The new South-news., 1909-03-13

CT put ir stalls the sarn re ',rs
are ARRANGED IN common st,ry-t
The house shoals have severs' frv
veutiietc-< n ne base and rep T-ev
could be closed in severe wrr'ho-
and rats conid Dc kert OK ~ rsir-
fv screen Of hesvv mech. a s-~n
theromeior would - c,rve~ir~-
adjunct ami ~ The thermorre'ev
falls within ton dcrrces of freo-ir-
a lightea i-mp or lantern voni' N
all probability afford all fhe heat re-
ouired. However. am OF the cYin-
Ton that more sweet potatoes burn
up than freeze out in storing
We always sort potatoes when
gathering. using the small or aam-
aged ones for the hogs. | could not
consistently advise using the small
potatoes for seed. for IL this prac-
tice was continued IL must eventually
result In the deterioration OF the
stock
A to the shipping. only ship the
best that you can get. and do not
ship the pumpkin yam North at all.
for even II II should keep. you would
be disappointed in the sale. The
Northern market wants n medium
sized dry potato. just the opposite OF
the Southern taste. Reject all pota-
toes that do not have bright clean
well shaped appearance.
The form OF package may be
slack barrel. with plenty of holes
cut in II for ventilation These bar.
rels are about ten pecks capacity.
the same as the East Shore Sssocia-
tion uses. New Jersey uses neat
crate holding bushel Ii is made
In an ingenious way so that when
packed in the car IL locks like a tom
que and grove board, and when the
car Is properly packed the crates
cannot crush. Probably the simplest
and best form OF package that we
could use here. would be the bushel
hamper They are easily and seem
to sell as rapidly as any other form
of package. They cost about ten or
twelve cents each. propably much
less from the factory. They are
shaped something like a half-barrel
the bottom diameter is ten inc hes
and the top is sixteen inches. and
they nre 1S inches high-the top or
lid is simply wired on. In packing
these hampers in the car. start in
one corner and place the first hamper
top end Carge end) down and small
end up. and the next hamper in the
row place the small end down and
the large end up and continue to re-
verse each hamper In the row. Run
the rows across the car and not end
wise of the car as the average freight
car is about eight feet wide. you can
put six hampers to the row nicely.
When you begin the second row.
either alongside or on top OF the
first one, revise every hamper to the
one along side OF it under It or on
top of it, so as to pack the car as
solidly as possible. Pack four ham
pers deep and in car thirty feet
long there will be no trouble in
makiro the minimum weight $4,000
pounds as required North Of the
Ohio river and East Of st. Louis.
The minimum weight South of the
river. believe. Is 10000 pounds.
THE best time to ship North
would be March first or later. just
as soon as the Jersey ani Delaware
crop is pretty well OFF the market.
Those are the crops that seem to
govern the price North. and with
their product out Of the way. good
price is always obtainable. The Jer.
sey potatoes can scarcely compete
with us in quality, but Northern
people are more familiar with them
then they are with ours. and they
have the advantage OF a better
freight rate East Of Cincinnati
II note that the Pittsburg market
today is $50 on Delaware sweet.
around $500 The rate is 45 cents
per hundred pounds (27 cents per
bushel from all points on the A.
and w., V. S. and p. or n o. and N.
E. | suspect that the rate on the
other competing lines or from points
South OF Meridian-Jackson linz
would be identical. and from points
North OF this line that rates would
be equal or less. In shipping
would select a good we'll established
commission house Dc not base your
faith entirely on mercantile rat
ing A firm may be rated at a hun
dred thousand dollars and not be
honest have always found the
confidential reports of banks very
reliable and the special report OF
Dunn or Bradstreet are useful.
when you have selected your
house. let ii be understood that you
will ship them all you have to dis
pose of. and that you want them
to make entire distribution, for they
know by wire daily the different
markets and are more capable OF
judging where the car should go
than you. 1t is a common practice
with commission men TO start car
North billed to themselves. say at
! Pittsburg and know at the same