. Cost of production of apples in the Payette Valley, Idaho : a detailed study of the current cost factors involved in the maintenance of orchards and the handling of the crop on 38 representative bearing orchards, Payette district in western Idaho. Apples. 12 BULLETIN 636, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. AGE OF ORCHARD. The orchards in the Fruitland and Woodspur districts near Payette average nearly 15 years in age. There were many early plantings, but these were confined to very limited areas. Some of the older orchards are found in the vicinity of New Plymouth, but they are scattered widel
. Cost of production of apples in the Payette Valley, Idaho : a detailed study of the current cost factors involved in the maintenance of orchards and the handling of the crop on 38 representative bearing orchards, Payette district in western Idaho. Apples. 12 BULLETIN 636, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. AGE OF ORCHARD. The orchards in the Fruitland and Woodspur districts near Payette average nearly 15 years in age. There were many early plantings, but these were confined to very limited areas. Some of the older orchards are found in the vicinity of New Plymouth, but they are scattered widely. Many of the older orchards are neglected. INVESTMENT IN ORCHARDS. The average investment per acre in the orchards of the Payette district is much less than that of some other fruit regions. (See Table II.) This is due to the fact that Payette Valley is not as favor- ably located as some other regions in regard to transportation and is in a general farming region which has been developed along non- speculative Fig. 6.—A 5-year-old Delicious orchard near Boise. Note the habit of growth and size of these trees. This grower believes in little pruning for young trees of this sort. The average investment in bearing apple orchards is $ per acre, and the average equipment investment is $ per acre. This includes only machinery and orchard equipment. The bearing apple orchard represents per cent of the total farm investment and per cent of the total land and improvement investment. There is a comparatively small acreage of young apples not yet in bearing on these 38 farms, and few apples are now being planted. There is, however, a large acreage in other fruits, especially prunes. VARIETIES. Many varieties of apples are grown commercially in the Payette Valley, but the leading of these is the Jonathan, which usually brings a good price but has the disadvantage of being suscepti- ble to blight and mildew. This is followed by the Winesap. Others of commer
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