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year. One grower with two houses only grows one crop ot 

 cucumljers in the fall, and then runs tomatoes. The piice 

 received ranged from 5 to 25 cents apiece, with perhaps an 

 average of 10 cents apiece. The market is New York, 

 Boston and home. There has been no increase in the busi- 

 ness of late. No lettuce is arown in sjreenhouses, but about 

 15,000 heads are grown in hot-beds. 



JVeirfon. — There are twelve greenhouses in which cucum- 

 ])ers and lettuce are grown, covering some 55,000 square 

 feet, and heated by hot water. Usually three crops of let- 

 tuce are grown, the first crop being started in September. 

 After the lettuce crops are over, cucumber vines are started, 

 and about June 1 the growers begin to pick the cucumbers. 

 Some 200,000 heads of lettuce Avere grown the past season, 

 selling for an average price of about 40 cents per dozen. It 

 is estimated some 150,000 cucumbers will be grown ; but, 

 owMng to their lateness, the average price received will hardly 

 be over 2^ cents apiece. The market is Boston and local. 



lievere, — There are no regular greenhouses in this town, 

 but there are three sash-houses, covering about li,000 square 

 feet, and heated by hot water. In two of these houses 

 cucumber plants were set about May 20, and the cucumbers 

 will be picked until September. About 30,000 cucumbers 

 will be ti'rown in the houses this season. About 4,000 sash 

 are used for out-door culture, and it is estimated that 170,- 

 000 will be grown this year in this way. Two thousand sash 

 ■^N^ere used for lettuce last winter. The plants were set Decem- 

 ber 1, and were all gone February 1. The second crop 

 came off April 1. About 150,000 heads were grown 

 in this way, selling for an average price of 50 cents per 

 dozen. In one sash-house two crops of lettuce were grown, 

 and then cucumbers. Probably 150,000 heads of lettuce 

 wei"e grown under glass in town, and about 200,000 cucum- 

 bers the past year. Market, Boston. 



Sudbury. — There are sixteen growers in this town, 

 largely in South Sudbury, having thirty-one houses, in 

 Avhich cucumbers are grown a part or all of the year. These 

 houses cover some 46,000 square feet, and, with two minor 

 exceptions, are heated b}^ hot water. Usually only one 

 crop of cucumbers is grown, and the houses are occupied 



