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■  largest,  best-flavored  and  most  product¬ 
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Raspberry,  Blackberry,  Gooseberry,  Cur¬ 
rant,  Grape,  Asparagus,  Rhubarb  and 
Horseradish  Plants. 
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reasonable.  Paul  L.  Hegfrun.Waferlord  Works,  N-  J-  Vpoptfl til P  PlfHltA  Cabbagr.  Cauliflower,  Sweet 
_ .  VCguiauit  1  luma  potato,  Celery,  Tomato,  Pep- 
Cabbage.  Strawberry  Plants  topmm  Roots 
AND  SEED  SWFIT  P01AT0ES.  All  oth  cr  V'.'CCtttbln  plan  ts  B,„„j  KrowinR  comfltimi.  Wxu  nr  small  Iota  at  reason- 
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3,000,000  Strawberry  Plants  St^Lmy  HARRY  L-  SQUIRES,  Remsenburg,  n.  y, 
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Ripe  Fruit  Till  Snow  r  lies 
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c,;  yx  m  5  PLANTS  FOR  25c.  POSTPAID 
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leaves  our  nurseries.  Send  25c.  today  tellling 
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Warfields  at  $  1 .50  per  1 OOO.  The  best  berry  isrown.  100 
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iruarv.nUfed.  **Cutaloirue  free.'* 
ALLEGAN  NURSERY  Box  30  Allegan,  Mich. 
reasonable.  Paul  I„  Hegglin, Waterford  Works.  N.  J. 
Cabbage,  Strawberry  Plants,  Asparagus  Roots 
AND  SEED  SWFIT  POTATOES.  All  nth  er vegetable  plants 
in  their  seasons.  Camion  Free-  W.  P.  DRAKE.  Dover.  Oela. 
3,000,000  Strawberry  Plants  KSaiiiy 
Plants  c:vb  satisfaction.  Price,  $1.50  t~  per 
3 .1100.  Write  today  aud  save  iilOJtpy.  Catalog  free. 
C.  S.  PKIiDL'K,  -  BOX  SO,  Showell,  Md. 
CIvau/kAVKU  Plants  $4.00  per  PHid.  Cntnlog 
airaWDerry  ,.t  w  ..rid,.-  i.ifimiin.'  the 
Fail-Bearer^  Fr»*e.  L.  G.  TINGLE,  Box  06,  Plttsville,  Md. 
Transplanted  Vegetable  Plants  pS 
per.  Toiuatn.  t'elery,  Leitive,  and  Egg  Plant,  ready 
front  March  1st  to  June  1-t.  Price,  $if  per  thousand, 
except  Egg  and  Cauliflower-  M.v  plants  will  make 
von  more  money  than  any  other  plants  Write  Car 
price  list  GUY  M  .  HUTTON,  Conyngliain,  Pa, 
Fine  Sweet  Potato  Seed-^.V  g* 
Privet  Catalogue  Free.  Michael  N.  Boruo, Vineland. N.J. 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS: 
also  Asparagus  roots,  Raspberry  and  Dewberry 
pla Ills. II o rsei'Rd i s 1 1 , Seed  Corn. Cow  Teas. Vegetable 
plants.  Eggs  for  hatching.  Catalog  Free. 
J.  KEIFFOltl)  HALL.  Rliodetdule,  .Md.,  Ilcpt.  « 
We  have  greatly  reduced  our  prices  on  all 
varieties,  Strawberry,  Raspberry  and  Black¬ 
berries.  Ask  for  prices.  Honest  goods. 
A.  G.  BLOUNT. 
Hasting's,  N.  Y. 
Strawberry  Plants 
SET  JOHNSON'S  PLANTS  and  g  ow  large,  fancy  straw, 
berries.  We  guarantee  our  plants  true- to-n nine, 
and  to  please  you,  or  your  money  refunded.  Write 
today  tor  on r  llllti  catalog.  It's  Free.  Worth  dollars 
to  you.  K,  \\  Johnson  &  Bro.,  Salisbury,  Md. 
