| Show watch expense on roadside stands costs total about forty to sixty per cent of the value of sales n by wr 0 hopper of cf tin the now york tork state colloun of 0 agriculture ser service e ice nearly two thirds of the costs of op mating crating a roadside stand are for labor and if the stand sells less than 1000 worth of produce labor anti and other costs total on the average about 40 to GO CO per cent of the value of the sales the cost of containers makes from 10 to 2 20 per cent of the total depending upon the type of containers used many stand stan operators use ilse paper bags with their name and address printed on the outside of the bag the bags are re clean and do not allow dirt clr t to shake off the produce into the car the buyer may see the bottom as well as the top of his purchase when it Is P poured in a bag interest and depreciation of build ings represent about 5 to 10 per cent of the cost lights signs and improvements prove ments make a small portion of the total and vary with the type of the stand some stands can spend money profitably on attractive plainly lettered signs placed where prospective buyers can read them especially when it Is impossible to see the stand for a considerable distance the position of the market on a highway affects the volume of sales it if drivers of passing cars have to watch the road they are not likely to stop and buy produce markets cocat ed at or near sharp curves or steep inclines are not usually as successful as the markets on more level and straight sections of the road |
