CHAPTER VIII 
WINTER Forcinc 
Tuus far in the United States the forcing 
of strawberries for a winter crop has not be- 
come commercially of any great importance. 
But it is possible to obtain an extra or fancy 
price for ripe strawberries in midwinter or 
even a month or two before the influx of the 
out-of-door fruit. 
This trade earns a price that is even in 
advance of that received for the fresh fruits 
shipped from the South, and competing in 
the same market with them. On many of 
the large estates, or even small places, where 
suitable arrangements are made for growing 
the plants in greenhouses, strawberries are 
produced more for the benefit of the owners 
in having an out-of-season product than for 
their mere money value. 
Strawberries can be forced to fruiting 
without much difficulty, provided a person 
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