CATSKILL FAIRFAX 
These Varieties are Real Money Makers 
Strawberries Pay 
$200 - $400 - $800 per Acre 
Profits like these are usual with better growers who have a fair market and who are well located on 
suitable soil. We believe that growers generally can reasonably expect $200 to $400 per acre if they have 
good soil available and intelligently make use of all the factors which they can control or influence. We 
have tried to point out in this Berry Book what these factors are and suggest means of controlling or in- 
fluencing them. We refer you to "Common Sense Methods", pages 8 to 13, and especially to the summary 
under "Steps which lead to profit," on page 13. 
Figure It Out 
When cared for as suggested in the previous paragraph, a yield of from 3,000 to 10,000 quarts per acre 
should not be difficult, the exact amount depending on the varieties grown, soil, care, and weather condi- 
tions. From $100 to $200 per acre should cover the cost of growing the crop, including plants, land rent, 
fertilizer, labor hired and fair wages for the growers time, but not including picking or crates. These costs 
will vary but should average about l^c per quart for crate and baskets, and from 2c to 3c per quart for 
picking. These figures seem to leave room for a nice profit even in low priced years. This is especially 
true if good quality berries are grown. In years of high prices such yields and costs make possible the really 
high returns which we sometimes hear about. 
Good Business 
Have some berries when prices are high. To 
do this it is necessary to have some every year as most 
successful growers do. No crop shows a big profit all 
the time, but with berries every year you can get by 
in bad seasons, make a profit in average years, and 
real money in good years. Jumping in and out of the 
game is not good business. Too often this means 
plenty of berries when prices are low and none when 
they are high. 
Consider strawberries as a side line to diversify 
your crops. Cotton growers in the South, dairy farm- 
ers, poultrymen, stockmen, vegetable growers, and 
others might find an acre or two of strawberries highly 
profitable in connection with their regular line. It is 
for each grower to decide, but improved varieties and 
better methods at this time make it well worth thinking 
over. 
Select some of your best land. You will put 
relatively a large amount of labor and expect relatively 
a large return from your strawberries. Do not waste 
your money and labor on poor land. Give your straw- 
berries some of the best, and give it careful preparation. 
Set fancy, high yielding varieties best suited to 
your purpose. We have tried to tell you the honest 
truth about all our varieties. We have summarized 
our conclusions on page 34 under "Picking the Win- 
ners." It should not be hard for anyone to know what 
to plant to get the best, and it is this kind that brings 
the highest prices. 
Grow as many as you can handle properly but 
no more. The amount of other work you are at- 
tempting to do, the amount of land you have available, 
the locality in which you live, and the methods you 
intend to use in marketing would all have a bearing 
on this question. A half acre field on good land, well 
cared for and handled properly in marketing might 
well give more profit than twice the acreage poorly 
cared for. In this section in 1937 growers with small 
acreages (three acres or less) nearly all had a good year 
and made money. Growers with large acreages due to 
rainy weather in harvest season and a shortage of 
pickers did not fare so well. 
Get good, dependable, well-rooted, true-to- 
name plants. A good start is important in growing 
a good crop. 
