UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 477 
Contribution from Office of Markets and Rural Organization 
CHARLES J. BRAND, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
April 2, 1917 
MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION OF 
STRAWBERRIES IN 1915 
By 
O. W. SCHLEUSSNER and J. C. GILBERT, 
Assistants in Market Surveys 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Introduction 1 
Methods employed in dealing with straw- 
berry pickers 2 
Cooperative associations 3 
Sales methods commonly employed . . 8 
Transportation 8 
A study of the Louisiana district ... 9 
Extent, length, and volume of movement 
from all districts 11 
Comparison of prices received for straw- 
berries on important markets .... 13 
Average quality of strawberries shipped . 17 
Distribution of strawberries in 1915 . . 18 
Total strawberry shipments in 1915 . . 27 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1917 
