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market is about $1.07; subtracting this from 
the average wholesale price per crate, $2, 
would leave a profit of 93 cents which, 
multiplied by the number of crates produced, 
would give the net profit: 
250 crates at 93c. per crate . . . . . 6 « « $232.50 
300 crates at 93c. per crate . 2. . . © «© «© «© 279,00 
800 crates at 93c. per crate . 2 1 1 1 wee) 744.00 
These returns are far in excess of the 
average of farm crops in general and they 
compare very favourably with some of our 
large net returning market garden crops. 
