Table 6. - Construction cost of packing and storage plant based on 80,000 bushels 

 ■ of apples received, sortedj graded and packed with provision for 

 25,000 bushel cold storage area 



Item ° Estimated Cost 



_____ , i> 



Dollars 



Land for plant - 10 ««r®s 3,000 



Site preparation? 



Grading, excavation and backfill^ fill mat@rialg 



rolling and packing «, &ad tM Ilk® 1^,000 



Septic tank &nd draia £i®l4 450 



Water well and pipe to plant 550 



Construction of shed; 



Foundation floor, g^ilastars, roof veatilators, mill workj 



paint doors, ceilingj, and tfe® like 455,000 



Installation of atorag® XQom wall iasulationj cat walkj 



refrigeration unit, mount®, aad feke like 25,000 



Packing room equipment 1/ . 



Totnl -■: -. 75,000 



1/ Xo be furnished by plant leasee. 



Source: Northern Rio Grand© Resource Conservation aad Davelopm®ut Project Work 

 Plan, August 1964. 



Table 7 gives complete estimates of all costs, exclusive of the land, to 

 construct a 50,000 box packing and storing house totaling $156,400 and a 100,000 

 box house totaling $219,700 in Yakitaa^ Wash., area. These data should be care-^ 

 fully evaluated in relation to Espanola Valley conditions and growers' requirements. 



Market Prospects ' . ' 



The apple survey has pointed up the overall weak marketing position of the 

 apple growers in New Mexico, A key part of this marketing problem is that the 

 present inadequate cold storage facilities permit only about 1 percent of the crop 

 to be sold later than tfe® first of November^ 



