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picking stand which usually holds from four to eight baskets. The 

 fruit is usually marketed in quart boxes which are put in crates of 

 various sizes, the 32-quart crate being mostly in use. 



Yields, costs and profits. — Productiveness is a variable factor 

 depending on the variety, seasonable rainfall, temperature, char- 

 acter of soil, amount of available food either in manure or fertilizers, 

 amount of humus in the soil, and the cultural treatment given. 

 While the average yield is low, about 3000 quarts per acre, it may 

 readily under favorable conditions reach 9000 quarts or more. 



Costs are more difficult to determine than yields, on account of 

 the questions involved, depending on value of land, cost of manure 

 and fertilizers, amount of labor required not only to grow the crop 

 but also to place it on the market, and on the business ability of 

 the manager. It is estimated that the average cost of growing a 

 32-quart crate of berries and placing it on the market is in the 

 neighborhood of $1.00 per crate. 



Profits are more elusive than either yields or costs because all 

 factors of both yields and costs must be considered and the selling 

 price determined before the balance can be struck. While there 

 are many variations and wide extremes, a fair profit appears to be 

 about $1.00 per 32-quart crate, and the yield per acre would largely 

 determine the amount of the profit. 



literature. 



Publications available on strawberries. — This Station makes no 

 recommendation as to the best books on strawberries. The Biggie 

 Berry Book, Small Fruit Culturist, Strawberry Culture, and Modern 

 Strawberry Growing should be available at any of the large book 

 houses. Nearly all the Experiment Stations issue from time to 

 time information on this subject, which may be secured free of cost 

 on application. The suggestions given in this circular are not 

 full, specific directions. Details vary widely in different places 

 and must be worked out by each grower to meet his own conditions. 



