The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-05
Eight Districts in as Many States
Contribute Bulk Of Strawberry
Production Central Cali
fornia in Lead
TENNESSEE IS
SECOND In OUTPUT
Bulletin Shows Duration Of Shipping
Season in Various States De-
partment Maintains Daily
Market Service
By United Press.

by United Press.
Washington, May 5.-A recent sur
vey of the production and marketing
OF Strawberries in the United tSates.
made by the department of agriculture.
indicates that the eight most import
ant commercial strawberry districts
are central California, Tennessee.
Maryland, Delaware, southern Louis
lana, North and South Carolina Vfr-
ginia and the Ozarks. In 1914. 1905
car loads of strawberries we're shipped
from central California. Lesser duan-
titles were shipped from the other
districts which are named in the order
of their importance. From the Ozarks
came 74S car loads last year.
The authors of the survey, which is
published in Bulletin 1877 of the United
States department of agriculture.
strawberry Supply and Distribution
in 1884, point out, however, that the
north plays more important part in
the strawberry industry than these
figures might indicate. Great guam
titles of berries are grown in the north
in small patches and shipped to mar
ket by trolley, express, or in the pro-
ducer's own wagon. Only very small
portion Of northern grown berries are
concentrated into car load lots, the
basis for the government survey. In
the south, however, on the Pacific
coast where berries are shipped long
distances it is economical to arrange
to have them sent by car loads.
The bulletin already mentioned con-
tains list of all shipping stations in
the United States, where car load ship
ments originate, together with the
number of car loads sent out in 1914.
From this list it appears that there
was a grand total of 1862 car loads
Of Strawberries shipped commercially
in 1914. OF these 1912 came from Cal
ifornia, the states closest competitor
being Tennessee with a total of
1915.
Another chart in the bulletin shows
the duration Of the shipping seasons
in the various sections. Strawberries
begin to leave central Florida as early
as December and the movement con-
tinues until the end of March. BY
the first of March the first strawber-
ries from southern Texas and southern
California find they way to the market.
About the middle of March the Louis
lana crop begins to move, continuing
about two months, or until the middle
Of May. May is, indeed, the great
month for car load shipments. BY far
the greatest part of the Tennessee and
Virginia crop is shipped at that time,
southern Illinois and Maryland supply.
By the end Of June southern Califor-
MIA is almost the only area from which
car load shipments are being made.
The Strawberries then on the market
are chiefly grown in small quantities
in areas close to the great consuming
sections.
In connection with tnis work the
department of agriculture is conduct
ing telegraphic market news service
of the daily movement of strawberries
to the various large markets during
the current season, together with the
prices received. Reports of these
movements and prices are telegraph
ed daily to producing areas and con-
suming centers in order to assis. in
the profitable distribution Of the crop.