THE SMALL NURSERY 



the final analysis, it would hiivQ been better to have 

 grown a lower-priced crop, or a succession of low-priced 

 crops at a much lower cost of production, so as to have 

 secured a larger ?iet profit. 



OUR METHOD OF KEEPING TRACK OF COSTS 



For the past few years we have attempted to find the 

 major costs of growing some eight or ten cut flower crops 

 under about 40,000 square feet of glass. I do not claim 

 that these records are accurate to the dollar, nor do I 

 believe that our method can be adopted by others without 

 some modification. But I do know that we have dis- 

 covered many invaluable and even astounding facts which 

 we never could have obtained by the all-too-popular 

 snap-judgment method. 



Here, for example, are samples of the sort of questions 

 that our records have answered: 



L Are Sweet Peas and ^^iolets best grown separately 

 or as companion crops : 



2. Is ''Laddie" Carnation a profitable variety for us r 



3. Which plan is best (a) Snapdragons the entire sea- 

 son, or (b) Snapdragons to follow 'Mums ? 



4. What is the best paying method of handling Stevia r 

 Calendula : 



5. How much ;;^/ profit (or loss) per square foot did 

 we realize on each of the several important crops 

 in 1920 r 1921 r 1922 r Chief reasons. 



6. How much retail business shall we encourage r 



7. Do Pansies "pay'* as Winter cut flowers ^ 



8. What proportion of our 'Mums should consist ot 

 Pompon types : 



