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Peach Orchard Costs and Profits in Moore County
In the November issue the Country Gentleman prints a detailed financial history of Mr. Brulin’s peach orchard near Samarcand, Moore County. The report, audited by Edward C. Patterson, outlines receipts and disbursements from 1907 to 1910, including capital stock, crop yields, land preparation, and orchard maintenance, to illustrate exact profits and losses in a typical 90 acre operation.
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the Country Gentleman
Pinehurst
Brulin
Samarcand
Moore County
North Carolina
Sandhill Board of Trade
Bill Jones
Chile
Roger Derby
Carolina Fruit Company
Georgia
Connecticut
San Jose
Edward C. Patterson
Certified Public Accountant