The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-11-30
$I6I1
Total cost in s years
1922

VT %Io41 per year.
In computing, compound interest is reckoned,
a"u "heh the entire outlay was at the beginning
the interest on the whole is taken where yeaI-
lyexPenses estimated, interest on the sue.
cesslvely accommodating sum only is allowed
Inc aggregate cost would be less where land il
cheaper, but the profits in such cases from
want oil facilities, would be reduced still lower
10 estimate the actual value of such nursery
would be nearly impossible. The accidents
"hlch oefail young trees are so numerous that TO
say no" many may become actually fine saeable
trees, would be entirely conIectura MANY fail
ures occur sometimes thousands are killed in
single winter by the heaving of the soiI-or bv
severe or unusual winters-or by freezing of the
inserted bud-or by breaking down under deem
sno"-or by drying of the grafts-by severe
dtouth-by Ungenial soil or by all these causes
more or less combined. We have known differ.
ent nurserymen expend hundreds, and in some
cases thousands Of dollars in attempting 10 raise
certain Kinds OF trees, land naturally unsuited
" 'nem, though highly MANFRED, without re.
celVlhg ten per cent on the OUTLAY; we have
known the value ofthousands of dollars DESTROYED
III one winter by frost in single nursery we
nave seen young and tender trees perish bv tens
VI thousands In the excessive drouth of a summer
ne facilities OF disposng of trees, also, are great
y Influenced by circumstances. Sometimes the
demand for particular variety may be great in
lew years it may become unsaleable, or be
echpsed by others not always better and large
Sacrlnces result from such overstocked Market
Large deductions must often be made TO agents
Tor 1t rarely happens that uurseryman IS able
10 dispose OF his entire stock at full retail prices
We nave already shown that ten.acre nursa
ry' IL properly conducted, costs nearly 81 900 a
year-taking every thing into account, il would
probably exceed this sum. The profits must
come from one. fifth, or two and a-haIt acres
yearly average. The superintendent or proprie-
tor oil such nursery, who is his own salesman
DooK-keeper, clerk, traveller, and general mana
ger, would hardly expect less than five hundred
dollars per year for his services; especialIv If
from this amount he had to pay house rent. and
furnish his family iii he has one) with TODD.
ciothing and fuel, to saying nothing of paving
doctors bills Twenty-Five hundred dollars must
come yearly from two and a.haf acres: and whom
II IS remembered that, in usual practice mot hall
the trees planted ever attain marketable annear.
ance, and that there are In fact often not more
'nan one thousand good trees on two and a.halt
acres, which at this rate would have 10 he sold
at twenty-five cents each, as an .ayerape.-it
VIII be perceived that the present prices of trees
cannot be much reduced except at loss En-
IRENE cases occasionally occur OF much greater
amount Of good trees per acre but formidable
losses also occur, greatly reducing the average
In conclusion, 1t may be therefore remarked. that
this, like all other kinds of business. recurring
judgment, activity, vigilance and intelligence,
may lhoustflonsly pursued, afford return for
ne 'aoor bestowed. We have known a few men
who have thus accum ulated comfortable estates
we have known larger number who have
either lost or become insovent-and still Iarg-
er number who have just succeeded In making a
living.
Inc question often arises, whether the farmer
can mos! cheapIy raise his own trees or purchase
mem. ii ne has some knowledge OF the bust
ness trees OF good varieties to propagate, and