I. Estimated Establishment Expenses Of A Two-Acre French Garden

(Capital Outlay)

300 frames and 900 lights

£450

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3000 cloches @ £5 per 100 ............

150

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1000 rye-straw mats @. £7 per 100......

70

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0

Horse, van, and harness...........

60

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0

Water pots, spades, rakes, dibbers..........

16

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0

Manure baskets and stands, tilts ...

Hose pipes, hand barrow, etc. .........

Packing shed..........

20

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Miscellaneous ...

25

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791

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Water supply, pipes, etc. (see p. 211), say

180

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0

TOTAL ... ... ••• ••• •••

£971

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II. Estimated Annual Expenses On A Two-Acre French Garden

Manure, 800 tons @ 6s. per ton

£240

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Labour ...

260

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Horse food

30

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Rent, rates, taxes, insurance ...

50

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Seeds, depreciation, etc.

50

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0

Total ...

£630

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III. Estimated Annual Receipts From A Two-Acre French Garden

900 lights, produce, @ 12s. each

£540

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3000 cloches, about 1s. 6d. each, say ...

220

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Open ground (190 poles, say), about 10s. 6d. each, say

100

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Total.........

£860

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0

It will thus be seen that a profit of £230 may be made on 2 ac. each year with care, being equivalent to about 24 per cent on a capital outlay of £971. The profits, of course, may be either considerably more or very much less according to the business management and the fluctuations of the market.