76. 



Tablo 72# - Machine cost of using power sprayer?, power dusters, and 



traction Sprayers, all areas, 19S8 1/ 



Item • - : 



. ' Power : 



Power • 



: Traction 







. sprayers ; 



: dusters ; 



: sprayers 





Sprayers and dusters at end 











of year number ; 



: 217 : 



: 25 : 



; 18 





Season* s use per machihe : 



" 



» 







Vineyard . . hours : 



; .5.3 



: . ...31 . 



! , 32 





Other do : 



; 67 ; 



: 9 



; 6. 





Total . . ; 



: . 120 .; 



i 40 



: 38 



Inventory value of maphine at . . . : 











end of year dollars: 



226 ; 



; 243 



: 47 





Costs per season, per machine : 











Depreciation 2/ do j 



: 33 : 



; 34 



: 4 





Repairs, .. do . . : 



; .12 ; 



; ... 2 



: 1 





G-as do : 



; 7 : 



2 



; - 





Oil do : 



2 ; 



1 1 



; ~ ■ 





Interest do ' ; 



■ 15 .; 



; ■ 16 : 



; 3- 





Other 3/ do : 



8 : 



: 6 : 



: 1 





, Total . ; 



; . 77 . .! 



: ..6.1.. 



: . . .9 



Cost of Ilia chine per hour ; 





' 







of use do ' ; 



; 0.G4 ; 



1*52 : 



; 0.24 





1/ Ai-kansas, 1929,. 



2/ Depreciation; the value of a machine at the end of the year was subtracted 

 from its-ralue at the beginning of the year or from its cost price if bought 

 during the year. 



3/ Information.. was obtained from .the .grower. cynccrn.ing de.preciatipn, repairs, 

 gas, oil, and interest, -and those costs were assua!.od to ruprosent 90 p.ercont 

 of the. total, the other 10 percent T|as assumed to cover the cost of housing 

 machine and the use of farm labor in repairing and caring for mnchino. 



