CHAPTER XV 



Profits Derived from Celery Culture 



WHERE celery is grown for use on the home table, 

 the cost of production is very small and cannot be 

 separated from the general maintenance of the 

 garden ; the profits, however, can be calculated only 

 by summing up the enjoyment and health derived 

 from its use. Where the family is small, and there 

 is a market or grocery near by, it may be more eco- 

 nomical to purchase the supply of celery for home 

 use, but is must be borne in mind that when celery 

 is secured in this manner it is rarely so fresh and 

 crisp as if directly from the home garden. 



In commercial celery culture the cost of produc- 

 tion and the profits obtained will be governed by 

 numerous local conditions, but as a rule the expen- 

 ditures and results for an acre will be about as 

 follows : 



Rental of land or interest on investment . . . $20 to $60 



Ten days team v/ork, including hauling manure . 30 to 50 



Fifty cubic yards of barnyard manure .... 25 to 50 



Commercial fertilizers 50 to 100 



Seed and production of plants 10 to 25 



Setting out plants 15 to 25 



Cultivation and irrigation . 15 to 25 



Loss on lumber used in blanching 10 to 20 



Cost of 350 crates and packing 60 to 100 



Total . . . $235 to $455 

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