4 ALLEN’S Book oF BeErrRiES — 1929 
Fancy Big Joe Berries bring good prices. 
Dollars Per Acre 
HE amount of money one can expect to make growing Strawberries 
will vary widely with conditions. Unquestionably, some of our cus- 
tomers, when everything breaks right, realize from $1000 to $2000 per 
acre. In fact, one of them told us not long ago that he expected to make 
over $1000 per acre per year regularly. It is equally certain, however, that 
these figures are above the average even for good growers. 
Generally speaking, we believe a profit of $300 to $600 per acre is a rea- 
sonable expectation, and there is always a possibility of a considerably 
larger profit when growing and marketing conditions are favorable. 
Nearness to market is an important factor in making a sure profit every 
year. If you have a piece of good land that is in easy shipping or truck- 
ing distance (50-100 miles or less) to a large town or city, you have an ideal 
strawberry location, and if you will follow a few simple directions, you can 
reasonably anticipate a profit every year. 
We have no special “Allen way” which we claim to be better than any 
other. Our recommendations consist only in ordinary common sense methods 
which any grower might largely work out for himself with a few years’ 
experience. See pages 8-11. 
There is no denying the fact that commercial strawberry growers in many 
sections where strawberries are shipped considerable distances did not have 
a good year in 1928. It should be kept in mind, however, that the grower 
who can “stay with it” is the one who will win, who will have berries when 
they are high in price. After a bad year, many growers decrease their plant- 
ings, plow up their old patches, and even jet some of their young fields 
“go to grass.” In this community, a strawberry shipping center, the condition 
just mentioned exists and we look for better prices for the next year or 
two, anyway. 
As a money crop, with a sure profit and a large profit for the careful, 
well-located grower, Strawberries are Unexcelled. 
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