The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-07

i hecent StuuieS INTO the prOuucliOn
and marketing OF strawberries In the
United States. made by the depart
ment of agriculture. indicates that
the eight most important commercial
strawberry districts are Central Cali
fornia. Tennessee. Maryland. Della
ware. Southern Louisiana. North and
South Carolina, Virginia. and the
Ozarks, In 1914. 1906 carloads OF
strawberries were shipped from Cen
/ trail California. Lesser quantities
were shipped from the other districts
which are named In the order OF
their Importance. From the Ozarks
came AS carloads last year.
The authors of the survey. which
Is published In Bulletin 1877 of the
! United States department of agricul-
ture, strawberry Supply and Dis
tribution I'm 1914" point out, how
ever. that the north plays a more
/ important part In the strawberry in
dustry than these figures might in
I dictate. Great quantities OF berries
4 are grown In the north In small
! patches and shipped to market by
trolley. express. or i'm the producers
own wagon. Only very small por-
ton OF northern grown berries are
concentrated into carload lots. the
basis for the government survey. In
: the south. however. on the Pacific
coast. where berries are shipped long
distances IL Is economical To arrange
/ to have them sent by carloads.
| The bulletin already mentioned
I contains a list OF all shipp'n. sta
tions In the United States whore car
! load shipments originate. together
with the number OF carloads sent out
! In 1914. From this list Il appears
that there was a grand total OF a.
553.2 carloads of Strawberries ship
ped commercially I'm 1914. or these
2.312 came from California. the states
closest competitor being Tennessee
with total OF Isis.
Another chart in the bulletin shows
the duration OF the shipping seasons
I I'm the various sections. Strawbcr-
rles begin to leave Central Florida a.
early rs December and the move
ment continues until the end OF
March. BY the first or March the
hrst Strawberries from Southern
Texas and Southern California find
| their way TO the market. About tho
middle or March the Louisiana crop
begins to move. continuing about
two months or until the middle Of
May. May Is indeed the great month
Tor carload shipments. By far. the
greatest part OF the Tennossrc and
Virginia crop Is shipped st that time.
ms we'll as much OF the Della ware.
Southern Illinois and Maryland sup
nf
California Is almost The only area from
which cirload shipments are being
made. The Strawberries then on tho
market arc chiefly grown In small
quantities In areas close to the great
consuming sections.
! In connection with this work tho
department OF agriculture Is conduct =
ing telcgraphic market news serv q.
zee or the daily movement OF straw =
berries 10 the various large markets
during tho current season together
with the prices received. Reports of
theso movements and prices are
autographed daily To producing areas
and consuming crnters In order 10
assist in the profitable distribution
OF the crop.
Chicago. May i.-Georrc C.. Per
kins. aged thirty eight. Mankato Sc
cured marriage license here today.
lie Is to wed Mrs. Lora Williams.
twenty-six also OF Mankato.
] George c. Perkins is the well q.
known haberdasher who conducts a
store in the Saulpaugh block. He has
great many friends In Mankato who
VIII be ready to extend their con-
gratulations on his marriage.
| Reports were circulated today stat
ing that Captain F. p. Buyer. for
merly head or the Salvation Army of
this city. had dropped dead on the
streets at Grand Forks. n. d.. last
Saturday. but upon inquiry by The
Free Press II was found that the man
who had dropped dead was Adjutant
George Wolvcrson. =, assistant. The
captain Is still alive and a. hearty
as ever
Mineol1. n. Y. May Five Jurors
to try Mrs. Florence Carman for the
murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey have
been chosen today. One hundred adj
dittonal talesnen were present from
which to select more jurors. Mrs.
Carman's active part In the selection
OF Jurors is one or the chief features
OF the second trial.
KNIGHTS At FARisAUlT.