XIII 



GINGER 



409 



He remarks that the preliminary cost of raising a 

 crop of ginger of 1 bigha extent is far in excess of the 

 cost of that of raising turmeric. But as ginger may be 

 made to last three years, the average cost will be found 

 to be lower, and the returns higher. 



In Barbados, Mr. Bovell gives an estimate of the cost 

 of planting and harvesting ginger in this island in the 

 Occasional Bulletin, No. 9, 1898, Barbados Botanical 

 Station. It is as follows : 



Expenses. Dollars. 



Forking 1 acre of land 2-88 



Manuring 



1,200 baskets of farmyard manure at 



1 cent a basket . . . . 12 '00 

 Applying manure . . . '96 



Spreading and hoe ploughing in . 1 "20 



14-16 

 Planting 



Liming ..... '30 



Digging Holes . . . . 4 '3 5 



Planting 4*35 



Weeding . . . 3*20 



12-20 



Plants 1,752 Ibs. rhizomes at 2 cents per Ib. . . 35*04 

 Digging and washing ...... 88*44 



Scraping rhizomes 176*80 



Drying and filling barrels . . . . . 3*00 



26 barrels at 12 cents each . . . :' . 3*12 

 Heading barrels at 3 cents ..... '78 



Freight to port (Bridgetown) .... 3*12 



Total expenses for 1 acre 359*54 



Sale of 3,435 Ibs. after deducting freight, etc. . 446*55 



Profit . . 106*55 



In Ceylon a planter (W. M. P.), in All about Spices, 

 p. 143, gives for 1 acre : 



Dollars. 



Land 10*00 



Trenching 40*00 



Carry forward 



50*00 



