CULTURE OF THE POPPY FOR OIL. ££3 



Mingles*. Cake* 

 <23 sacks which were pressed cold gave •• 271 834 Of oil and 



2 sacks warmed » 29 56 



834 cakes warmed and pressed gave 73 



cakes. 



Total oil 373 890 



Cakes diminished in a second pressure to 

 726 minus, 108 



Total of cakes 732 



Mr. Van Eys remarks that poppy oil of a very inferior 

 quality is sold retail at one guilder, or 1*. \0a\ per mingle 

 or quart, and that mixed with olive oil at a much higher 

 price. However he estimates the cold-drawn at \6d. only, 

 and the second sort at 14c?. per. mingle. The cakes are va- 

 lued at 10 guilders, or 19*. per 100. His receipts stand 

 thus : — 



271 Mingles, (cold drawn) ? __ k . ,. 

 ' * v ' >F. 216 16 

 at lod. ) 



102 ditto, (warm) at I Ad. 7 1 8 ^ 



782 Cakes at 10 f. per 100 .... 78 4 



Total • • F. 366 8 • • £33 8 



STATEMENT OF EXPENSES. Exneoses. 



To digging, &c. 600 roeden, ? F 



at 1 f d. per r. ) 



Seed, sowing, weeding, &c •• • 42 19 

 Harvesting, beating out seed, r „ 



&c... ) 



Pressing out the oil, bags, &c. 63 8 



Total • -F. 207 0..£l8 14 Q 



Receipts • . ' F. 366 80- £33 8 



Expenses 207 00- 18 14 



Total of Profit F. 159 8 £14 6 8 



This degree of profit upon nearly two acres does not at Observation*, 

 first appear to be encouraging: particularly if we take into 



* A. Mingle is about two pints. 



con- 



