1456 The Vegetable Industry im New Yoeik 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 



Plowing and harrowing 2 00 3 00 



Seed, 3 to 4 oz 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.) 22 50 32 00 



Setting out plants 2 50 3 50 



Cultivation 4 00 5 00 



Interest and depreciation on tools 2 00 4 00 



Harvesting and stacking 8 00 12 00 



Picking and packing 40 00 75 00 



Crates and nails 20 00 30 00 



Haulino' to station . 4 00 8 00 



Total $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 



