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Packing Expense in Missouri Orchards 
—Grower No,— 
1 2 9 
Box material and making............0... + - $0.14 $0.11 $0.13 
Packing .n...-cceccseee - - ceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees - O07 .05 07 
Paper ........- 02 04 02 
Nailing and “packing ‘house help... . 03 OL O1 
Hauling to cars, loading and | bracing. . 03 25 1% 
Hauling to packing house... wees es 02 01 02 
PECKING neces ece cece cecceenee caeeen seenneeeecen sees nens cose censneestetene Seneseesetes ceasees .05 .03 03 
Total $0.36 $0.50 $0.291%4 
Orchard Expense 
TMt@Test oo. cecesesecececeeescecen ceceeeeeee conse centeeeeseeeteeeeeens seaeeseneeenanete $160.00 $40.00 $160.00 
Pruning and hauling Drush ~...00.........seccecee coeeseeeeeeteerseenene 22.50 3.50 6.00 
Cultivating ce cece eceeseccee cee sees eens cee cnee snes seatece ceueaeea see eeae 30.50 3.90 . 
TRIMMING eects eee cece eeeee ceeeeeecensecenenaceneee snesees reeeerensneeneee  copesusene 2.00 . 
SPPAVin gs eee eneeseeeeecee ceee cece cece eens eneee ceneeneaceneeese cee cteeresenescereeeees 10.00 3.70 10.00 
Trrigatin ge .. . 2. cs ccccccee cece cece ceencene cree cecenececeeeseeses enenteneen © tueeseneetene 10.00 a. 5.00 
TAKCS oon cce cece cecccccecscncene nceennes ceesneeccese cece cenmen wee o waeeeaetestseseceaneesenees 10.00 1.53 10.00 
PYOPPINE ooo. cceceeneccecenseean coos cenasens ence cane ceeeeetetstsaeeueetees cesentessne ences 5.00 . ok 
Water ASSESSMONE o.oo ccs cececceee ceccee cette aa ceeneene ceeeeeen nee tese 1.50 1.50 
Repairing LENCE 2... ecececcescseeeees cectsceneetnen eoeeceee coeeeene ane sees 1.00 to. 
POrtiliZer oo. cece ceeensec cee cnceeceeeeeeeneeceneaceete seeee ceeecesaneatnaeenee sens 40.00 
Irrigation flumes and ditches... oo... cece cceceeeeceseeenenee eens 10.00 a 
SPrayins CHEMICALS eee eeeee | cece ceeetseeseeeecee anaeteeaensmenee  cuseauaens 1.75 
Total ..........-- pes scensenensen seen oeeeneceaesuaceeteesseteseneeeseevsnes sustaeuesesaeee $300.00 $54.63 $202.50 
Total number of boxes harvested... ee. cece cceecee sees tene eens 600 300 600 
Orchard CXPeNSe, DOK... cece eeecaeee ceeeecees Geeeecesnsseeneseerensceens $0.50 $0.17 $0.33 
PACKING CXPENSC oo eee. ceseeceeecccecees sen eete cane eeeecentseeuceensesenereas 36 50 29% 
Total cost, per Dushel. wn... ceceessen coneeeee seseceee seen cone cnet $0.86 $0.67 $0.62%4 
In connection with the method of keep- 
ing track of the cost of producing a crop 
of apples, Peter Hovland, Wenatchee, 
Wash., sends us an outline of the system 
which he follows, and says that it “will 
show the correct expenses and tell the 
grower about the leaks in his business, 
if there are any.” Mr. Hoviand’s system 
is as follows: 
Value of land: 
“Bearing Orchard.—First, take an esti- 
mate of all of the property for what it 
can be sold for at present. Never mind 
what you paid for it, or what you want 
for it. Put upon it the price that it is 
worth today, then add the interest of 
this valuation to the producing and mar- 
keting expenses and divide them by the 
number of boxes harvested.” 
Irrigated, with pipe lines, flumes, ditches.............-.cc.ce:c0:socsesseeneene $ 
Unirrigated . 
Productive expenses: 
Water rent. 
Taxes. 
Pruning. 
Brush hauling. 
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Grubbing weeds. 
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TROTTER OR 
Interest on valuation of property. 
Plowing, harrowing and cultivating. 
