The Harrison times., 1912-05-25
More Strawberries.

To the Readers OF the Harrison
Times
am comparatively stranger in
your midst, having recently become
a citizen of Boone County, | trust
that no one viii ever have cause to
say that the community is any the
worse off by my coming for it has
always been my desire TO be of some
benefit to the community in which
| live and could not be of more
benefit to my neighbors and fellow
countrymen than to get them in
tereSted in the culture Of strawber-
rics, | know of no other industry
that gives better returns and is
more profitable to the amount in
vested than there is in a few acres
OF well cultivated Strawberries |
have had quite a little experience
along this line and find the only
way in which to make it profitable
is to organize fruit growers and
shippers association and plant and
grow enough in the surrounding
community TO attract the buyers
here from the market and TO ship
in car lots so as to get the benefit Of
refrigerator cars to ship in, When
we have to ship by express the ber-
ricS reach the market in bad condi-
tion and the express charges are so
high that it takes the profits.
There should be at least 800 acres
of berries growing around the town
of Harrison, Our people would find
that there would be more money
circulated through the country by
the growing of Strawberries, yege-
tables and all kinds Of small fruits
than any other pursuit they could
follow
We will take for example the little
town OF Greenfield, Tennessee, and
see what it has done for that com.
munity-a few years back, knew
Greenfield when it was Just little
side station in the midst Of a cotton
growing country-iarmers all in
debt as is the case in a cotton grow
ing community, get a little money
once q year and buy on a credit the
rest Of the year But finally they
got the small fruit and vegetable in.
terest started there and now there
is no town in west Tennessee that
is in a more thriving condition than
the little town of Greenfield. The
farmers there instead of getting
little money just once a year and be-
ing in debt the rest OF the time have
money the year round, a handsome
bank account, have built nice resi-
dcnccs and are today among the
most prosperous people in the state,
and what this industry has done for
other communities it will do for the
people of Boone county, Arkansas,
here submit a clipping from the
Memphis Commercial appeal show.
ing the result Of one days shipping
of berries from the little town Of
Humboldt Tennessee
"HUMBoLDT Tenn May l4,-Yes.
tcrdays strawberry sales from
Humboldt shipping station alone
amounted to over $4,000, and this
sum was paid in cash at the ship.
ping sheds Of the growers, There
were nineteen car loads-the largest
shipment from Humboldt proper Of
Strawberries that has been made for
two years. Cool, cloudy weather
for the past two or three days has
checked the ripeoing and it is not ex-
pected that another as big a ship
ping day as yesterday will be had
until there is n few days OF sunshine
About forty cars of berries went
from the Humboldt fruit belt yester-
day, and, as usual, Humboldt ship.
ped almost half the entire amount, y
Now dear readers ! trust you will
read this little article in the true
spirit in which it is written and be
benefited thereby, Attend the meet.
ing of the Fruit Growers Association
and be benefited thereby is the wish
Of your friend, 5, LoyELAcE,
IIopria,u Ark