Prominent Welshmen on the Resources of Western Canada

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Excerpt from Prominent Welshmen on the Resources of Western Canada: The Report of Mr. D. Lloyd George, M. P., Carnarvonshire, Mr. W. J. Rees, J. P., The Laurels, Swansea, Mr. W. Llewellyn Williams, M.A., Llangadock on Their Vist to Canada in 1899Mr. James employs no hired help. He has three sons working on the farm, and lately two daughters have also joined him. As a strong serving man will earn $180 per annum, and his board, a sum of $540 should be deducted from the gross returns in order to arrive at the net profit. Leaving out of account, for the present, the capital expenditure involved in buying the section, building the house, and buying stock, and allowing the three sons' wages of $180 a year, the figures show an expenditure during the year of $565. Spreading the capital expenditure already alluded to of about over a period of 10 years, or $450 a year, the total expenditure amounts to as against a gross profit of So that on the first year's working.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.