Mr'llnnalHHi/hrirl  willberecocni  •<•<1  Kijigofallblack- 
lYICJOnamnyoriU  berries.  Ejsvl t.-Bt.  largest,  eom- 
mauds  the  lushest  price.  L.  R.  JOHNSON.  Cape  lilrardetii,  Mo. 
CURRANT  BUSHES"b|^Ck champion 
$15.00  per  1.000,  cash.  A.  JEROME  PRATT.  Hiohiand,  N  Y. 
Berry  Crates  and  Quart  Baskets 
FRUIT  PACKAGES  OF  ALL  KINDS.  Special  prices  for  March 
orders.  H.  H  AULTFATHER  SONS  &  CD..  Minerva.  Uluo 
welcome  seed  oats 
I’ropagateil  from  one  desirable  plant  by  Dep't  of 
l’lant  Breeding,  Cornell  College  of  Agriculture. 
Result  of  eight,  years  careful  work,  In  several 
held  tests  with  many  other  varieties,  highest  yield¬ 
ing  oat  on  my  farm,  at  Ithaca.,  aud  many  places 
in  N.  V.  State.  Result,  of  trials  furnished  if  de¬ 
sired.  Ftire  seed  I#’  I  O  per  bn.  In  25  bn.  lots. 
II.  K.  (IRAN  HAM.  -  -  WILATVAJi  A,  PA. 
Strawberry  Plants  ;!r'”S 
All  kinds  Fmit  Trees,  Asparagus  roots,  etc., 
direct  from  nursery  tu  you  p,  agent's  ni  lcw.. 
ini  Katlsiaet  ion  Guaranteed  B|g  Catalog  FKF.K. 
*A  G.  E.  BUNTING  &  SONS.  Box  1.  SELBY VILLE,  DEL. 
^GLow  Prices.  Take  no  rhatiecx  by  BOWing  damaged 
a  local  seed  this  year,  Make  big  money  by 
M  JJft.  sowing  our  c.mnoil,  e,l  Northern 
It  PjeW.  m  du  end  GumuiI.'I  Seed  Oats.  Kx- 
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Wonderful  yields.  lie  sure 
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Exclusive  Field  and  Grass  Snort  Outdo  with  samples  you 
want  Free.  Address  American  Mutual  Siifp  Company, 
Dept.  Slid  l"rd  and  Itobey  Bt.,  Chicago,  Illinois. 
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of  the  cost  ct  the  plants— 
We  not  only  sell  tlie  11KST  PI -ANTS  eil68P.  but  we 
pive you  u  Lrua.raulee  that  jruaraJitee*.  READ  IT: 
WE  GUAltANTfcK — T  hat  r*nr  plnntx  nro  the  i*qnnl  of  tmy 
ilunts  >rr»MVfi  (inywlitirf.  thul  Liu-y  urc  MtriCtly  Tljormirb- 
>rotl.  with  <hc  bt^hi  rrnltlTiff  iiOtvpi  .  Thut  they  leaeli 
you  in  rood  comliUon  or  your  money  back. 
Our  Hiq  20lh  Ontiiry  Merry  Hook  FREE 
fully  describe  '  nnd  Oluntrates  our 
50,00u,000  iilantM  —  1<MI  varieties  — 
i?»ves  ray  whole  life  exot  riimce  in 
hie  slrawht  rry  tU«M.  niAO  booklet 
No.  2  jam  full  of  But  ruin*  and  in¬ 
struct  ons  tor  the  new  ooKinners. 
EVERBEARING  STRAWBERRIES 
are  my  ‘"HOBBY,’*  1  want  to  0.-11  yoa 
more  about  them,  my  free  books, 
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brink  them. 
E.  W.  TOWNSEND,  25  Vivb  Street,  Salisbury,  Maryland 
“  SUPERB  ”  STRAWBERRIES 
This  EVERBEARING  variety  has  real  merit.  Read  what 
others  say  about  it.  Circular  free. 
W1LLAKD  1$.  KiLLlO,  -  Swedesboro, Ts'.J. 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS  S’ 
OOO  PalnuUl.o  asparagus  roots  at,  the  lowest  prices. 
Send  for  1910  Price  List  all  kinds  seeds  and  plant.*. 
CALEB  IIOGBO  &  SON  .  Chcswohl.  Del. 
