The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14
VEGETABLES
POURING OUT
OF FLORIDA

jacksonville, Fla. June 1.-THE
melon crop is backward and up to
June ) only eight cars had been
shipped while last season up to and
including June ). 1I5 cars had
moved.
Reports from different sections of
the State regarding the melon and
vegetable crops are as follows:
Parrish.-On June . there was
heavy rainfall which about wound
up the tomato crop on the law lands
and caused injury to all growing
vegetable crops. Some of the toma-
to fields in the low lands are entirely
inundated and the crops are practic-
ally ruined. Citrus fruit trees are
in fine shape and there is heavy
crop scheduled for next season.
lnverne}s.-Reports from the
growers indicate that the melon crop
will be the best ever grown here.
There seems to be full crop OF
young melons. The largest from
ten to fifteen pounds. Shipments will
start about June 10. 1t is estimated
that there are a number of cars in
this county and if prices are good
growers expect to make several thou
sand dollars in the next 80 days.
Kissimmee.-Veg are NOV
ing freely from this point. Beans,
cucumbers and tomatoes are moving
There are large crops here which
have just started in carlots. Irish
potatoes are being shipped by local
express Prices are satisfactory.
Quay -The tomato season is
practically done at this point. There
have been many carlots shipped. The
prices are so low at the present time
that there is very little profit in
shipping. The season has not been
satisfactory.
Summerfeld. Shipments of fancy
tomatoes are now moving. The pack
runs S4s, loss and 120s. There have
been continued rains in this section
which injured growing crops. The
cantaloupe, tomato and other crops
have been damaged to some extent.
The cantaloupe crop will not be
large.
Live Oak.-Growers and shippers
Of melons are receiving communica-
tons from commission men from ev-
cry section of the country. The late
rains have caused the melon vines to
stretch out but they are not heav-
lily fruited and majority of the
lgrowers claim that the crop will be
light. Shipments will be about two
weeks later than usual. 1t is be-
lieved that the shortage of the yield
will cause higher prices.
Arcadia Vegetables are moving
freely from this section, the princi-
pal crops being cucumbers and to-
matoes. There has ben a light move
ment of watermelons as the crop is
considerably later than last season
and the heavy movement will not be
on before June IA.
Plant City.-Truck shipments are
lighter and only SO cars of vege-
tables moved last week-29 cars of
cucumbers, % cars of tomatoes. and
four cars of mixed vegetables. Most
of the cars shipped from now on will
be mixed cars, except tomatoes, of
which there will be number yet to
load. Large quantities of sweet corn
and okra are moving daily by ex-
press. These shipments will con-
tinue for week or ten days longer.
Prices have been satisfactory on veg
etahles, excepting tomatoes and Gu.
cumbers. The bottom seems to have
dropped out of these commodities
There have been heavy rains over the
entire section which injured grow
ing crops, causing tomatoes TO drop
10 large extent, 1t is claimed that
at the present time growers are max
ing little money on their shipments.
Florida City.-The weather man
has turned on the water tap and left
it open. The truckers in this section
are very thankful that the greater
last week there was a heavy rainfall
The canals and drainage service are
par CT their vegetable crops have
been marketed For three DAYS of
carrying off large quantities of wa
ter but crops in low places have suf-
fered considerable damage.
-Watermelons are COM
ing along nicely. Shipmenth began