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be seen that 92 per cent produced apples at a cost of $1.95 per barrel 

 and under, while the average selling price per barrel was $2.20. 

 By eliminating the extremely high and low costs it is found that 

 85 per cent produced at from $1.05 to $1.95. 





NET COST OF PRODUCING APPLES 







ON 







218 FARMS IN WESTERN NEW YORK 







AVERAGE, 1910-1915 





NET COST 





PERCT 



PERCT OF 



AV YIELD 



PERBBL 



NUMBER OF FARMS 



OF ALL 



TOTAL PRO 



PER ACRE 



DOLLARS 





FARMS 



DUCTI0N 



BARRELS 



0.75 



MKASS 



3.7 



2.2 



89 



0.90 



■ •■ 



2.8 



2.5 



108 



1 05 



KJ7^4L»ibH 



11.9 



12.8 



104 



1 20 





1.1,5 



13.9 



95 



1 35 



WT A B£Jgi 



19.2 



21.5 



92 



1.50 





14.2 



11.8 



82 



1.65 





14.7 



130 . 



75 



1.80 



HBsBhb ¥ j qiMfi* 



6.4 



8.5 



77 



1.95 

 2.10 



BRtlM 



7.3 

 2.3 



6.3 

 3.3 



65 

 58 





2.25 



|£jl*^B 



2.8 



2.1 



59 



2 40 





1.8 



1.3 



52 



2.55 





1.4 



0.8 



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Fig. 16. — Frequency graph showing distribution of records on the basis of the net cost 

 of production per barrel of apples. (Western New York.) 



The yields for the 73 per cent range from 10-4 down to 65 barrels 

 per acre, the average for the entire region being 84. Arranged on 

 a basis of net cost per barrel, it may be shown that yields drop 

 with fair regularity from 104 barrels in the $1.05 group to 65 



