Since a few years, great many people have consecrated important areas of their lands to the establishing of vine-plots, and to-day the extension of land covered with them is more than 2,000 hectares, the greatest part of which are already producing.
Many societies have been created for fomenting that new industry, among which we may mention the Viticola Uruguaya with a capital of $120,000 and the Viticola Saltena with a capital $200,000.
The Viticola Uruguaya counts with:
Vine-Plots.
| 17 | hectares, | with plants | 5 | years old, | $3,500 . . . | $59,500.00 |
| 51 | " | " | 3 | " | 1,500 . . . | 76,500.00 |
| 24 | " | " | 1 | " | 200 . . . | 4,800.00 |
Land.
| 1,283 hectares, which have cost | $28,279.65 |
| Fencing | 2,000.00 |
Other Plantations.
| 150,000 forest trees, 2, 3 and 4 years old at 10 cents each | $15,000.00 |
| 8,000 olive trees, in nurseries, 10 cents each | 800.00 |
| 2,000 fruit trees, 20 cents each | 400.00 |
| Various Plants | 1,000.00 |
Materials for Construction.