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Jim,

How many trees are you bagging?

Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Fruth" <jfruth@tds.net>
To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:14 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] Organic vs Standard Spray Programs


> Dennis Norton wrote, quoting an IPM article from Cornell, "Pest control 
> costs per bushel were $2.98 for fruit from the organic block compared with 
> $0.76 for the standard."
>
>    Bagging apples costs me about $1.25 per bushel, including paid labor. 
> This figure is actually less considering that we bag the apples when we 
> thin them so my cost per bushel is skewed.  Maybe someone should tell the 
> Cornell people about bagging apples.
>
> Jim Fruth
> Brambleberry Farm
> Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
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