ABLISHING A VINEYARD.

In this, of course, allowances must be made for soil, locality, cost of
plants, cost of timber, etc., which will vary with the locality. The
estimation given here is about what it would cost _here_, with the
leading varieties.

COST OF AN ACRE OF CONCORD.

Preparing ground by ploughing, laying off, etc., $ 50 00
700 first-class yearling plants, to be planted 6x10,
$12 per hundred, 84 00
450 posts, 15 feet apart, 10 cents each, 45 00
450 intermediate stakes, 3 " 13 50
600 lbs. No. 12 wire, 16 cents per lb., 96 00
Cost of erecting trellis, 50 00
Attendance, labor, etc., during first year, 50 00
Interest on capital, 20 00
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$408 50

The following year the vineyard can be made to pay all expenses, by
layering, etc.

COST OF AN ACRE OF HERBEMONT.

Preparing ground, 50 00
700 first class plants, 6x10, $25 per hundred, 175 00
450 posts, 10 cents each, 45 00
450 stakes, 3 " 13 50
600 lbs. wire, 16 cents per lb., 96 00
Cost of erecting trellis, 50 00
Attendance, labor, during first two years, 125 00
Interest on capital during first two years, 66 00
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$620 50

COST OF AN ACRE OF NORTON'S VIRGINIA.

Preparation of soil, etc., 50 00
850 plants, first class, to be planted 6x8, $25 per hundred, 212 50
450 posts, 10 cents each, 45 00
450 stakes, 3 " 13 50
600 lbs. No. 12 wire, 16 cents per lb., 96 00
Cost of erecting trellis, 50 00
Attendance, labor, etc., during first two years, 125 00
Interest on capital during first two years, at
6 per cent. per ann