The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-25
TRUCK FARMERS
 ARE REGISTERING While Prices Range Low the
 Crops Are Large PEACHES BEGIN TO MOVE First Shipment Comes to Birmingham. EI5ertas Are the Finest Ever Pro-
 duced In the Vicinity
 of Cuba.
PEACHES BEGIN TO MOVE

Cuba, May 24-(Special.) )-The crest of the vegetable movement for this year was reached last week when the total number of cars for the week will run around 50 The heaviest day, Wednesday, witnessed the total of 12 cars.
 The season will prove the most unsatis- factory that the shippers have ever known, prices for the most part ruling low. Cabbage have been a drug on the market for the past week, and only gave evidence of reviving yesterday when two cars went out at the lowest price cab- bage were ever known to sell here, only 60 cents per crate of 100 pounds being realized for them.
 Beans have been better and prices have been fairly good considering the season and the heavy rains to which they have been subjected. Prices have dropped down to 30 cents per bushel, but late to- day orders came in so that the price im- proved The yield. however has been enormous, and what the growers have lost in price has been made up in yield, so that there will be some money on the right side of the ledger for the shippers. Farmers are blowing up the vines get ting ready for the second crop in which this truck land is always planted. There will be few cars to go out this week of young tender stock that was repant- ed after the frost that killed good many. From present telegraphic de- mands it appears likely that prices will rule much better on beans this week.
 The bulk of the potato crop has been harvested at very good prices, from GO to 80 cents per bushel being realized The heavy shippers have refused to dig at such prices, and as the demand is bet ter it will pay them. The yield on po- tatoes has been enormous as high as POO bushels per acre being harvested this week, as against the general average of 60. It IS confidently expected that 250 bushels will be gathered on some acres to be dug about June 1. At an average of 75 cents this will show a goodly profit since the expense of harvesting the po- tato crop is light.
 The firss shipment of peaches was made yesterday by Holmes Crutcher, con- signed to c. F. Bell & Co. of Birming- ham. The fruit is fine and good prices will be realized.
 Heavy shipments will commence about June 15, when they may go out in car lots. Elbertas are doing the best ever known in this section, while the Car mans are coloring and ripening beauti- fully.
 The good roads leading out from here have certainly tended to a heavy in- crease in the vegetable acreage as farm railway company is, perhaps, the largest winner in this, as the low prices do not hurt them, and they get more business. Farmers and merchants are much pleased that it has been demonstrated that a sand and clay mixture rolled together will make a cement that is ideal for roads.
 The recent election here in the county has shown that the commissioners have been pursuing policy that meets with favor in the county, only two of the old board being defeated, and that was be- cause they did not appear to be working the roads fast enough.
 Judging by this seasons vegetable shipments it is certain that additions to the platform and loading sheds will have to be made here, as the shippers have had to provide their own tarpaulins and shed room to protect the truck from rain. Car service given has been excellent, and no cars have gone bad.