The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
PRODUCE THROWN AWAY
By Hundreds of Thousands Of Paeka-ss F
Year.

From information which u,
trustworthy we feel confar#t.
sorting that from 10000 t.
packages Of Florida produce.
| thrown away in New Nerk c.... ...
| Year. This is not all ACTUALLY U.....
! Some is dumped, some pays f..
the charges, some pays tine u...
but all Of il brings the grove. ...
| ing. and is thrown aWaN 81. f.-
is concerned. That number u. ...
| ages. at 400 TO the ear. Wu.'. ....
80 carloads, representing rr......
the Weld of 500 acres. On each ....
is expended say $50 worth of frr..#.m
| a total of $4,000. Seed, labor. .....
as much more. Grand total.
on the wrong side Of the I~..gr ..
say nothing Of the returns that o.-..
TO ave been received.
This deplorable result is Hr.....
about partly BY Indifferent SORTING ..|.
packing Of different produce. ...
chiefly by indiscriminate shinIi#- -.
one center. producing congestion SLID.
a diseased market. 70 the aNe...
Florida shipper the city OF New N.r.
boxes the compass of American fu..-
kets. While venting druuncjatu..
upon the trusts, syndicateS aud ru..
porate rapacities Of the metropolis '.
c%onfidingly commits an his produce r.
this depraVed city in the chIId-Ikr ..
lief that lis vast appetite has ~toH#...
for it all and Will pay fer il all. I.r
authority above referred To is u# t..
opinion hat one-half the produce ..
Florida shipped out of the state
consigned to Ncw York. The rc-JIt
at certain seasons the sidewalks a..
warehouses are numbered with are.
INFLATED vegetables. often heated a.
leaking. and the garbage carts a..
dumping scOws are as active as t".
dead wagons in a pcstIlcnce.
This might seem to be. on the I."'
Of the shippers, an act OF inrr'a'...
folly. but it is only the result q. h..
norance. They simply do mot k1""
that everybody else is shipping $50
New York. There is no headGWart".-
to steer the conSignmcntS. There ..
no power on earth that can Wrefr"'
every rowe in Florida from ~h5pII.
to New York today and 10 IhlIu"..
phia tomorrow.
These facts illuminate with 81 cI.
cium light the necessity of or@"uu"
ton lnong the growers OF FIorlaH '
regulate the distribution. rs the pin.
~ > '1'''
beginning. Until such time as the.
shall have learned wisdom and per-
fected an organization for this p#'
pose. there is a c"OntributOrN measure
of relief that might be adopted. WH|""
is the diversion OF a percentage 81 i""
shipments to markets in the South
The awakening prosperity OF tails ~"
ton las created Il demand for "u"
the means to purchase more Iu\HfI'
Factory operatives and other "Ii-"'
are the best patrons OF the marH'..
according to ,heir means. general.
spending all their earnings. II H. .
! fact that Southern towns today
higher prices, proportionatriE. .".
Florida produce than Northern t"N
simply because they do not r"criH" "
sufficient supply. This auoIu0.'
should be removed.
For instance. Boston quotes IIor.'.
n $50 to $50: New York. ST..
to 1920; Richmond. &3 to $3.50. .I"..
~sonville. $50 to $3.50: Atlanta.
to $3.50: New York. c~ucumbef~- fl. ".
S1.25 to $50; other grades. SOC. Io
Atlanta, 81 to S1.25: New lorh. .
pers, p TO 75c. per barrel: AtIn"ia. a..
to 75c. per crate. If Atlanta. as slid"
by the quotations, has q scarcity. ".
er less important cities i'm the -
doubtless have still greater.
II is true the charges to South.
points. by the single package
higher than the carload rates I"
York. But a higher char@c- ".
leaves the grower something. r. t"..
than a lower charge which leaves .
nothing. The express rate on I."'
pies, per 10 pounds. from IH'@.
to Atlanta. is &1.10: Ch"tf#"|
S1.50; Birmingham, $50. \"
bles, per 100 pounds, from Ga.I'r
to Atlanta. 81; B~irmingbata.
Chattanooga, S1.25. Orange. "a"
pounds box. Plant City 10 Ar."'#.
cents: birmingham. 80 cent. ''
noOga % cents: .AshcvilIc. $500.
We do not, by an means. an..r
indiscriminate diversion OF -I#|#.
from New York TO Southern n..
What we do advise is that oar I
should carefully investigate i|'
alton. write TO responsible N".
different cities and ascertain "H".
be done. To all subscribef-
q few stamps we viii FURNISH .
houses in almost amy town i'
FlOridians would he Likely
sign. We would guarantee H...
we would simply furnish
dresses of houses which have '.
local reputation.