ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CITRUS-FRUIT GROWING IN FLORIDA 3] 
from $30.69 in 1917 to $49.14 in 1922; and interest on capitalization 
which rose from $100.48 in 1917 to $153.05 per acre in 1922. Other 
items show even a higher percentage of change over the period, but the 
absolute amount of the change caused by the advance in these other 
cost factors was inconsiderable (Table 25).. A detailed list of operat- 
ing expenses of the fruit farms is shown in Table 25. 
Fic. 7.—Grading and packing of fruit in large community packing houses tends to a more uniform 
grade and pack. Most of the fruit grown on the farms studied was sold through the branches of 
the Florida Citrus Growers’ Association 
TaBLEe 25.—Distribution of expenses on 100 citrus-fruit farms, Polk County, Fla., 
1917-1922 
Per farm— 
Items of expense 
1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 |Average 
ARO EINZ ORs: SN Ss ee 2 a a 641 994 | 1,355 1, 405 1, 267 
VOR Mare ADORE ee ea ree hE Ree 138 155 246 567 384 
ixtraslaborie se. chore oot eR a een eee 304 406 533 465 437 
AR AX@SUe ice tnt ao 2 ota See cane uae eit 80 139 185 281 195 
Feed bought, grain______ Unis des ainsi oy Nagel 2a em 100 130 147 131 135 
Sprayemateriale ss === Sere seer ee 39 52 91 130 90 
Depreciation on dwelling -_________-_-________-- 36 35 38 57 44 
Automobilestor farmouses: 2-2 ee 7 12 22 71 40 
Machinery depreciation_____-____------------ 14 15 27 57 38 
Depreciation, other buildings_____-_---_-_-___ 22 22 24 29 25 
Repair dwellings sa2es< 2s seth eae 19 18 21 22 21 
Generalzexpenseso sot a 22) 4ah ek ae ssoa li ne 7 11 10 43 18 
meepain machinery ss. P St ae ee ae 12 12 14 21 16 
Brel cana Ge OE ek wees ea peg a a ed ee sy) 9 9 27 14 
TAS UT AT CO BEE Ra aes ee a soe ies BE Was aro 10 12 12 17 14 
Big lyi ally Orie ees wees a oe tech eee 7 9 20 18 12 
Depreciation, imigation=. === 222. 5-_ ee 8 10 9 12 10 
BS TULOS GO Ti Cees Sa ig Sa apa Rll Se] 3 TRIN 4 23 10 
IROpairss: fences 2 seas SS ee ee 7 8 9 10 9 
Repairs, other buildings________-_-------_---- 9 9 8 8 8 
Seed sO iy see ee ee ee etal ces 9 11 5 3 8 
LOSE OL LOCO E Fd a iss) eat Ss ee a eS 6 3 6 4 7 
ELorseshoein gee ves ee ee ae ee 3 6 7 3 6 
Other machine work hired____--__-----------. 2 3 Ou APRA rE orl Dies Sent Se 4 
A NEV CEO OVO) aE pees log Kees SESS Ne ea he pa Sl ae ae NH 5 6 4 
Breeding fees and veterinary_________-____----- 2 1 2 3 2 
Decrease feeds anGrsup plese as ee es a ee 9 15 6 
TOtallexpenSe ws ss sen ke Ne pe Breet Pe oe 1,487 | 2,082} 2,823 3, 428 2, 824 
Pe RR aS | a are eee th PERE ATE 5 
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