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32 BULLETIN 1435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
A summary of the costs for the citrus groves under different types 
of management and for groves of various sizes within these types 
is given in Table 26. On the whole, the costs per acre were lower 
on the caretaker groves of the small size than for the similar group 
under owner management and were higher on the caretaker groves 
of large size than on the corresponding size in the owner-operator 
TABLE 26.—Summary of costs per farm, by size of grove and type of management, 
100 citrus-fruit groves, Polk County, Fla., average 1917-1922 
Owner-operator groves Caretaker groves 
Items of cost All 
EPOWSS | 1-to, 12113 to. 24/272) Mood 7 t012 omer” 
acres | acres over | 2¢res | acres | Gyo, 
Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number 
Number of farmse sii soe Sees ee ee 100 13 12 13 12 36 14 
Cash costs: Dollars | Dollars | Dollars | Dollars | Dollars |Dollars | Dollars 
Ma DON | esc oid ees Se > eens 2 821 368 | 957 | 2,119 183 473 1, 363 
Mertilizer eae 82 2s ee ces eee 1, 277 550 | 1,377] 3,693 378 698 1, 887 
Spray material 2222 oe een tad 90 40 124 202 25 57 145 
Taxes and insurance. -_-_-2-222_-2-2-2_5 209 131 222 602 80 100 296 
Repairs— 
EST Gna See es ee Se ee 29 22 27 78 15 21 25 
VPA chIneTry:: 222) 2 ook Bia ea 16 9 15 85a] Sees 2 8 
HOT COS 2 pa i ea grande 9 te 8 16 3 7 13 
Feed, horseshoeing, and veterinary -_-_-_-_-_- 150 253 306 489 mls, 17 58 
Ue arr Oll see oc ee 14 8 8 79 2 1 8 
Automobile for farm use____..-..--_---__- 40 40° 66 103 1 11 71 
Miscellaneous 222 22s se Se 41 38 47 115 6 11 27 
Total cashscOsts = 5-22 ioe sive enener a aac 2, 696 1, 466 3, 157 7, 581 706 1, 398 3, 901 
Noncash costs: aes 
Reserves for depreciation— 
Buildin gsacc coe Seeiven poorer eee 69 96 83 158 36 40 49 
EE QUIpPM NG: Skew cee Bue a nay ee 47 48 62 198 6 5 42 
Operator’stlabor20: Sess Seah eed ny, 479 525 629 | 1, 235 135 220 563 
MAMITY LA DOL = eae ts cies ee eae aa ele tee 12 62 12 14 esse eesees 5 
Total noncash costs___..........--___-.- 607 731 786 1, 605 178 265 659 
FEOLALCOSES sete rate tes ae a Sota 3,303 | 2,197 | 3,943 | 9,186 884 | 1, 663 4, 560 
Credit deductions: 
Care of young groves _---.-.-_=---_------- 201 135 421 509 50 84 223 
Receipts from other crops..-_-----------_- 66 127 89 190 22 18 40 
Miscellaneous income. --_-__----------__-- 100 286 220 106 36 17 34 
Total deductions*.22-22-2) 2 2 a 367 548 730 805 | 108 119 297 
Net cost, without interest___........---_----- 2,935 | 1,649 | 3,213 | 8,381 776 | 1, 544 4, 263 
Interest on capitalization at 8 per cent________ 2, 371 1,484 | 2,795 | 6,660 794 1, 317 2, 915 
Net cost per grove, with interest_._._._.-_---- 5,306 | 3,133 | 6,008 | 15,041 | 1,570] 2,861 7,178 
Cost per acre 
Net cost with interest (all fruit)__...__.__--_- 288 364 293 271 334 292 308 
Net cost without interest (all fruit) --_._-____- 160 192 157 151 165 158 183 
Boxes | Boxes | Bozes | Boxes | Boxes | Bozes | Boxes 
Yield per acre (all fruit) .2-.----..----2------- 166 180 174 161 193 165 181 
Mield per acre’ (oranges) 222252222 152 158 145 147 183 138 194 
Yield per acre (grapefruit) -____.___._.-_-_----- 182 218 198 192 198 193 166 
Cost per box 
Dollars | Dollars |Dollars | Dollars |Dollars |Dollars | Dollars 
1. 89 2. 30 5 
Oranges, net cost with interest__..-.-_-_------ ‘ f 2. 02 1,84] 1.83 2.12 1. 59 
Oranges, net cost without interest _________-_- 1.05 1. 22 1. 08 1. 03 . 90 1.14 . 94 
Grapefruit, net cost with interest____._______- 1. 58 1. 67 1, 48 1.41 1. 69 151 1.86 
Grapefruit, net cost without interest__-___---- . 88 . 88 79 .79 . 83 . 82 1.10 
