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From 5 1-2 acres of strawberries, all grown in a young 

 orchard, we sold 700 crates at the average price of 

 $2.00 per crate $1,400 



And from 7 acres of raspberries, set out two and three 

 years, and 3 1-2 acres, one, year old, 750 crates 

 which brought an average price of $2.60 per crate $1,950 



Also sold about $50 worth at retail at 50 



Our total sales from berries amounted to $3,400 



Aside from this we sold $1 50 worth of Wild Goose plums 



from the same ground 150 



Giving us as gross sales , $3>5 5° 



We also have sold strawberry and raspberry plants to 



the amount of $300 , 300 



$3,850 

 Our expense in round numbers for box and crate ma- 

 terial, picking and commission for selling 950 



Leaving a balance $2,900 



This $2,900 has been realized from less than 17 acres of land, with 

 a fine, thrifty young orchard growing on the same land. We had ob- 

 tained the above results by persistent work. We kept one team hauling 

 barnyard manure, continually, from the city and scattered broadcast over 

 the land, and gave our berries good culture. Now we can readily decide, 

 I think, that small fruit culture will pay, but in order to obtain a fair 

 price for our fruit we must first select a good variety, and in picking our 

 berries it will pay to assort them, especially if we have many small ber- 

 ries ; it does not pay to ship inferior berries ; do not allow the fruit to 

 get too ripe to ship ; then look out for the commission men, for you will 

 find plenty of them willing to exchange their experience for your labor 

 and capital ; require them to report the proceeds from consignments 

 promptly; if you don't hear from them within a day or two after receiv- 

 ing goods, you had better begin to look after them. 



Now this paper has been hastily prepared, having taken no time for 

 it until to-day, being quite unwell for several days and a great deal to 

 do that has taken up all my time, but I hope something maybe gleaned 

 from it that will encourage those who may have a desire to enter the 

 field of horticulture. We have the soil and climate to produce great re- 

 sults if we go into it with a determination to succeed. I am fully con- 



