A Short History of English Agriculture by W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts) Curtler

Author:W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts) Curtler [Curtler, W. H. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, British, Nonfiction
ISBN: 9782819901419
Goodreads: 35420596
Publisher: Pubone.Info
Published: 2010-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Leaving a balance of 7s. for spoiling, &c., so there was not much profit in cider-making then. The same authority sets down the cost of planting an acre of apples as:—

£ s. d.

132 trees, @ 2s. 13 4 0

(The custom had been to plant 160 trees to the acre, but this was considered too close.)

Carriage per tree, @ 2d.; manure per tree, @ 3d.; planting per tree, @ 3d. 4 8 0

Interest on £17 12s. 0d. for fifteen years before orchard is profitable, @ 5 per cent 13 2 6

Loss of half the rent of the land for the same period, @ 10s.an acre 7 10 0

Building cellarage for product per acre 5 0 0

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£43 4 6

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