Cost of an Acre of Concord

Preparing ground by ploughing, laying off, etc.,	$ 50 00
700 first-class yearling plants, to be planted 6×10, $12 per hundred,	84 00
450 posts, 15 feet apart, 10 cents each,	45 00
450 intermediate stakes, 3 cents each,	13 50
600 lbs. No. 12 wire, 16 cents per lb.,	96 00
Cost of erecting trellis,	50 00
Attendance, labor, etc., during first year,	50 00
Interest on capital,	20 00
	$408 50

The following year the vineyard can be made to pay all expenses, by layering, etc.