CAULIFLOWER 1443 
YIELDS, PRICES AND PROFITS 
The expenses per acre of growing the crop, according to the 
figures obtained by Cornell University, are as follows: 
Moderate Liberal 
Rent of land ($175—$200 per acre)...... $15 00 $15 00 
Plowing and harrowine. ..421.s+0¢n2v.5 2 00 3 00 
Bet Sa Oi o xk ann dpe ba tao emareauan ces 2 00 3 00 
Seed-bed (labor and fertilizer).......... 2 00 2 50 
Marking field and applying fertilizer. .... 2 00 2 50 
Fertilizer (1,500-2,000 lbs.)........... 22 50 80° 00 
Hethine oUk Plantae, 4s suse eo eheew ewe ns 2 50 3 50 
Cultivation (about six times)........... 4 00 5 00 
Interests and depreciation on tools...... 2 00 6 00 
Tyme and harvesting. «ocx. sses esac es 20 00 25 00 
Packing, barrels, papers, nails and covers. 20 00 30 00 
Lie 0. Mas ea seecre eee waney sex 2 00 4 00 
LOtHl Soukd dhe aeeknunedeg TG $96 00 $129 50 
The average yield per acre varies greatly according to the 
conditions. An average from thirty-four acres on Long Island was 
1111% barrels per acre. Some of the high reports are 200 bar- 
rels, and from this it varies down to a very low yield. Good 
growers expect to get about 150 barrels to the acre in an average 
season. 
The price of cauliflower varies widely, depending upon the 
size of the crop and the demands of the market. The early sum- 
mer cauliflower generally brings from $3.50 to $4, falling from 
that to as low as 50 to 60 cents per barrel. The average price 
for cauliflower in crates in western New York was 721% cents, 
about eleven heads in each crate. An average price from a 
great many growers on Long Island for several years has been 
from 85 to 90 cents per barrel. The average yield, taking the 
figures given previously, would return about $100 per acre. 
It is safe to say in an average year, with a good fall, that a 
price of $200 per acre is about the amount which should be 
returned. 
