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CROPS UNDER GLASS 



Mr. Kilbourn: We plant about six by seven, sometimes 

 seven by eight. 



Mr. Work: How do you sell yours, Mr. Kilbourn? 



Mr. Kilbourn : Mostly to the local trade by the dozen. 



Mr. Wrigley: By the dozen. 



Mr. Zuck : By the pound. 



Mr. Yoder: By the pound. 



Mr. Work: The pound fellows have it wide apart, the 

 dozen fellows have it close. We sell by the dozen here. We 

 find quite a difference in our market. Sometimes they will 

 come along and want the small stuff, other times we have to 

 let it get pretty large before they are willing to take it. But 

 it seems to be generally agreed that the wider the distances 

 are, the more satisfactory for growing by weight, while the 

 closer planting is all right when sold by the dozen. 



Mr. Work : I would like to ask if any of the greenhouse 

 men are located quite a distance from the market. What 

 proportion of your crop do you sell in Erie, Mr. Zuck? 



Mr. Zuck: Between a third and a half. We ship lettuce 

 today to the eastern part of Xew York State and eastern 

 Pennsylvania. 



Mr. Yoder: Akron takes most of our product, a little of 

 it goes to Cleveland. 



Mr. Kilbourn: We sell ours locally. 



Mr. Work : The reason this question is raised is just this : 

 There are men like Mr. Bonney of Batavia and Mr. Hay of 

 Wayne County, who see the advantage of the income in the 

 winter, who see the advantage of having the labor right 

 straight through, and of holding the trade. They are won- 

 dering if they can do the thing successfully and practically at 

 considerable distances from their markets. 



A Member: The Ashtabula men sell most of their stuff 

 in Pittsburg, and the Toledo men ship a lot to Chicago. 



Mr. Work: Here is one point of difference. These are 

 large producing sections, and the individuals have large 



