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producing grapes, selling prices and profits in the culture of 

 this fruit in one of the great grape regions. 



The New York Agricultural Experiment Station is carrying 

 on experiments to determine the outgo and income from vine- 

 yards in the Chautauqua grape-belt. The work is not yet 

 finished, nor could the findings be published in detail before 

 being sent out by the Station, but F. E. Gladwin, in charge of 

 the work, has consented to set down summaries of costs and 

 returns taken from vineyards at Fredonia, which will serve 

 as a guide to planters of grapes in this region at least : 



First Year 



Interest on value of land @ $200 per acre $12.00 



Preparation of land 8.00 



Cost of vines per acre 12.00 



Planting 4.00 



Cultivating 6.00 



Total expenditure for first year $42.00 



Seco?id Year 



Interest on value of vinej^ard @ $225 per acre $13.50 



Cultivating, hand hoeing, etc 9.25 



Pruning 1-00 



Total expenditure for second year $23.75 



Third Year 



Interest on value of vineyard @ $250 per acre $15.00 



Pruning * 2.50 



Posts (cost of) @ .10 240 24.00 



Setting and driving 6.50 



Wire and wiring, staples, etc 11.65 



Tying and twine 1-45 



Cultivating, plowing, harrowing 9.25 



Spraving 4.00 



No. baskets sold C« .16 per basket 500 . . . . $80.00 



Cost of baskets Ca, $20 per thousand 10.00 



Picking @ .01 per basket 5.00 