Everbearing  Strawberry  Plants  elTrS  oft 
varieties  including  Kuspborrios  and  Ulacklin lies, 
l'l  ices  low.  I.in  free  BENT  BAKEH,  HuusuK  Fulls.  N  Y. 
NEW  STRAWBERRIES^^ 
Reliable,  interest ing  and  instructive — All  about  the  New 
Everbearers  and  other  important  varieties.  Address 
C.  N.  FLANSBURGH  &SON,  JACKSON,  MICH* 
Strawberry  Plants-,?S'"'r'  Jggg,  ri“ 
tive  Catalogue  Frae.  BASIL  PERRY,  Georoetowu,  Del. 
STRAWBERRIES 
TYe  have  grown  strawbcriy  plants  for  over  40  years:  write 
for  dill-  nnmi'y-saving  juice  1 1st.  George  TV.  Itridgmim 
Xiirserj-  t'u.,  liept.’ A,  liciitoii  Harbor,  S.lchlgan, 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS 
(Good  stocky  plants  of  fill  leaulin^A  ailetios.  CataJOLrm*  I 
fret*.  .  H,  H.  BENNING,  R.  6,  Clyde,  N.  Y.  I 
BIG  STRAWBERRIES 
The  new  Strawberry,  Lupton.  the  lierry  yon  are  go- 
ingto  grow.  Send  for  Pl  iers.  M.D.  Lunton, Newport,  N.  J. 
Plants,  Strawberries  and  Vegetables  tibies^fa 
st.riLwherries.  including  F.votTicaring.  Get  my  cata¬ 
log.  Koailwhy]  sell  tflioice  plants,  seht  preuuid,  at 
half  the  price  of  others.  C.  E.  FIELD,  Sewell,  N.  J. 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS 
Northern  Grown.  Well  fertilized-  Write  for  prices 
and  catalogue.  R.  C.  .MASON,  North  Girard,  Pa. 
$1,000  AN  ACRE 
Actually  made  growing  the  latest  kinds  of 
Ever-Bearing  Strawberries 
PJ'II 
THAT  FRUIT  SAME  YEAR  AS  PLANTED 
Don’t  buy  until  you  write  for  my  Free  Catalogue  telling 
what  kinds  to  grow  and  how  to  grow  them. 
C.  S.  KEMPTON  &  CO.,  Longmeadow,  Mass. 
Growers  of  the  famous  Longmeadow  Cantaloupe 
M  r.  Kemptoji  was  one  of  the  first  growers  to  take  up  the  production 
of  Ever- Bearing  Stra  wberries. — (lilD.  Fa  km  and  Home.) 
To  be  successful  with  Ever  -  Bearers  buy  from  Northern 
grozvers  who  have  them  already  acclimated  to  the  cold 
Boston  Market  Gardeners  at  Concord 
The  market  gardeners  generally  speak 
of  themselves  as  farmers,  aud  they  were 
out  in  full  force  at  North  Station,  Boston, 
.March  4.  with  a  Couple  of  special  ears 
ready  to  take  them  to  Concord,  famous 
for  many  things  besides  its  Winter  rhu¬ 
barb  and  cucumbers.  It  was  a  welcome 
contrast  to  step  out  of  the  March  bliz¬ 
zard  into  a  big  cucumber  house  with  its 
80  to  00  degrees  of  heat,  steaming  mois¬ 
ture  and  the  hum  of  bees. 
Four  of  the  leading  growers  were  visit¬ 
ed,  but  there  are  many  others  in  the 
town.  They  all  make  a  specialty  of  cu¬ 
cumbers  or  rhubarb,  usually  both,  with 
other  things  like  mint,  asparagus  or 
radishes  as  tillers,  catch  crops  or  side 
lines,  a  crop  system  quite  different  from 
the  Winter  lettuce  and  Spring  cucumber 
combination  of  the  Arlington-lielmont 
section,  or  the  crops  of  beet,  cucumber, 
cress  and  parsley  north  of  Boston. 
At  li.  Y.  Lufkin’s,  are  three  cucumber 
houses,  1 50x30  feet,  also  two  rhubarb 
bouses.  150xl!0  feet.  The  cucumbers  are 
a  selected  strain  of  the  White  Spine. 
