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than 75 cents for large heads of high quality. Romaine 

 lettuce may sell for $1 or more a dozen heads. The price 

 a pound for Grand Rapids ranges from 4 cents to 20 cents. 

 It is very doubtful whether any profit is made even in the 

 best-managed houses when the price is 5 cents or less a 

 pound, and most growers probably lose money at 6 

 cents. Ordinarily, the price ranges from 7 to 12 cents a 

 pound. Prices average higher from January 1 to April 1 

 than at any other time. 



Growers estimate that it costs from 2 to 3 cents a head 

 to produce head lettuce in the late fall and winter and 

 15 to 20 per cent less in the spring. 



