116 Bush-Fruits 



After the second year the annual expense is estimated 

 as follows: 



Taking up plants in the spring $ 2 . 50 



Cultivating and hoeing 8 . 00 



Mulching 12.00 



Nipping-back and trimming 5 . 00 



Laying down for winter 7 . 50 



Tools, etc 5.00 



$40.00 



The estimates for labor are made on the basis of paying 

 $1.25 a day for men and $2.50 a day for a man and team. 

 The system of mulching, as elsewhere explained, consists 

 in growing clover on separate pieces of ground, cutting 

 and spreading it green along the rows, and cultivating 

 the center. The expenses of gathering and marketing, 

 Thayer places as follows: 



Picking per quart SO . 



Boxes and cases 01 



Packing and selling 01 



Total expense per quart $0.03^ 



Thayer admits that these figures show a high cost of 

 production, but feels confident that any reduction means 

 diminished profits, therefore is not to be permitted. This 

 method of treatment gave over 2,000 bushels from ten 

 acres of the Ancient Briton variety in one year. This is a 

 remarkable yield, but the average on those farms is un- 

 questionably far above that of most growers. Thayer 



