. Biggle berry book; small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. I02 HIGGLE BERRV BOOK RECEIPTS 2,323 8-lb. baskets (per Grape sellers Union) at 13 3-10 cents, net ^308 96 892 8-lb. baskets (private orders) at 16 8-10 cents, net 500 4 lb. baskets (private orders) at 91-2 cents 47-50 2,850 lbs. waste at ^15 per ton .... EXPENDITURES Pruning, tymg, spraying and cultivat- ing 4 1-2 acres at ^12 per acre . . ^ 3,215 8-lb. baskets at 2 cents 500 4-lb. baskets at i 4 10 cents .... Wages: Picking, packing and cartage Interest
. Biggle berry book; small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. I02 HIGGLE BERRV BOOK RECEIPTS 2,323 8-lb. baskets (per Grape sellers Union) at 13 3-10 cents, net ^308 96 892 8-lb. baskets (private orders) at 16 8-10 cents, net 500 4 lb. baskets (private orders) at 91-2 cents 47-50 2,850 lbs. waste at ^15 per ton .... EXPENDITURES Pruning, tymg, spraying and cultivat- ing 4 1-2 acres at ^12 per acre . . ^ 3,215 8-lb. baskets at 2 cents 500 4-lb. baskets at i 4 10 cents .... Wages: Picking, packing and cartage Interest on $450 (assessed valuation) at 6 per cent Taxes, 3 per cent 1350 ^ Net Profit ^290 60 "My varieties are: Three and one-half acres of Concord ; one-half acre Worden ; one-half acre Pock- lington, Wyoming Red, Brighton, Martha, Niagara and Hartford, mixed. A September hail-storm de- stroyed about two tons of these grapes. The yield given is not at all uncommon; sev- eral of my neigh- bors had larger yields. Now I will give some practi- cal hints about culture, etc. CULTIVATING A YOUNG VINEYARD ' ' ChaUtaUqUa. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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