Per acre
Maintenance:
Pruning $3.00
Plowing 2.75
Harrowing .75
Cultivation and weed cutting 3.00
Spraying 3.00
Irrigation 2.00
Handling:
Harvesting, hulling, etc. 20.00
Warehousing (including bleaching), @ ¼c per lb. 1.75
Miscellaneous expense for maintenance and handling 2.00 $38.25
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Overhead charges 38.00
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Total cost per acre $76.25
Cost per pound for maintenance and handling $0.055
Cost per pound for overhead charges 0.054
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Total cost per pound $0.109
_Returns._—Prices paid to growers have fluctuated considerably, due to
the great variation in both the California and European crops from year
to year. Table VI shows the average prices per pound paid to the growers
for the four principal varieties marketed through the Exchange since its
organization.