. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 80 The American Florist, Feb. \ Market Gardeners Urceabonse Vegetable lirowera aod Market Gardeners' Assoclalton. B. L. Watts, State College. President: H. F. Hall. Grand Rapids. Vice-Pres- ident; S. VV. Severance. 508 Illinois Life Building, Louisville. Ky., Secretary. M. L. Rnetenik. Cleveland, Treasurer. .Annual meeting at Boston 1911. Prices of Indoor Fruits and Vegetables. New York, Januarj' 2S.—Mushrooms, 50 cents per pound; cucumbers, 15 cents each; lettuce, $ per dozen heads; tom
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 80 The American Florist, Feb. \ Market Gardeners Urceabonse Vegetable lirowera aod Market Gardeners' Assoclalton. B. L. Watts, State College. President: H. F. Hall. Grand Rapids. Vice-Pres- ident; S. VV. Severance. 508 Illinois Life Building, Louisville. Ky., Secretary. M. L. Rnetenik. Cleveland, Treasurer. .Annual meeting at Boston 1911. Prices of Indoor Fruits and Vegetables. New York, Januarj' 2S.—Mushrooms, 50 cents per pound; cucumbers, 15 cents each; lettuce, $ per dozen heads; tomatoes, 30 cents per pound; radishes, 85 cents per dozen bunches; asparagus, $7 per dozen bunches; rhu- barb, 75 cents per dozen bunches; grapes, $1 per pound; beans, 25 cents per quart; peas, 35 cents per quart. Chicago, January 30.—Mushrooms, 15 cents per pound; cucumbers. .$ to $ per dozen; lettuce, 30 cents per pound; radishes, 15 cents to 45 cents per dozen bunches; rhubarb, 50 cents to 60 cents per dozen bunches. Stockton, Calif. George Shima, a wealthy Japanese farmer, heralded throughout this sec- tion of the state as the "potato king," has cleared another fortune off his tracts of reclaimed land in the famous San Joaquin delta region just west of this city, his net profits being estimated at $200,000. Shima farmed 4,000 acres this year, practically all of which he planted in potatoes. Off the 4,000 acres he har- vested 500,000 sacks of tubers which have sold as high as $ a sack. The estimated cost of producing the pota- toes is 70' cents a sack. The potato king has disposed of all his crop save between 80,000 and 1)0,000 sacks, and if the market continues to rise his profits may exceed $200,000. This is Shima's seventh successful year as a potato grower. He has been in the business for many years, the first two seasons having come out even. He lost money several yeavs ago but his profits in the long run have wiped out his losses and made him ri
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