. Allen's book of berries : 1929. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. Allen's Book of Berries —1929. Fancy Big Joe Berries tring good prices. Dollars Per Acre THE amount of money one can expect to make growing- Strawberries will vary widely with conditions. Unquestionably, some of our cus- tomers, when everything breaks right, realize from $1000 to $2000 per acre. In fact, one of them told us not long ago that he expected to make over $1000 per acre per year regularly. It is equally certain,
. Allen's book of berries : 1929. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. Allen's Book of Berries —1929. Fancy Big Joe Berries tring good prices. Dollars Per Acre THE amount of money one can expect to make growing- Strawberries will vary widely with conditions. Unquestionably, some of our cus- tomers, when everything breaks right, realize from $1000 to $2000 per acre. In fact, one of them told us not long ago that he expected to make over $1000 per acre per year regularly. It is equally certain, however, that these figures are above the average even for good growers. Generally speaking, we believe a profit of $300 to $600 per acre is a rea- sonable expectation, and there is always a possibility of a considerably larger profit when growing and marketing conditions are favorable. Nearness to market is an important factor in making a sure profit every year. If you have a piece of good land that is in easy shipping or truck- ing distance (50-100 miles or less) to a large town or city, you have an ideal strawberry location, and if you will follow a few simple directions, you can reasonably anticipate a profit every year. We have no special "Allen way" which we claim to be better than any other. Our recommendations consist only in ordinary common sense methods which any grower might largely work out for himself with a few years' experience. See pages 8-11. There is no denying the fact that commercial strawberry growers in many sections where strawberries are shipped considerable distances did not have a good year in 1928. It should be kept in mind, however, that the grower who can "stay with it" is the one who will win, who will have berries when they are high in price. After a bad year, many growers decrease their plant- ings, plow up their old patches, and even let some of their young fields "go to ; In this community, a strawberry shi
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