450 



FIRST TEAR. 



Cost per acre. 



s. d. 



Grubbing and clearing ... ... ... 600 



Fencing 15 



Ploughing and harrowing ... ... ... 150 



Plotting and digging holes 1 10 



Planting 100 



Cost of rooted vines and fertilisers ... 1 10 



Baiting for grubs 10 



Scarifying and hoeing ... ... ... 1100 



13 10 



Interest, at seven per cent., on capital ... 018 6 



8 6 per acre. 



Or, for 100-acre vineyard, ,1,442. 



. SECOND YEAR. 



s. d. 



Pruning 060 



Two ploughings ... ... ... ... 100 



Hoeing 15 



Replacing misses 15 



Scarifying 15 



Sulphuring and baiting ... ... ... 100 



Interest, at seven per cent., on capital ... 1 3 



14 per acre. 



Or, for 100-acre vineyard, ,570. 



THIRD YEAR. 



s. d. 



Pruning, tying, and picking cuttings ... 100 



Two ploughings ... ... ... ... 100 



Hoeing 15 



Replacing misses ... ... ... ... 080 



Scarifying 15 



Sulphuring and baiting ... ... ... 100 



Interest on capital at seven per cent. ... 1 12 



.6 10 per acre. 



Or, for 100-acre vineyard, ,650. 



s. d. 

 Approximate total cost, at per acre, for three 



years 26 10 



Total cost, at per 100 acres, for three years 2,650 



To this should be added cost of water conservation, cottages for 

 men, tools, implements, carts, horses, and also cost of land and cost 

 of supervision. 



At the termination of the third year there would be in hand a 

 crop which, after deducting the cost of picking, would be an asset 

 against the upkeep of the vineyard for the fourth season. 



About that time it would be advisable, in order to maintain the 

 fertility of the land and the fruitfulness of the vineyard, to spend 