Mint  is  planted  between  the  rows. 
Rhubarb  seems  a  rather  sure  crop  as 
compared  with  others,  and  brings  in  con¬ 
siderable  money,  soiling  at  three  to  10 
cents  per  pound.  One  of  these  150x80 
foot  houses  is  expected  to  yield  10  to  1:» 
tons  in  their  cuttings.  Vigorous  young 
roots  are  set  as  closely  as  possible  and 
kept  well  watered,  and  the  house  is 
heated  to  40  to  50  degrees.  Little  or  no 
manure  is  used  in  the  house.  The  roots 
have  stored  up  enough  plant  food  to 
make  the  crop.  This  variety  is  Victoria, 
considered  a  much  heavier  cropper  under 
glass  than  the  Linmeus.  Farliness  cuts 
no  great;  figure  under  glass,  hut  rather 
the  bulk  and  quality  of  the  crop.  The 
stalks  are  almost,  all  pulled  from  n  section 
of  the  house  at.  a  time.  They  are  trimmed, 
weighed  and  tied  with  raffia  in  10-pound 
bunches  nnd  packed  10  bunches  to  a  box. 
The  second  crop  is  lighter  and  poorer, 
and  the  third  crop  of  still  less  importance. 
Then  the  exhausted  roots  are  taken  out 
into  the  field  to  rest  over  one  season,  after 
which  they  may  be  used  again.  But  re¬ 
newals  are  needed  constantly,  and  a  con¬ 
siderable  outdoor  acreage  is  required  to 
keep  up  the  supply.  It  takes  500  hills 
to  fill  one  of  these  houses. 
The  plan  and  equipment,  of  the  Samuel 
Lufkin  place  nearby  was  much  like  that 
just  described.  The  plant  comprises  six 
cucumber  houses  and  four  rhubarb 
houses.  There  is  n  new  donblewplan 
house  of  the  Burlington  type.  225  bv  M2 
feet.  This  house  now  being  cropped  for 
the  first  time,  was  more  infested  with 
maggot,  thrips,  etc.,  than  the  older 
houses.  The  owner  did  not  sterilize  the 
soil,  supposing  the  new  house  would  tie 
free  of  trouble  the  first  year,  but  the 
omission  will  compel  the  replanting  of 
this  house  before  long.  The  gardeners 
all  believe  in  “cooking”  the  soil,  as  one 
of  the  main  requirements  long  prom¬ 
inent  in  local  agriculture  and  are  types 
of  a  high  degree  of  business  ability,  in¬ 
telligence  and  all  around  good  citizen¬ 
ship. 
At  the  Frank  Wheeler  greenhouses  the 
most  noticeable  feature,  apart  from  tin1 
excellent  condition  of  the  crops,  is  the 
attention  paid  to  growing  asparagus  be¬ 
tween  the  rows  of  cucumbei’s.  The  roots 
are  set  and  renewed  each  year  like  the 
rhubarb. 
Not  far  away  is  the  Anson  Wheeler 
estate,  apparently  the  largest  of  the  kind 
in  town,  and  now  managed  by  two  young 
men.  Raymond  and  Aldeu  Wheeler. 
There  are  nine  houses  of  cucumbers  and 
three  of  rhubarb.  The  farm  comprises 
100  acres  and  produces  outdoor  garden¬ 
ing  crops  in  large  quantity  for  (lie  Boston 
market.  A  l\%  ton  motor  truck  takes 
much  of  tln>  produce  to  Boston.  25  miles, 
1(10  to  200  boxes  at  a  time,  making  from 
one  to  three  trips  daily  as  needed.  In 
Winter  a  smaller  truck  is  nseq. 
At.  this  farm,  after  lunch,  the  gardeners 
held  the  usual  meeting,  with  about  400 
present.  They  discussed  among  them¬ 
selves  such  topics  as  the  low  price  of 
lettuce,  the  difficulty  of  making  a  profit 
in  gardening  the  past  two  years;  the 
great  scarcity  of  help  this  Spring,  the  high 
price  of  fertilizing  material,  the  serious¬ 
ness  of  the  seed  situation,  and  then,  after 
a  few  items  of  business,  they  settled 
down  to  an  address  on  market  problems 
lty  Howard  W.  Selby,  of  the  National  As¬ 
sociation  of  Vegetable  Growers,  and  a 
prominent  Philadelphia  market  gardener. 
