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few figures by Mr. J, Bigelow, President of Nova Scotia 

 F. G. A., on apple culture in Kings County : 



Cost of an Orchard of looo Apple Trees, and Revenue therefrom, in 



Kings County, N. S. 



25 acres of Land, at $30 per acre $ 75° °° 



ICXX5 apple trees at 20 cents 200 00 



Setting out 1000 trees at 10 cents each 100 00 



Fertilizing 1000 trees 100 00 



Fencing and sundries 100 oO 



% years interest on $1,250 at 5% 500 00 



Cultivation 8 years, $100 per year 800 00 



Manuring, mulching, replacing dead trees, and all other ex- 

 penses 450 00 



Total cost till 8 years old $3000 00 



INCOME. 



Yield the ninth year and previous, say 500 bbls., at $1 per 



bbl., clear of all expenses $ 500 00 



Yield the loth to 1 5th year, average, 1000 bbls. at $1 per bbl. 



clear 5000 00 



Yield the 15th to 45th year, 2000 bbls. at $1 clear 60,000 00 



Total income in 45 years $65,50000 



An orchard of 1000 trees gives from the tenth to ihe 

 fifteenth year an income of $1000 a year, and for thirty 

 years thereafter gives S2000 a year income, being the 

 yearly income of an investment of $40,000 at 5 per cent. 

 This is based on the low average yield of two barrels a 

 tree, and $1 per barrel net value. At half this yield the 

 orchard is worth after 15 years $20,000 as a permanent 

 investment, and is produced at a cost of $3,000, as shown 

 above. To further show the enormous profits of the busi- 

 ness we will double the cost of the orchard, say $6000, and 

 decrease the yield one-half, say 1000 bbls. a "jear, giving 

 $1000 per year income for thirty years, and then you have 

 an investment worth $20,000,. at' a cost of $6000. This 

 statement is made from the actual experience of many 

 farmers in this county for the thirty years past, and my 

 own experience for 15 years past. I arrived in this coun- 

 try 15 years ago, and all I knew about an apple was to eat 

 it, but I was induced to purchase a few huncVed trees, and 

 my experience has far over-reached the figures contained 

 in the statement just read to you." ' 



Those who are willing to embark in this enterprise, 

 giving it the same share of study and attention necessary 

 to produce a large crop of anything else, will reap a certain 

 reward in hard cash, as well as leave a heritage for future 

 ^generations. ..,....„, ™ , ,. i _. .: • 



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