well-authenticated instance of a fruit grower who "received more than
$2,000 from three acres of strawberries." In contrast, however, it
could be shown that many fields have not paid expenses. I once had
such an experience. The market was "glutted," and the variety yielded
berries so small and poor that they did not average five cents per
quart. Occasionally we hear of immense shipments from the South being
thrown into the dock.


Mr. William Parry, a veteran fruit grower in New Jersey, states the
truth I wish to convey very clearly, and gives a fair mean between
these two extremes:

"YIELD AND PROFIT

"There are so many circumstances connected with strawberry growing,
such as varieties, soil, climate, location, markets, and the skill and
management of the grower, that the results of a few cases cannot be
relied on for general rules.

"We have grown over two hundred bushels per acre here, and realized
upward of six hundred dollars per acre for the crop; but that is much
above the general average. Having kept a careful record, for fourteen
years past, of the yield per acre and price per quart at which our
strawberries have been sold, we find the average to be about 2,500
quarts per acre, and the price eleven cents per quart in market,
giving the following results:

"Commissions, 10 per cent $27.50
Picking 2,500 quarts, at 2c. per quart 50.00