In  Philadelphia  there  are  82.000  acres  of 
vacant  land  and  of  this  28.000  acres  are 
cultivated  by  market,  gardeners.  The 
land  is  assessed  $1 ,000  to  $1,000  per  acre 
and  must  be  cropped  heavily  to  meet  the 
taxes  or  rent.  The  Selby  farm  of  225 
acres  raises  celery,  rhubarb,  asparagus 
and  various  catch  crops.  Meeting  difficul¬ 
ties  in  selling  by  commission  and  in  send¬ 
ing  wagons  to  sell  to  dealers,  they  had 
finally  opened  a  wholesale  store  which 
cost  8  per  cent,  for  selling.  The  prices 
were  not  so  high  as  when  the  stuff  was 
peddled  to  dealers,  but  the  cost  was  much 
less  and  the  net  returns  greater. 
Working  out  the  cost  of  products  is 
important.  Keeping  a  record  for  each  crop. 
Mr.  Selby  had  found  parsnips  not  profit¬ 
able  three  years  in  succession  and  had 
dropped  them.  Celery  had  paid  big 
profits;  rhubarb  and  some  other  things 
had  paid  fairly  well. 
A  change  in  the  celery  package  from 
barrels  to  boxes  had  increased  the  price 
one  to  three  cents  per  dozen.  They  wove 
trying  to  get  away  from  the  crops  bought 
by  a  cheap  class  of  trade.  Advertising 
paid,  also  the  use  of  the  grower’s  name 
and  guarantee  on  the  packages  of  any 
produce.  Small  packages  are  more  profit¬ 
able. 
A  five-ton  truck  sometimes  started  with 
a  load  as  early  as  three  o'clock,  would 
deliver  it.  nnd  take  in  another  load  by  8 
o'clock  from  the  farm  40  miles  from  the 
market.  Cold  storage  facilities  in  Phil¬ 
adelphia  market  enabled  the  farmers  to 
store  their  left-over  produce  instead  of 
selling  it  at  a  loss.  Advertising  is  likely 
to  be  a  great  aid  to  increase  the  demand 
for  special  Products.  G.  b.  f. 
Railroad  and  Fruit  Meeting 
On  February  24  there  was  a  meeting 
at  Milton,  N.  V.,  of  the  Hudson  River 
Fruit  Exchange,  various  growers  along 
the  West  Shore  Railroad  and  representa¬ 
tives  of  the  New  York  Central,  to  dis¬ 
cuss  cooperation  of  growers  in  making 
up  cnrlot  shipments  and  thus  getting 
lower  rates  and  better  service. 
Mr.  M< 'Michael  of  the  New  York  Cen¬ 
tral,  said  that  Germantown  had  ft  propo¬ 
sition  similar  to  that  on  the  west  side 
of  ihe  ri,ver.  Each  grower  was  shipping 
independently  to  New  York  city  in  part 
carload  lots.  The.  railroad  suggested  that 
they  organize,  which  was  done  and  conse¬ 
quently  the  fruit  growers  have  been  ship¬ 
ping  in  car  lots  and  have  received  the 
benefit  of  lower  rates.  The  railroad  must 
have  an  organization  to  deal  with.  Grow¬ 
ers  must  ship  as  a  unit.  In  order  to  re¬ 
ceive  carload  rates,  it  is  necessary  to 
have  one  shipper  or  in  other  words,  the 
carload  shipped  by  one  man.  consigned 
to  one  man  or  one  firm.  Consequently 
the  growers  should  organize  for  shipping 
purposes.  The  railroad  will  set  off  re¬ 
frigerator  cars  at  the  different  stations. 
