Section XXXIV. French Gardening Or Intensive Cultivation. Part 7
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This section is from the book "Commercial Gardening Vol4", by John Weathers (the Editor). Also available from Amazon: Commercial Gardening, A Practical & Scientific Treatise For Market Gardeners.
Section XXXIV. French Gardening Or Intensive Cultivation. Part 7
I. Estimated Establishment Expenses Of A Two-Acre French Garden
£450 | 0 | 0 | |
3000 cloches @ £5 per 100 ............ | 150 | 0 | 0 |
1000 rye-straw mats @. £7 per 100...... | 70 | 0 | 0 |
Horse, van, and harness........... | 60 | 0 | 0 |
16 | 0 | 0 | |
Manure baskets and stands, tilts ... | |||
Hose pipes, hand barrow, etc. ......... | |||
Packing shed.......... | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Miscellaneous ... | 25 | 0 | 0 |
791 | 0 | 0 | |
Water supply, pipes, etc. (see p. 211), say | 180 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL ... ... ••• ••• ••• | £971 | 0 | 0 |
II. Estimated Annual Expenses On A Two-Acre French Garden
Manure, 800 tons @ 6s. per ton | £240 | 0 | 0 |
Labour ... | 260 | 0 | 0 |
Horse food | 30 | 0 | 0 |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
Seeds, depreciation, etc. | 50 | 0 | 0 |
Total ... | £630 | 0 | 0 |
III. Estimated Annual Receipts From A Two-Acre French Garden
900 lights, produce, @ 12s. each | £540 | 0 | 0 |
3000 cloches, about 1s. 6d. each, say ... | 220 | 0 | 0 |
Open ground (190 poles, say), about 10s. 6d. each, say | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Total......... | £860 | 0 | 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.
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