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By Mr. Eol)t. Thompson, Manager, St. Catharines Cold Storage and Forward- 

 ing Co., in 1910. The price per hox has increased considerably since these esti- 

 mate? were made. 



OxE Acre of Strawberries. 



Rent of one acre $10 00 



Taxes 3 00 



Management 50 00 



Plowing 2 00 



Cultivating 2 00 



Plants, 7,000 at $3.00 per 1,000 21 00 



Planting 5 00 



Fertilizers 17 00 



Hoeing and Cultivating (8 times) 41 00 



Winter covering 25 00 



Delivering 12 00 



Profits, over and above allowance for manage- 

 ment 28 00 



$216 00 



300 crates or 7,20^0 boxes at 3 cts. on the plants $216 00 



By \\. T. Macoun, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, from his address 

 l)efore the Standing Committee of the Senate on Agriculture and Forestry: 



Cost of Growing Oxe Acre or Strawberries. 



(6,000 boxes.) 



Rent of land (2 years) $10 00 



Preparation of land 4 00 



Fertilizers 30 00 



Plants 36 00 



Planting 5 00 



Cultivation 15 00 



Mulching 10 00 



Boxes 21 00 



Picking 60 00 



Crates and marketing 25 00 



$216 00 

 Selling 6,000 boxes at 5c. per box $300 00 



Net Profit $84 00 



Varieties. — The choice of varieties for commercial plantings is very im- 

 portant, and perhaps, in no otlier frnit have we sncli a wide eli'oice. Tn the leadinu' 

 berry sections of the Niagara l\'ninsula the "Williams is planted almost entirely 

 as the m.ain crop, while in some other sections of the Province this variety is 

 considered one of the poorest. Some varieties seem to be adapted to sandy soils 

 and very warm conditions generally, while others seem to prefer heavier soils and 

 cooler conditions. A variety that does excellently on one fai'iii may lu' of a gi-eat 

 deal less value on a farm less than a mile away, or iiiiU'cd, jusi owr ihc rciiee. i^aeh 

 grower mnst select foi- liimsclp tlic \ariety that does best wilh him umlcr his 

 special conditions and care. No man can select this variety or \ai-ii'ti(.'s for him: he 

 must find out for himself from test plots, or rows, or experience. 



Strawhc'iiT tlowers may be either perfect or imperfect, deiu'ndiiig on the 

 variety. Imperfect flcnvers are those which have ])istils only: peid'ect llowei's are 

 those in which both stamens and pistils ai-e jji'esent. A variety with peid'ect flowers 

 can fertilize itself, and no othci- \ariety need be ]ilanted near it, as fai- as pollina- 



