1456 Tur VecerasLe Inpustry in New York State 
The price per quart ranges from as low as four cents to as high 
as twenty-five. The prices previous to Thanksgiving are commonly 
low, but advance with the winter season till they reach their high- 
est late in February or early in March. The average price is per- 
haps somewhere between ten and fourteen cents. One large grower 
found that an acre of early sprouts in 1908 brought a gross re- 
turn of $400, the sprouts selling at fifteen to sixteen cents a 
quart. A return nearly as great is not uncommon with late 
sprouts. 
The expense of producing an acre of sprouts is approximately 
as follows: 
Moderate. Liberal. 
Rent of land ($175 — $200 per acre).... $15 00 $15 00 
Piewing wid: Harlowite. oa sc0nenew ewes 2 00 3 00 
OOd - BOA 02.2 saiace sie a waved pra ncdee vere: sana 1 80 2 40 
Seed-bed (labor and fertilizer).......... 2 00 2 50 
Marking field and applying fertilizer...... 2 00 2 50 
Fertilizer (1,500-2,000 lbs.).........00- 22 50 32 00 
DEN We WIN cae eke eae gue Gem anegs 2 50 3 50 
CUlbyenon ....4 060 eee ceaersdense ake ve 4 00 5 00 
Interest and depreciation on tools.... 2 00 4 00 
Harvesting and stacking................ 8 00 12 00 
Pekin amid WAC. wu eke wesc hears wala 40 00 75 00 
Contes and Mallbenss eivereewneene ve cane 20 00 30 00 
Hamline 16° States neeutuine ied pees 4 00 8 00 
LOGE, cg siia.tSSstsia eis ata nae latce lgeeatieayalantee $125 80 $194 90 
The sprouts grown at Orient are all hauled to Greenport (four 
to five miles), and shipped to New York by express. The express 
charge on a 32-quart crate is 35 cents, and 45 cents on a 48-quart 
crate. 
INSECTS AND DISEASES 
These are the same as those which attack the cauliflower, and 
have already been dealt with in the preceding article. 
SEED-GROWING 
Selecting mother plants. Just before cutting the plants, or 
picking the bottom sprouts in case this is done before cutting, a 
