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and faded. As soon as a crate is filled put it under cover in a 

 cool place till shipped to market. Insist upon careful, gentle 

 handling as far as possible. I wish we could unite in prosecuting 

 parties who spoil our fruit by tossing the crates about. That 

 commission men are but human is a fact that will scarcely be 

 disputed, and it will, perhaps, be best to try several and de.il 

 with those who do the best for you. 



ProntSi — No certain information can be given upon this sub- 

 ject. They will depend upon the cost of land, manure, labor, the 

 number of bushels raised per acre, prices, etc. Wm. Parry says 

 that strawberries will pay him at six cents per quart, but I do not 

 think they would pay me at that price. I should think that a 

 large crop at ten cents would always be remunerative. A moder- 

 ate crop of fine berries will often pay better than a large crop of 

 small soft fruit. The number of berries that can be raised upon an 

 acre no one can state. The amounts of fruit that are produced, 

 differ greatly with location, soil, culture and variety. Mr. Fuller 

 speaks of 300 bushels per acre. Llr. Parry says that he has raised 

 210 bushels, but considers one-third of that number a fair crop; 

 while in the liglrt sandy soil of Delaware 47 bushels are regarded 

 as the average. - In the fruit-growing region of Ulster Co. 140 

 bushels are considered a good crop, and 180 bushels a large yield. 

 I hare raised 95 bushels on two-thirds of an .-icre. As we have 

 intimated before, the quantity raised does not depend so nnich 

 upon the number of square feet as upon the variety, soil, and 

 cultivation. There have been instances wlicre an acre of straw- 

 berries has yielded a clear profit of $1,000, but one third that 

 amount would be nearer the general average. I kept an account 

 with an acre one favorable season, and my gro.>?s sales in fruit and 

 plants was $1,400, about $800 of whicii was profit. Wm. 

 Parry, of Cinnaminson, N. J., thus records his experience. '* For 

 ten years past our whole crops have averaged about 2,500 quarts 

 per acre, and averaged 12 cents per quart in market, giving the 

 following results : 



