380 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 
Table No. 5-B—1912 
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Acres | Discing Harrowing Plowing | Pruning | Spraying | 8. Horse | Hoeing Replanting Total 
94 Acres 
Sn Gn 
Leese. 150........5 $25.50] $25.06| $136.21] § 74.95; § 72.42| $187.90] $114.11 $23 50,8 65 
2 Lose. 160.......... 15.50 136.25 | 140.05 35.50 12.12} 152.03 49.77 50 $8 ° 509 io 
Boi... 144.......... 36.01 93.50 | 322.64 8.81 1.32 97.00 75.10 6 53 640 91 
4... 70... . 00.06. 93.00 |.......... 89.98 2.75 5.35 82.72 56 05' 11 75 341 60 
5 Lo... 150.......... 40.50 65.00; 225.03 20.85 11.51; 127.48 89.36 | 387 32 617 05 
6.2... 160......... 250.30 46.45 45.46 42.51 7.90 88 .32 130.06; = 17 55 628 55 
7....-. 160. ......., 12.75 15.00} 118.98 58.12 | 179.96) 127.41 128 .03 16 03 654 28 
Boo... 160... 0.0.0. 233.98 | 86.00| 268.60] 14.12].......... 99.12) 61.59 673) 770 16 
9...,.. 160......... 187.30 50.50; 171.52 27.75 1.383 { 117.91 84.20 18 50 659.01 
10...... 160.......... 284.42 154.25, 412.71 42.28 |........0. 60 .00 51.09 4485) 1,049 69 
Ih...... 160.......... 130.19 149.72; 411.10 21.88 J... eee efe eee eee 33 .62 746.5] 
12...... 10214........ 51.36 84.45 | 255.96 10.04 jo... eee 15.37 417.18 
13....., 1) rs 5.00, 178.48 40.00 79.54 | 200.74] 173.63 18 50 695 84 
Id... .. 160.......... 86.67 132.00 | 240.50 9.25 7.65 | 155.80 | 148.81 33 00 813 68 
15...... 140.......... 239.01 162.87 | 158.49 21.50 6.75 66.86 | 200.96 40) 25 $96 69 
16...... 140.......... 226.10 | 219.18 21.65 20.45 8.80 40.00 | 126.00 32 50 694 63 
17...... 160.......... 280.14 124.25; 364.65 33.53 43.37 52 .88 83.31 61 50 | 1,043 63 
18...... 80........., 23.25 123.70 | 239.99 1 Ay re 15.53 | 419 99 
19...... 15 0 236.50 26 .95 19.25 | 148.63 42 34 12 60 486 27 
20...... 20.......06. 40.50 44.00 | 11.52 2.50 .90 9.00 12.87 20 13 141 42 
21...... 140.......... 65.87 70.85 | 307.50 27 .30 6.76 34.97 36.37 17 35 566 97 
22...... 160.......... 203.83 101.34 316.98 17.62 |.......6.. 4.81 36.88 94 50 775 96 
23.2... 160.......... 206, 15 233.26 | 347.86 21.19 |... 0.6... 19.10 9.45 113 47 950 48 
650514 | $9876.17 $5,719.48 ($11,772.02 | $1,062.27 | $939.28 |.$3,318.71 | $3,782.46 $1,771 50 | $33,941 99 
General average $5.22 per acre. A. G. Gras 
Cost Per Acre of Planting and First Year Care of Thousand Acre Orchard of 
Lewiston-Clarkston Development Co. 
(The Square Method of Orchard Plan Used) 
PLOWING oea.eeeeneecacecnnsceneeenn seen cue naenes snes mune nuceena¢cneacensnectecsasteneeecageeta seen ensueneeenseceseen sess $4.00 per acre 
CULEIV Ati noes c cee cece ee cece ecne ce cene ceenencnsu cane snaees cee eeseag ese cuseneeeeeneun veeeeces seen cesses None 
SCARING eee eeeenceeeceececeeecnee seen eaceee snecenasne coessauenessnseane senses sansnacauetaacusseeueessvenasetaee esse .83 per acre 
PUAN onan. eeeeleeee cece eeeen eeenen eee eeecen tens seee nena eteson sone qaceeueaceen seceuaetecnaaeaaunsneneeqeesseeectes 2.44 per acre 
48 Apple Trees at 10 Cents CACD..w. cece ceeeceenee cessneseee nee cecnen tens caer senecees 4.80 per acre 
20 Peach Tees at 12 CemtS Cahn... cee ceccccceeccecceaceeeees ceenccensnceteceee scenes oes 2.40 per acre 
10 Plum or Prune Trees at 12 CentS @QAch au... cece eeenceesnece esse eneneeencees 1.20 per acre 
10 Pear Trees at 20 Cents CAChe eee celles cace cone cececcereccaaeccensasersceeasneseecers 2.00 per acre 
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Cultivation, 10 times... cco eck cececcee cece eeee nee cue coeescee cere case eecusceeseeeusencueeteeenass 5.85 per acre 
Pest COMCPO] 2... lecececseccee socecececneeeecesesescessesnensacenanecuececeusaceaseseeauseeeecseucaaenseteae sess 10 per acre 
Heading Trees ou... cece cecececenceseeceeces veneneveecevecueceseneccun seescaescosuseessesenetenteseueaecs .10 per acre 
Horticultural Supervision ccc ececccece cenesasececeee suse cons censececsenseenensesaeecena sess 4.00 per acre 
Office or Overhead Expenses, 10 per CeMt.u. ele ccescconeccecececeaseneesenseees 2.77 per acre 
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W. B. LANITAM, 
TIorticulturist, Clarkston, Wash. 
Approximate Cost of Orchards on Ten Acre Basis, or More 
Sage Brush Land 
First Year (Montana Conditions) 
Cost of Clearing $1.50 to $3.50, Average $2.50. ....0-ccccscsecsscsscssescccccceeeoce seosesseeserseesecsaceee $25.00 
PLOWING, $2.50 POT ACTC.n. nc eeccececccssnceecsceceseneceseenseusconsasueee saecessatecenece tne sensegectecsuseeveseaseneacess 25.00 
* Leveling, $1.00 0... dea vaeeensnedcoceensaus stem ancene seeaanecun etn snsare tinegececauetsnaseeetseeseeuesseereeteee 10.00 
FLATrOwing, $0.50 once eesecccnecs coseeesesneteesecsussetacenen sec cessensera user sneunateneatsaceseeaaserscecssseuessstenecees 5.00 
Seeding Oats and Clover: 
Oat SOC oe eeec cic cccccceseccecnsensuscoceeees $ .97% | 
Clover SOC ou. ciceecsceccccescceceeseeeeseee 1.50 | 
Planting Seed ooceecccecececscecseeceseeees 35 j $9.82 sesanesescacseeenenaseseauedseeegaenteseserecsussenesees 93.20 
TYVigating 2. eeceeececceeeeee cece ceneeses 1.50 
Harvesting o.eeccecccecccccccceeseesececeece 5.00 | 
* We think the cost of leveling in this item is not high enough for an average. We have 
known it to run as high as $20 per acre—Ed. 
