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One Acre— First Year 



Plowing ground $1 50 



Harrowing five times 2 50 



Eolling and marking 1 00 



2,000 Ancient Briton plants . . / 40 00 



Setting plants 7 50 



Cultivating ten times 3 75 



Hoeing six times 6 00 



Laying down for winter 2 50 



First year's expense $64 75 



Second Year 



Taking up plants in spring $1 25 



400 new plants to replace dead ones 8 00 



Setting 400 plants 2 00 



60 posts at six cents 3 60 



270 stakes at two cents 5 40 



380 rods No. 12 wire 12 60 



Setting posts and stakes 5 00 



Stringing wire 2 50 



Cultivating ten times 3 75 



Hoeing four times 4 00 



Two loads clover mulching 8 00 



Placing clover mulching 3 15 



Pinching-back 2 50 



Laying down for winter 7 50 



Use of tools, etc 6 00 



Total for two years $140 00 



After the second year the annual expense is esti- 

 mated as follows: 



