LETTUCE 233 
than 75 cents for large heads of high quality. Romaine 
lettuce may sell for $1 or more a dozen heads. The price 
a pound for Grand Rapids ranges from 4 cents to 20 cents. 
It is very doubtiul whether any profit is made even in the 
best-managed houses when the price is 5 cents or less a 
pound, and most growers probably lose money at 6 
cents. Ordinarily, the price ranges from 7 to 12 cents a 
pound. Prices average higher from January 1 to April 1 
than at any other time. 
Growers estimate that it costs from 2 to 3 cents a head 
to produce head lettuce in the late fall and winter and 
15 to 20 per cent less in the spring. 
