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Tobacco Growing in Ireland. 



[FEB., 



per statute acre of the types on trial. In addition, the esti- 

 mated average maximum yield per acre and the consequent 

 cost per pound are given, along with the average selling price 

 per pound. The market values of Irish-grown Turkish and 

 Sumatra tobaccos have not been sufficiently ascertained, but 

 what is considered a fair estimate is here given. 



Estimated Cost of Production per Statute Acre, based on Results 

 hitherto obtained in Ireland. 





Class. 



Plug^and 

 Roll. 



Roll 

 Wrapper 

 and 

 Bright 

 Cutter. 



Cigarette- 



Cigar 

 Wrapper. 



Cigarette. 



Type. 



Pryor. 



Burley. 



Burl ey. 



Sumatra. 



Turkish. 



Seed Beds 



Farmyard Manure 

 Spreading Manure 

 Preparation of Land ... 

 Artificial Manure 

 Planting 

 Cultivation 



Suckering and Topping 



Harvesting 



Curing ... 



Grading... 



Packing... 



Maturing 



Marketing ... ... 



Rent and Taxes 

 Interest — Depreciation. . 



Total Cost 



Estimated Maximum yield 

 under average conditions 



Average Cost per lb. ... 

 Average Selling Price 

 per lb. ... 



£ s. d. 



I IO o 



315 0 



1 5 0 



200 



2 10 0 



0 15 0 



1 8 0 



0 10 0 



1 16 0 



3 3o 

 200 

 0 16 0 



0 12 0 



2 10 0 



1 10 0 

 300 



£ s. d. 

 200 

 3 15 0 



1 5 0 

 200 



2 10 0 



0 16 0 



1 8 0 



0 10 0 

 250 

 400 



3 .0 0 



1 2 0 



0 12 0 



2 10 0 



1 10 0 



3 7o 



£ s. d. 

 200 

 3 15 0 



1 5 0 

 200 



2 io 6 



0 16 0 



1 8 0 



0 10 0 

 800 

 600 

 300 



1 2 0 

 100 



2 10 0 

 1 1 0 0 

 600 



£ s. d. 

 300 

 3 15 0 



1 5 0 

 230 



2 10 0 

 1 10 0 

 220 

 050 



1500 

 200 

 600 



1 0 0 



2 10 0 

 2 10 0 

 1 10 0 

 300 



£ s. d. 

 800 



2 10 0 



1 17 6 

 1 15 0 



400 



3 10 0 

 1 0 0 



25 0 0 



1 7 6 

 200 

 200 

 100 



2 10 0 

 1 10 0 

 200 



29 0 0 



32 10 0 43 6 0 



1 



50 0 0 



60 0 0 



1, 160 lb. 

 6d. 

 \d. 



1,300 lb. 



m 



6d. 



1,660 lb. 

 d\d. 

 yd. 



1,000 lb. 

 is. 

 is. 



1,440 lb. 

 lod. 

 lod. 



The figure assigned for interest and depreciation relates 

 to the curing equipment only, which consists mainly of the 

 curing barn, the cost of which may vary extremely. Ela- 

 borate steam-heated barns may cost over ,£100 per acre of 

 capacity, while disused stone structures may be easily con- 