The  train  wij  1  leave  Ulster  Park  about 
2.80  P.  M.  and  Roseton  about  4.80  P.  M. 
The  cars  will  arrive  at  Weehawken.  be 
transferred  to  a  float  and  carried  to 
Desbrossos  street  and  delivered  on  the 
pier.  The  rates  are  subject  to  official 
classification.  Berries,  first-class,  mini¬ 
mum  carloads  17,000  pounds,  less  than 
carloads  one  and  one-half  regular  rate; 
peaches  same  as  berries  except  minimum 
carload  10. (HID  pounds;  currants  same 
as  berries,  except  minimum  car  20,000 
pounds;  grapes,  second-class  rate,  mini¬ 
mum  carload  20,000  pounds;  pears  and 
apples,  fifth-class,  minimum  carloads  24,- 
000  pounds.  The  first-class  rate  from 
Milton  to  Desbrosses  street  is  21  cents 
per  hundred  in  carload  lots.  The  express 
from  the  same  point  to  the  same  point  is 
45  cents  per  hundred. 
Mr.  V olio  asked  an  explanation  of 
“one  shipper  to  one  consignee.”  Mr.  Mc- 
Miehael  said,  in  order  to  secure  carload 
rates  the  car  must  be  shipped  from  one 
station  in  one  day  by  one  shipper  to  one 
consignee  at  one  destination.  In  the 
case  of  fruit  to  different  commission  men, 
it  can  bo  arranged  to  have  this  distrib¬ 
uted  by  the  one  Consignee.  When  differ¬ 
ent  fruits  are  put  in  one  car  the  whole 
carload  is  charged  according  to  the  high¬ 
est  rating.  It  would  be  better  to  put  the 
apples  and  pears  in  a  separate  car.  The 
train  would  be  due  in  Weehawken  at 
9.  P.  M.  and  unloaded  at  Desbrosses 
street  by  12  P.  M. 
Mr.  Vail  said  that  it  will  be  necessary 
to  have  some  one  at  fill  of  the  Stations 
to  look  after  loading  the  cars  and  also 
to  have  some  one  at  New  York  to  receive 
the  cars  and  separate  into  loads  for  the 
different  commission  men.  This  will  en¬ 
tail  expense.  The  Hudson  River  Fruit 
Exchange  proposes  to  charge  a  flat  rate 
for  freight  sufficient  to  cover  the  expense 
of  handling,  the  increased  charges  on 
short,  cars,  aud  will  send  a  messenger 
to  New  York  city  to  sort  out  the  ship¬ 
ments  and  take  care  of  the  unloading. 
The  association  would  pay  the  railroad 
and  the  commission  men  could  pay  the 
association,  so  that  the  shipper  would 
get  his  returns  from  fruit  in  much  the 
same  manner  as  at  the  present.  Return 
crates  can  be  shipped  by  freight  the  same 
as  any  other  freight.  A  minimum  car¬ 
load  of  crates,  12,000  pounds,  going  at 
fourth-class  can  be  sent  to  Milton  at 
11  cents  per  ewt. 
A  committee  was  appointed  to  act  with 
the  railroad  In  settling  details. 
The  committee  members  are  L.  Havi- 
Innd,  Highland ;  Thomas  Power,  Middle- 
hope;  C.  G.  Lockwood.  Marlboro;  W.  Y. 
Velie,  Marlboro;  Edward  W.  Barns, 
Middlchope;  Charles  W.  Weston,  Mil- 
ton;  F.  W,  Vail,  Milton;  W.  R.  Clark, 
Milton;  .1.  It.  Cornell,  Newburgh;  A. 
IJ.  Wilklow.  Highland. 
Mr.  Vail  announced  that  the  Hudson 
River  Fruit  Exchange  was  planning  to 
erect,  a  cold  storage,  plant  fit  Milton,  that 
$15,000  bad  been  pledged  by  one  grower, 
who  would  take  storage  for  15.000  lau¬ 
rels.  Shares  will  be  sold  for  $100  each 
and  that  each  dollar  so  invested  entitled 
the  investor  to  space,  for  one  barrel.  The 
investor  was  not  required  to  use  this 
space,  but  in  ease  of  a  high  demand  of 
storage,  the  investor  could  count  on  space 
for  one  barrel  for  each  dollar  invested. 
Later  storage  will  cost  40  cents  per  bar¬ 
rel. 
