The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-05
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GROWERS
Interesting Letter from a Prominent
0mmissien Firm.

ceived and W. at once reply to your
questions to the best of our ability.
1. We have made arrangements
and MIR. Thsrp will have funds sufi.
Gent to pay for all shipments.
B. Stencils will be cut with names
on for all shippers who send in their
address plainly written.
3. The business of raising sweet 20.
tatoes for our market will not prove
success until you raise the smooth
yellow Jersey seed (Nansemond)
sweet potato. We advise you to
write to some party east and get some
plants. Sweedesboro, New Jersey, is
good place to write to, but We have
no correspondent there. The best
only will do you any good. Now,
many think il strange that we do not
advise shipments or planting largely
for our market, but, the fact is, that
while your Southern Queen and other
varieties are good for use, yet, at the
same time, they are not attractive to
the eye. Growers must cater to the
taste of the customer to succeed, and
while the demand is so largely-we
may say universal-for the Nanse>
mond it is the psrt of wisdom to meet
the demand. If time permitted we
could tell the reason why this 10 so,
but must be content with stating the
facts. If we can be of service in pro-
curing the seed or plants please COM
nand us.
4. Pop corn will scarcely pay TO
raise as crop. When one year old,
to insure popping fully, it will sell at
about 3 cents per pound, possibly as
high as A cents, along from November
to March. Whether it will warrant
the raising, holding at home one year,
then shipping and selling at 3 to 4
cents, we must leave yon to deter
mine. The rice corn seem to be in
good request, but any kind of good
clean color and we'll handled will sell.
8. And the main question, SIS the
fruit growing of West Tennessee like
ly to be Overdone?" Our reply i,
no, not any more than the raising OF
any crop, cotton, sugur, corn OF
wheat. Any crop you may name will
have its poor years, when the grower
gets but little for his labor. The
same rule runs through all lines OF
business. Fire may consume tn,
stock of merchant and ruin him
Debtors may fail on his hands anc
wipe out the profit of years. Prices
may depreciste 50 that all values are
unsettled, but these are the excsp
tons. Merchandising will still b'
carried on. Corn, wheat, sugar aDC
cotton will still be grown, and frui
also. So that as far rs the crop il
concerned it will be staple. That i
will always he in demand we fully
believe, and also that your grower
through that section will have gooc
market.
The shipment of berries from Flor
ida via New York has become a fxeC
fact. 10 day We had l6O quarts tina
were in good condition that arrived
At New York on Monday of this week
thus having heen ak days from the
vine. But these are only for The
wealthy. Eighty-fve cents per quar-
il prohibitory IT'S lar AS he masse, art
concerned. A fen hotels and fancl
restaurants, an occasional small orde
from some one that desires the first II
market ut no matter what cost, thes
absorb the greater part OF the tlorld'
receipts leaving The masses hungry
Mississippi sends on more, but tn
great pu!k of her production, wheth
Or from peculiar qualities OF soil o
temperature, arrives IN condition
that precludes all possibility Of re
shipment, aud leaves the great portion
for consumption here and by the 10
cal demand.
By the time West Tennessee Der
ries arrive on the market tho densn'
has been whetted to such degre
that every one wants to have some
Every wear those away to the mort