acre. Kie stakes on uhe 'i;;ic-andar:v- , tiiei-efore, rrill cerve the adjacent acre, 

 which rrill thus req'iirc one less rov;; however, an acjacent acre at the ends 

 of roT7S T;ili recuiro the same qjaantlty of twine and fla^^s as the ori.;;inal, 

 tho\igh the adjacent acre at the sides Trill require ono rovr less . 



Stakes ! 



Lath, 4-foot 



Car strips, 4' 'bv l/s" tj 1 3/4". . . 

 thousand. 



..... .85^' per hundred 



70^ per bandred, $5.30 per 



n?T7ine: 



Pour-pljr cotton irrapping tuine nay "be procured at varying prices, 

 ranging froin 7&/J; to $1.35 for a 2-pound cone. One dealer offered 

 a 2 1/2-pound cone for 30;^. xhe hect grade of 4-pl7 cotton wrap- 

 ping twine runs atout 2,000 linear feet per pound. 



Streamers; 



incite muslin, heavily sized, good grade, ranged from 9^ to 15i per 

 yard a.t various stores. Bolts averaged 540 squs.re feet (36 inches 

 hy 180 feet). 



Heavy, light-tan "butcher's paper. A 24-inch roll, approximately 

 4,000 linear feet, weighing 40 to 42 pounds, was priced at 

 $4.25 per hundred-weight. Prepared streamers of this material, 

 2 1/2 "-oy 24 inches "by a paper company, were offered at 40;i per 

 thousand. 



cut 



cost: 



Streamers cut from waxed lettuce-paper were offered "by a paper 

 company at 70^- per hujidred. Lettuce growers undou"btedly could 

 o"btain the sheet paper from their packing houses at considcraole 

 reduction. 



For the "basic aero to "be flagged, the following materials should 



TTith muslin: 



Stalces (car strips) — i5 $0.32 



4-ply cotton wrapping twine — 2,000 ft.i 

 Muslin streamers, 2 "by 24 inches — 360 -. 



0.38 



1.15 



$1.S5 



Stol-es (car strips)— 45 



4-ply cotton rrapping twine — '2,000 ft.^. ...... 



360 alreadj'-cut "butcher-paper streamers . 



$0.32 



0.33 



0.15 



$0«S5 



5/ Based on offer of 2-pound cone for 75^. 1,800 linear feet is 

 necessary for the continuous string, and 200 feet are allowed for tying. 



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