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4. Cheap land. 



5. Manure or fertilizer, home-made or at 

 a low cost. 



6. Favourable seasons for large yields 



7. The man. He must have business 

 ability and gumption, coupled with common 

 sense. 



To take this matter up a little more 

 systematically let us first consider the costs. 



Letters received from the North, South, 

 West, and East show that the average amount 

 of money put into an acre of strawberries 

 is about ^100, some returns showing as low 

 as $45 and as high as ^150 per acre. The 

 majority of these estimates, however, do not 

 include rental or interest on cost of the land. 



One of the best worked-out estimates 

 for one acre, valued at $200, is the follow- 

 ing: 



Interest and taxes $ IS 



Ploughing, harrowing, etc 6 



Value of 12,000 pedigreed plants at $6 per M .... 72 



Manure, fifty loads at $l per load 50 



Marking ground and setting plants 8 



Summer cultivation lO 



Training runners around the plants 5 



Winter covering and cost of putting it on IS 



Taking off winter covering 5 



Total i5i86 



