Pick up and haul culls 



Total handling labor cost ...... 



Cull credit 



Total net handling labor cost 



Total net labor cost 



$2.11 



.40 



5.40 



2.34 



2.25 



4.44 



.99 



.74 



.06 



.11 



.30 



.08 



1.70 



4.20 



25.12 

 .90 



24.22 



3.66 

 1.14 

 9.86 

 4.53 

 4.52 

 2.12 



25. 83 

 22.68 



3.15 

 27.37 



Per 



barrel. 



SO. 0288 

 . 0055 

 .0738 

 .0320 

 .0307 

 .0607 

 .0135 

 0101 

 .0008 

 .0015 

 .0041 

 .0011 

 .0232 

 .0574 



.3432 

 .0123 



. 3309 



.0500 

 .0156 

 .1347 

 .0619 

 .0617 



.3528 



. 0430 

 .3739 



Cost. 



Per 

 acre. 



$2.22 



.08 



5.92 



2.46 



2.94 



4.75 



1.44 



,82 



.22 



.11 



.33 



.05 



1.84 



4.21 



27.39 

 1.25 



5.18 



.72 



11.85 



7.44 

 1.86 



27.05 

 13.57 



13.48 

 39.62 



Per 



barrel. 



0.0238 

 .0009 

 . 0634 

 .0264 

 .0315 

 .0509 

 .0154 

 .0088 

 .0024 

 .0012 

 .0035 

 .0005 

 .0197 

 .0451 



.2935 

 .0134 



2801 



.0555 

 .0077 

 .1270 



.0798 

 .0199 



2899 

 1454 



1445 



4246 



Monroe (47 rec- 

 ords; 85.3 bar- 

 rels). 



Cost. 



Per 



acre. 



$1.76 



.18 



4.15 



1.96 



2.41 



4.58 



.58 



.34 



.05 



.09 



.25 



.16 



1.96 



4.96 



23.43 

 .76 



22.67 



4.00 



.57 



13.82 



6.34 

 1.73 



26.46 

 11.30 



15.16 



37.83 



Per 



barrel. 



90. 0206 

 .0021 

 .0486 

 .0230 

 .0283 

 .0537 

 .0068 

 .0040 

 .0006 

 .0011 

 .0029 

 .0019 

 .0230 

 .0581 



.2747 



2658 



.0067 

 .1620 



.0743 

 . 0203 



3102 

 1325 



1777 

 4435 



Orleans (50 rec- 

 ords; 86.8 bar- 

 rels) 



Cost. 



Per 



acre. 



S2. 36 



.07 



4.00 



1.74 



1.97 



3.20 



.51 



.86 



.05 



.08 



.22 



.13 



2.21 



5.49 



22. 



.53 



22.36 



4.63 



.86 



12. 45 



6.56 

 2.11 



26.61 

 13.44 



13.17 

 35.53 



Per 



barrel 



$0. 0272 

 .0008 

 .0461 

 . 020f. 

 .0227 

 .0369 

 . 0059 

 .0099 

 .0006 

 .0009 

 .0025 

 .0015 

 . 0255 

 .0632 



2637 

 .0061 



,2576 



, 0533 

 0099 

 1434 



.0156 

 .0243 



.3065 

 . 1548 



1517 

 4093 



Niagara (35 records; 

 81.4 barrels). 



Five counties (218 records; 84.1 barrels). 



Item. 



Cost. 



Cost. 



Per 

 acre. 



Manuring 



Fertilizing 



Pruning 



Brush 



Plowing 



Other cultivating 



Thinning 



Propping 



Miscellaneous 



Sowing cover crop 



Harrowing cover crop . 



Mowing 



Dormant spray 



Summer spray 



Total maintenance labor cost.. . 

 Pasture credit.. 



Total net maintenance labor cost. 



Haul to station. 

 Other hauling. . 



SI. 71 



.07 



5.01 



2.33 



2.54 



4.54 



1.08 



.58 



.03 



.05 



.18 



.05 



2.25 



5.11 



25.53 

 .04 



25. 49 



4.69 

 1.05 



Per 

 barrel. 



$0.0210 

 .0009 

 .0615 

 .0286 

 .0312 

 . 0558 

 .0133 

 .0071 

 .0004 

 .0006 

 .0022 

 .0006 

 .0276 

 .0628 



.3136 

 .0004 



. 3132 



0576 

 ,0129 



Per 



acre. 



92.05 



.16 



4.85 



2.14 



2.40 



4.26 



.89 



.67 



.08 



.09 



.26 



.10 



1.99 



4.81 



24.75 

 .71 



24.04 



Per 



barrel. 



$0.0244 

 .0019 

 .0577 

 .0254 

 .0285 

 . 0506 

 .0106 

 .0080 

 .0009 

 .0011 

 .0031 

 .0012 

 .0237 

 .0572 



.2943 

 .0084 



2859 



.0524 

 .0102 



Per cent 



of tota 1 



net labor 



cost. 



5.68 



.44 



13.43 



5.93 



6.65 



11.80 



2.47 



1.86 



.22 



.25 



.72 



.28 



5.51 



13.32 



58.56 

 1.97 



59 



12.22 



2.38 



Per cent 

 o I total 

 net cost. 



1.73 



.13 



4.08 



1.80 



2.02 



3.59 



.75 



.56 



.07 



.08 



.22 



.08 



1.68 



4.05 



20.84 

 .60 



20.24 



3. 71 



.72 



i All man labor is figured at 20 cents per hour, except some packing which is contracted al 15 cents per 

 barrel. Horse labor is figured at 15 cents per hour. 



