Even in kind was paid
Those who didn’t have enough cash sometimes paid in kind: it is said that a bulb of the «Viceroy» variety was once paid for with the following goods: 120 bushels of wheat, 240 bushels of rye, four fat oxen, eight fat swine, twelve fat sheep, two barrels of wine, four cart loads of beer, two barrels of butter, 1000 pounds of cheese, a bed, a suit of clothing and a silver drinking cup.
We may well wonder what the household looked like AFTER this exchange (smile). Fortunately, our tulips aren’t that expensive!