Cost

For the benefit of those who would like to get some idea of the

probable cost of renovating old apple orchards, the following estimate

made by the writer in a recent government publication on this subject

is given. This estimate has been carefully made up from actual records

kept on several New York farms. Because these costs are very variable

according to the condition of the orchard, both maximum and minimum

amounts are given per acre for the first year only.



Minimum Maximum

cost cost



Plowing $2.00 $3.00

Manure, 10 to 20 loads at $1, or their

equivalent in commercial fertilizer 10.00 20.00

Hauling manure 5.00 10.00

Pruning and hauling brush 5.00 10.00

Disking or harrowing twice 1.00 1.50

Disking or harrowing 3d or 4th time .50 1.00

Cultivating two to four times .50 1.00

Spraying once with L.S. dilution 1 to

9--material 2.00 4.00

Spraying once, L.S., labor 1.00 1.50

Spraying second time with L.S. dilution

1 to 40, labor and material 1.50 2.50

Spraying third time with same 1.50 2.50

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Total cost $30.00 $57.00