80 .MLSSJUKl SIAIK Ih )R 111 ULTU RAL SOCIETY 



Editors Democrat : 



Thinkiri!^ it may be of some interest to the readers of the Democrat 

 and especially any one contemplating;- berry culture, I will send you a 

 report of strawberry sales from our fruit farm, commencing the 8th day 

 of May. our first delivery in the city, up to the end, including the 28th 

 — twenty-three days : 



I'ER CASE. TOTAL. 



Miiy 8, 2 cases (24 quarts each) . $4 80 $ 9 60 



" Qj 2 " 4 80 9 60 



10, 3 " 4 00 1 2 00 



11^ 5 " 4 00 20 00 



12, 7 '• 4 00 28 00 



13,1 \ " (Sunday) 4 00 6 00 



" 14, 9| " 3 60 34 80 



" 1 5, lo.i " 3 60 37 80 



" 16, 12 " 3 00 36 00 



" 17, 8 " 275 2200 



18, 26 " net in Kansas City 3 00 78 25 



19, 24 " " " '' 4 00 96 25 



" 20, 20 " " " " 2 75 45 00 



" 21,25 " 2 50 62 50 



22, 26 " 2 50 65 00 



23, 34 " 225 76 50 



" 24, 41 " 2 00 82 00 



" 25, 46 " 2 00 92 00 



'• 26, 50 ' 2 00 to I 70 9550 



" 27, 2 1 " (Sunday) 2 00 42 00 



28, 71 " I 85, I 90 and 2 25 142 00 



$1,072 80 



Total amount of cases, 444. Average price per case, $2.41^. 



Including small lots, sold at retail, our crop for the first twenty-four 

 days would average at least $2.50 per case, clear of com.missions, express 

 charges, etc. 



Number of quarts sold, 10,656. 



Largest number picked in one day (May 28thj, 1,776. 



Our raspberries promise a large crop. We estimate our crop at this 

 writing to be about 20,000 quarts ; our strawberry crop at 20,000, making 

 40,000 quarts of berries. 



