130 THE NEW RHUBARB CULTURE. 



best of money crops. When the quotations drop to half 

 a cent per pound, it is hardly worth while to go to the 

 expense of gathering it and shipping. The hills are 

 weakened by gathering too late in the season, and many 

 growers will not ship when the price gets below one 

 cent per pound. Eeceipts vary from $100 to $500 per 

 acre and the difference is mainly in the soil and ferti- 

 lization, which are the factors affecting earliness. 



