COST OF PRODUCING APPLES WESTERN NEW YORK. 



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Table XXIV. — Summary of all material and -fixed costs (218 records, western 

 Xew 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 Per 

 acre. ■ barrel. 



Per 

 acre. 



Per 

 barrel. 



Manure 



§7.78 

 4.14 

 2.67 

 3.27 

 1.63 

 .35 

 . 19. 71 



SO. 1063 

 .0565 

 .0365 

 .0447 

 .0223 

 .0048 

 .2692 



$9.52 



.70 



3.65 



4.63 



1.05 



.50 



32.21 



SO. 1020 

 .0075 

 .0391 

 .0496 

 .0113 

 .0054 

 .3452 



$8.28 SO. 0971 



$9.17 



.68 



4.58 



6.12 



1.14 



.71 



31.24 



SO. 1057 



Fertilizer 



Dormant spray material 



Summer spray material 



1.61 

 3.28 

 5.23 

 1.04 

 .60 

 30.72 



.0189 



.0385 



.0613 



.0122- 



.0070 



.3601 



.0078 

 .0528 

 .0705 



Seed 



.0131 



Gasoline and oil 



.0082 





.3599 









39.55 



. 5403 



52. 26 . 



.5601 



50.76 



.5951 



53.64 



.6180 









24.98 

 5.66 

 2.65 



.13 

 1.93 



.39 



.3413 

 .0773 

 .0362 

 .0018 

 .0264 

 .0053 



18. 66 

 1.90 

 3. 56 



.25 

 2.00 



.27 



.2000 

 .0204 

 .0382 

 .0027 

 .0214 

 .0029 



28.06 

 1.44 



2.88 



.3289 

 .0169 

 .0338 



31.48 



.44 



3.08 



.3627 





.0050 





.0355 







Taxes 



2.37 

 .56 



.0278 

 .0065 



3.01 

 .48 



.0347 



Insurance 



.0055 









35.74 



.4883 



26.64 



. 2856 



35.31 



.4139 



38.49 



.4434 









75.29 



1.0286 



78.90 



.8457 



86.07 



1.0090 



92.13 



1.0614 









Niagara (35 records; 

 81.4 barrels). 



Five counties (218 records; 84.1 barrels). 



Item. 



Cost. 



Cost. 



Per cent 



of total 



material 



and fixed 



cost. 



Per cent 





Per acre. 



Per barrel. 



Per acre. 



Per barrel. 



of total 

 net cost. 



Manure 



S7.21 



.84 



4.45 



5.38 



.65 



.64 



29.29 



SO. 0885 

 .0103 

 .0547 

 .0661 

 .0080 

 .0079 

 .3598 



$8. 45 

 1.61 

 3.71 



4.94 



1.12 



.56 



28.68 



SO. 1005 

 .0192 

 .0441 

 .0587 

 .0133 

 .0067 

 .3410 



10.22 

 1.95 

 4.49 

 5.97 

 1.35 

 ' .68 



34.69 



7.11 



Fertilizer 



1.36 



D or mant spray material 



3.12 



Summer spray material 



4.16 



Seed 



.94 



Gasoline and oil 



.47 



Barrels 



24.15 







Total material cost 



48.46 



. 5953 



49.07 



.5835 



59.35 



41.31 







Interest 



23.75 



.41 



3.42 



.2918 

 .0050 

 .0420 



25.72 

 1.99 

 3.10 



.07 

 2.30 



.43 



.3058 

 .0237 

 .0369 

 .0008 

 .0273 

 .0051 



31.11 

 2.41 

 3.75 



.08 

 2.78 



.52 



21.65 





1.68 



Equipment charge 



2.61 



Spray rig bire. . , 



.06 



Taxes 



2.01 

 -43 



.0247 

 .0053 



1.94 



Insurance 



.36 









30.02 



.3688 



33.61 



.3996 



40.65 



28.30 









78.48 



. 9641 *?- fiS 



.9831 



100.00 1 fi9. fil 













ALL COSTS. 



Considering all costs, i. e., the total labor cost, the material and 

 the fixed cost, the total net cost of production for the 218 farms was 

 $118.78 per acre, or an average of $1.41 per barrel. (See table XXV.) 



INFLUENCE OF YIELD PER ACRE ON COST PER BARREL. 



Figure 16 shows the distribution of growers and the total number 

 of barrels produced on the basis of the net cost per barrel. It will 



