picking through August 2. The average price received was about 47 cents 

 per quart. It was advantageous for this grower to sell on the local market. 

 But if he had had a surplus, he would have found a good outlet in Boston 

 and New York City. 



Sale of Everbearing Strawberries 



Small quantities of everbearing strawberries have been sold in New 

 Hampshire, but they have not been of much commercial importance. They 

 have been grown largely for home use and for sale at roadside stands. A 

 few have been handled by retail stores. Most of these have been sold in pints. 

 They have been often less attractive than June berries because of smaller 

 size, poorer coloring, and are more likely to be soiled since they are less 

 frequently mulched. 



There is a good potential demand for the berries as they would ordinarily 

 fruit from August on and should be available at the height of. the summer 

 resort season. They serve as an attractive item on stands since they are not 

 readily available in stores and are well liked as a fruit. 



Retail prices in the summer of 1948 were largely 35-39 cents per pint, 

 and in most seasons bring about twice as much as June berries. 



Why Fev/ Everbearing Strav/berries Are Sold 



Since a large potejitial demand exists for strawberries in August and 

 September, particularly in August, we may well ask why so few are grown? 

 In general, other crops may be more profitable and few growers know how 

 to obtain good yields. Here are some of the difficulties: 



1. Yields are lower in any given period. 



Price per quort (cents) 

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50 

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5 7 II 13 15 20 22 26 28 2 5 9 II 13 17 19 23 



6 8 12 14 19 21 25 27 29 3 6 10 12 16 18 20 



Figure 11. Strawberry prices on the Boston wholesale market during the 1951 season. 



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