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A Survey Of Stone Fruit Plantings In Western Australia, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
A Survey Of Stone Fruit Plantings In Western Australia, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
This article presents the results of a survey of commercial stone fruit plantings in Western Australia, carried out by officers of the Department of Agriculture during 1966.
The main purpose of the survey was to provide varietal and other statistics not previously available in this State.
The results also give useful indications of future trends in the industry.
Production Costs In The Apple Industry : Comments On A Survey, A W. Hogstrom, I. J. Moncrieff
Production Costs In The Apple Industry : Comments On A Survey, A W. Hogstrom, I. J. Moncrieff
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
IN 1964 and 1965, light and heavy bearing years respectively, apples cost $2.40 per bushel to produce in Western Australia. This figure, to be considered with many other factors, was reached in a cost-of-production survey of 45 selected growers.
Packing and labour costs, in that order, were the two biggest cost-of-production items.