CROPS UNDER GLASS 



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Mr. Zuck : It seems that head lettuce cannot be grown 

 satisfactorily in the AVest, because of the dark, cloudy weather 

 in the winter. It seems that in Boston and the East, they 

 have a larger percentage of sunshine. 



Mr. Thompson : It is my impression that they cannot grow 

 Big Boston lettuce satisfactorily in Boston or any other place 

 in the East. I think the time is not far distant when they 

 will not be growing it even around Boston. I think the rea- 

 son is they cannot compete with the Florida groA^Ti lettuce, 

 and an\i:hing they can grow in the greenhouse does not com- 

 pare with the Florida lettuce. When you can buy Florida 

 lettuce for a dollar a hamper vdiich is better than the green- 

 house lettuce, I do not see hoAv they can keep up the business. 



Mr. Work : Is there much danger of the Grand Rapids 

 lettuce being hit hard by the southern product in midwinter? 



Mr. Zuck: I think that is what hits us. Last year re- 

 ports came to us that the southern growers could not get any 

 price for their head lettuce. Lots of their lettuce was ship- 

 ped up here in carlots and it did not pay the express. That is 

 the reason we got only seven cents a pound. It seem.s this 

 year the southern people are not shipping the head lettuce 

 they did. hence our big prices for Grand Rapids lettuce. 



WEDNESDAY MORNING 



Mr. Work : There is one condition in connection with the 

 producing and selling of produce that I suppose attracts as 

 much attention as any other, that is the fact that during the 

 season there are times when v;e do not get enough for our 

 stuff to pay the cost of production. Sometim.es Ave do not 

 get enough to pay the cost of marketing. The question that 

 arises in our minds is this : is there some way in which Ave 

 can secure an adequate return for our produce during the 

 time AA'hen prices are so Ioav? One solution of this problem 

 that is attracting more attention every year and that is be- 

 ing put into successful practice by some groAA^ers is to mar- 

 ket the product not in ordinary packages, but in tin cans. 

 When the price goes doAAm to a certain point, stop dumping 



