APPLES 391 
From Ithaca, New York 
Income Per Acre.—The information 
gathered on this point is displayed in two 
tables. One shows the average gross in- 
come per acre for each of the five years. 
The general average for the five-year 
period is $109.20 per acre. This is $16 
less per acre than was found for Orleans 
county. The second classification shows 
how these incomes are distributed with 
reference to the number of orchards and 
number of acres under each group. The 
grower will find it interesting to study 
these tables with reference to his own 
orchard. 
Average Gross Income Per Acre 
1902 $112.00 
1903 129.00 
1904 98.00 
1905 103.00 
1906 104.00 
General average for the five-year 
period $109.20 
M. B. CUMMINGS, 
Ithaca, N. Y. 
TWO FIVE HUNDRED ACRE ORCHARDS IN WESTERN MICHIGAN 
The figures in the left hand column are based on returns from actual orchards 
in first-class location, with good soil, and that have had expert care from the be- 
ginning. 
The figures in the right hand column are based on ordinary location, average 
soil, and on the ordinary or average care given many Michigan orchards today. 
Original Investment 
500 acres land (Cleared) on. cece ck cececcecceneeneeeee seeeee ceeeeen anes $ 21,000.00 $ 14,000.00 
Ten teams, utensils, harness, tools, etc... 6,500.00 8,750.00 
Packing sheds to be built when orchard starts pearing... 2,000.00 fives 
Sheds and fences ........... 2... - cee eee eee as 1,750.00 750.00 
Trees and plantings of same.. 8,250.00 5,000.00 
Total investment .. —..... ...$ 39,500.00 $ 23,500.00 
First four years’ operation—Ist period—income “per 
year on potatoes, beans and _ clover, alternating, 
average sees ceeteeeeteeesen cetetee ceseteeteetenes cee ..6 8,500.00 $ 1,400.00 
Expenditures Per Year 
Work on orchard, including clover plantings on best 
orchard, $4.50 . — 9 5,300.00 $ 1,610.00 
Taxes and insurance, Gepreciation, repairs, “ete. panencceseeee cevececs 1,250. 00 650.00 
Overseeing and incidentals... re bee cee nese euees 1,500.00 750.00 
Total expenditures per year. .. ..$ 8,050.00 $ 3,010.00 
Net income per year................ 450.00 *1,610.00 
Net income four years .......0 2. cc. cee ce 1,800.00 *6,440.00 
Value of orchard end four Years... ceceeceeeceee ceeneee ceeeeeeeees 62,500.00 30,000.00 
TOtal ASSCLS ooo. -.eeeeeceececcceececccececereceeccesesscecececesevsanenensecneusereneetes eeeeetecs 64,300.00 23,560.00 
Less original investment................ - 39,500.00 23,500.00 
Net profit four years...............0 0.4 .$ 24,800.00 $ 60.00 
Net profit per year... 0 ee eee Loon 6,200.00 15.00 
Interest on investment per YeAaP.... ecce cee cee eee = 16% 1-15 of 1% 
Next Three Years’ Operations 
Second period—fifth to seventh year. 
Income Per Year 
1 case cherries per tree, $1.25 each per case........... $ 25,987.50 = =—9§ § aaceaceecneee 
% case cherries per tree, 75c each PCr CASO... ce cette eneenceee 7,781.25 
1 bushel peaches per tree, $1.00 per bushell..................... 20,750.00 hacen cnnanee 
44 bushel peaches per tree, 60c per bushel... eee tenn e eee rere 6,225.00 
Total imcOME PCY YOAML... eee 8 cee ceeee ceeenerereseneeees $ 46,687.50 $ 14,006.25 
