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Strawherry-Growing 



Cost of Marketing Berries — Spring of 1912 



Total number of acres reported on . 20 



Cost of picking per crate $.42 



Cost of crates each .15 



Cost of shed hands, row boss and haul- 

 ing, per crate .11 



Sheds, trays, etc., per crate .... .04 



Commission or other association charges 



deducted from price received per crate .10 



Total marketing cost .... 



$1033.20 



Returns from One-year-old Bed 



Total number of acres reported on 

 Total value of berries sold, 1260 crates 



@ $1.26 per crate, net 



Total income per acre . . . $79.38 

 Total picking and marketing ex- 

 penses per acre 



Total growing expenses per acre . 

 Net loss per acre $30.98 



Spring of 1912 

 20 



$1587.60 



$51.66 

 58.70 



Report for Second Crop 



Cost of Care of Bed for Second Season 



Total number of acres reported . . 20 



Cost of removing mulch and weeds 



(mulch disked down) $ -5.00 



Cost of team work at time of renewing 47.00 



Cost of hoeing at renewing — None 



Cost of cultivating 6 times after renewing 30.00 



Cost of hoeing after renewing, and num- 

 ber of hoeings — None 



Cost of mowing three times .... 17.50 



Cost of mulching, if different from cost 

 of previous years — None 



Use of tools, etc 10.00 



Rent 80.00 



Total $189.50 



