32 FRENCH MARKET-GARDENING 



The annual expenses incurred in such a garden 

 might be given thus : 



i 5. d. 



Manure, 10 tons @ 6/- per ton . . . . 300 



Labour .. .. .. .. .. 500 



Sundries 200 



10 o o 



These figures are given on the assumption that the 

 amateur attends to the business himself, and employs 

 only occasional labour to help with making the beds, 

 etc. 



The produce from the lights and cloches ought to 

 be worth the same price at least to the amateur as 

 it fetches in market. The annual value therefore 

 would be as follows : 



s. d. 



Produce of 18 Lights @ i5/- each . . 13 10 o 

 ,, ,, 100 Cloches @ 1/6 each . . 7 10 o 



Total . . . . 21 o o 



So that at the end of the first year, having spent 30 

 altogether, the return would be only fy short of the 

 total expense. On the same basis, there should be 

 a clear profit of 11 the second and succeeding years, 

 equivalent to 55 per cent, on the capital outlay. 



IMPLEMENTS AND ACCESSORIES 



For intensive cultivation special appliances are 

 necessary to enable the gardener to secure the best 

 results. The most important will now be considered. 



