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Estimated Cost of Production, with Average Yield and Profit, 

 from One Acre of Strawberries. 



Interest and tax on land (2 years), 



Plowing, 



Harrowing, 



Fertilizer, 



Plants, 



Setting plants, 



Cultivation, 



Training and cutting runners. 



Fall mulch, 



Adjusting mulch for summer, 



Total cost of growing, 

 Crates and baskets, 

 Cost of picking 8,000 qts. at II/2C, 



1'otal outlay. 

 Value of an average crop, 8,000 qts. at 8c (wholesale) 



Net profit, 

 Annual profit, 



The above is believed to be a conservative estimate under aver- 

 age conditions. In some cases the profits have been much 

 greater; in others less. The grower who retails his crop or 

 grows fancy berries for wholesale will consider the above price 

 as being low, while the grower who ships ordinary berries to dis- 

 tant markets to be sold by commission men will doubtless regard 

 it as slightly above the average. 



