The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
Good Work Of Eastern Shore.
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THE MARKETING G OF .9ss
\. s SWEET POTATOES
Strawberries Are Said TO Be the Most 81
Successful and Profitable g Crop Put sgs3s
B on5the Market, but At the s anne; NJ
Tine there IS = Risk e ''tt the ;S
n. 5355 55l555 Trucker Who Ships i5s5ls
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SoRFo LIZ AIarcl ! 4 clkliEnk
Fist,e important indu dustry here. 81 truck
ising Is. SO is the prosperl ty8 OF the ~ idesS;
water section. II brings &, 300 0oo herssl
Annually there bo doubt or dlmunltio1 1In
ofsthat industry,ita1l other ndustriesT feel b
hthc effects of the pinch or the loss the
I2farmers suffer. Just now 4 hey are An AN
|3comfortablc condition. a They had prof
+ able crops last season i; and the prpspcctsA
for this season are reason onably assuring; i;
|off successful harvcsts IS ind ri fair prices,$
& One OF the best informed men here AtsS Il
William cwt ton, a. truck BY yer a ~ !;
shipper.$who sends large eEconsgnments&toA 10 y
1.-THE Northern q ties as the va riousa; prtoE
l5ducts mature MIR eWt on say ays In Sub
stance foil lows: sS
@Tl, RADIsHEs.. ;a
Tho cold {snA p Xxi lied all OF the RAD
lshes. Tho Gro will not be "a Sttlt
|4tho first ot April.B5s 1'hut will not mature
Itill late !n tbs season sob.a.n tha
}isn being nblc ito at no mat
kct 81 the North before tho neare crops
8cAn be sent n.g wi be- as fairE crop
I8lero, but Will be too$
be prof tabo1 He,c: ma
not ropiant ra dishes. M II
.t IRISH BI7OT.ATO les:
tic result ofslinusually chea seed po tn
toes Tho ] unes harv no ta toes s here
Ewil q be immans much M great or thar
us,la because the trick ers, re- vi in tot
take greater risks hen seed pot a toess
(which generally sci So and 81 az PAL s !.
plenty OF them Ia Tia thrice and many .s
truckers would hog glad to sell holisa nos
of barrels at 81 q barrel ri NJ ny true ersI
are planting potatoes @,wll would n plant
something else II the seed pota atoes were 81
mot SO temptingly cheap tha t5t hey feelS
sure getting their money packls eNfstig Gfslg
4. low prices 5i .fF33sf
B VA q STRAWBERRIES s5is8 8f$
An average plant and yield foel h stra ~
berries is expected The quality ~ Is y 5eH!S
Spe cted to 6be finer than It ever wa y ere
The variety Is moi onl y great ter N slun n
carrying endurance to- any b aryest eyer s,
gathered here. The chile E Of these sY YaTsSS ar
Eeties are ri tlle offn1anl,.st Brandy.Tltnrc. n
/ Meek S Early plXeY Belle, Fxce!s! !or. .and
1 tho IIelnln Early Of these are g tirst-
class varleties, This Is the last season y
from 5hcrc, because that berry has y not; tf
\ CARRYING uuallty.i That is, si does. not
bear transporta ton we'll. It Is htS
l%color5 To start With. and loses Ithn FIJI ter
ttwcnty-four hours. Tie Y other berr les are
\ 3ricl, rcd color which they retail TtA
strawberry crop MIL be- delayed because
| oe the cold weather in Fse br,ia rs, 50 tina
t5lt will not bo shipped till the first Of
May, But tho crop wl be larger and the
| berries will be better for ~ hes
hAve rarely been shipped from liere .hefore
EAnril e5th. The weather. thong 3cpld has
been favorable to tho strawberry, beccalMis Ca rs
that is hardy. despite, the INN ION I'D So
the contrary The cold EsWea ther Us 2 il5s
advantage III preventing the herrie ies from
appearing too early The S1t acreage Is !! nos
larger than usual hu Ia rye ala SllllsS
crop5is expected. s5 ;g; i5ssi
3l SPINACH s.55. ~ slsss
About two.tChirds of the spinach CROP
! is gone. Prices have been good TOE tnelt
i5lust two weeks, hut ipreyious to that they
were unprotitabls To- ths. l3iante lha
| barrel to $50, Shipments have been llghr
on account OF tho severe frostsg du urinE
tho latter part OF Fobruary, @nen5 tna
damngo Was great to tho plnacll orc
| THO shipments are DELAYED. now IN IN
\ maturity Of the second crop. which VII
Ia m tho market by tho first OF May.
| This Is tho second growth. and therefore !
/ It viii not command the high prices tha &
wtuld have bcen received for the J. mist
! and early crop Spinach has no neeli5i
las satisfactory n crop az previous,
4 years. s3,',! X III Is
Kalo Is a certainty It has not been q /
satisfactory crop so far as the price Is I
i concerned, {, hut II has been O.. steady CROP
| Ihe cold weather does not AFFECT u ~
| thn cold affects the spinach crop, y can
be cut out Of the frozen ground WITH =
hoe and sent to market without trupalrtnR
its value, Tho prices have been low fos
| this season, hut a great deal OF kala nat,
been shipped at fifty and seyenty-hvR
cents barrel, The crop has been un'
usually large. though the price Is .ln-
usually low It commands 81 and Sl.2o 2,
barrel IN ordinary seasons. and the thoust g
nnds of barrels shipped from here, the
bulk of then, to Boston, bring great
income to the truckers when ino,htng else
is marketable. Kale Is shipped % all o. 1
tho Northern markets during the winter.
regardless of the cold, The shipment of 4
lsale Was Increased this season 3becauHa ne
cold stopped the shipments.ef splnacsni
wrile those foe fkalc continued as Usual.
f3E.!AiSS 4 81 IN
Wax and green beans Will Ebe pient!fut
There will be an extraordinary plant OF \
botbS kinds. and of course q grea ter ylela
Is eapected, The crops vi bo plaf tea
early. and viii therefore mature earn ~
/ than usual, ], . esr,s. Il
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