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be built and tended so as to give a large return of profit. 

 A house of equal dimensions, and well finished can be 

 erected at $12 per lineal foot, with the exception of cis- 

 tern, force pump, hose,, and tank ; and if we make an es- 

 timate of all incidental expenses on a house equal to the 

 above, and 50 feet long, it will stand thus : 



House finished with two coats of paint, 

 50 feet long at $12.00 , . . $600 00 

 Brick cistern, cemented, 10 ft. by 10 ft. . 70 00 

 Tank, Force Pump, and Hose. . . 90 00 

 25 tons manure for borders at $2. . . 50 00 

 Material for drainage. . . . 20 00 

 90 bushels bones, at 50 ts. . . 45 00 



100 do. charcoal, &c. ??vV . . 15 00 

 Labor making borders, &c. . .- . 20 00 

 48 vines, at 50 cts, . . . 24 00 



$934 00 



The comparative weight of fruit that may be taken from 

 the latter will be about two-thirds, or 1964 Ibs. at the same 

 prices, making the total value for the five years of $982, 

 and allowing the labor, expenses, &c., to be the same com- 

 paratively in both cases, we may put down $298 gain upon 

 a capital of $934, which shows a profit of about six per 

 cent, per annum, and this too at the commencement. If 

 we were to reckon upon after years, when the vines, 

 would bear regularly full crops ; it will readily be seen that 

 the profits would be much greater, and that with good 

 management, there is no loss in having a Cold Grapery 

 even though partial failures may occur. 



When the grape-vine is to be grown to the greatest per- 

 fection, the house ought not to be applied to any other 

 purpose. It appears, at first thought very reasonable to 

 suppose, that for a general or summer crop of grapes, the 

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