Show watch expense on roadside stands costs total about forty to e sixty per cent of the value of sales ny DY W 0 hoper I cpr of 0 the th N nw york state college of service nearly two thirds or of the costs of operating a roadside stand are for la lor hor and if tile the stand sells loss less than aock 1000 worth of produce labor and other r costs total on tile the average about 10 40 to GO CO per cent of tle tile value of the sales the cost of containers makes from 10 to 2 20 per cent of the total depending laj ljj upon the alic type of containers used many stand operators use paper bags with their name and address printed on oil the outside of the bag the bags anre clean and do not allow dirt to shii shako 0 off the lie produce into the car the buyer may see the bottom as well as the top or of tits purchase when it la Is poured in a bag interest and depreciation of buildings represent about 6 5 to 10 per cent of the cost lAg lights lits signs and improvements prove ments make a small portion of the total and vary with tile 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 located at or benr sharp curves or steep inclines are not usually as successful as tile the markets on more level jevel and straight sections of the road |