The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-07-22
SHIPPED MANY CARS OF TRUCK
Gross Returns for Season Will be Over Half
Million Dollars
marion County Floridianl

marion County Floridian)
In spite of a very bad beginning brought
about by increased freight rates, Marion
county has had a very successful trucking
season. Incomplete returns gathered by
the Marion County Board of Trade from
the various shipping points indicate that the
truck crops of the county have this season
yielded gross returns totalling well over a
half million dollars. The tomato crop. one
of the largest that has ever been shipped
out of the county, and the watermelon crop.
were the largest of the season More than
S95 cars of truck were shipped, not includ-
ing crate shipments in less than car lots
The incomplete figures show that the gross
returns were S576, 346. The number of cars
of tomatoes shipped was 215, and the num-
Der of cars of watermelons was $50. Of
cucumbers, there were 36 cars shipped, and
OF string beans, %. Due to increase in
freight rates, the cabbage crop was almost
total loss, and lettuce brought very little
Most of the cabbage was left in the fields.
The gross returns for the various crops as
shown by the incomplete figures were: for
tomatoes, 1924 1894; watermelons, S1S5, 500;
string beans. $71,326; cucumbers, So, 653;
lettuce, So, 258; cantaloupes, $18,215. These
figures are based on the following average
prices obtained: tomatoes. 81; watermelons,
$3.50; string beans, 81; cucumbers, So; let
tuce, 75c.; cantaloupes, $2.25.
two packing houses in Ocala, there being
$50 cars shipped from this point. Mcintosh
was next with "a cars. In round numbers,
the following individual shipments were
made thru the packing house of Mr.. j. c.
Johnson, of 0cala: 5000 crates off of 40
acres of his own, and 1000 crates off of 20
acres share cropped; w. M. Gist & Son, 1000
crates off of 40 acres; j. L. Wallace, 5000
crates off of 35 acres; Lee Priest, 2500
crates off of 10 acres; R. A. Manning, 1000
crates off of 20 acres; j. F. Keen, 1000
crates off of 20 acres; l.. M. Green, 1900
crates off of Is acres; Douglas & Gaskins,
1000 crates off of 10 acres. Mr.. Johnson,
who sold his entire crop under contract, re-
ceived return of around $4,000 for his
tomatoes. His net return was around $500.
Mr.. Johnson is recognized as one of the
most successful growers of tomatoes in
Marion county. In 1920, his tomato crop
brought him 10000 from 40 acres; in 1919,
$4,000 from 45 acres; in 1918, over $4,000
from 20 acres; in 1917, over $1,000 from 20
acres, and he had been getting good re-
turns in years prior to that
The shipments this year from the various
points in the county were &C follows:
Reddick, 1882 crates, including two cars,
of string beans; 1864 crates, including seven
cars, of cucumbers; Is cars of watermelons
and eight cars of tomatoes.
Orange Lake, 2115 crates of string beans,
2225 crates of lettuce, II cars of watermel-
ons, 1877 crates of cucumbers.
Anthony, 1900 crates of string beans, 700
crates of lettuce, 12,075 crates of tomatoes,
including Is car lots; nine cars of water
melons, 5000 crates of cantaloupes, includ-
ing eight car lots.
Mcintosh, Il, 500 crates. including % cars,
of cabbage; 1880 crates. including II cars,
OF string beans; 5000 crates. including Is
cars, of cucumbers; 1920 crates, including
25 cars. of lettuce, 1860 crates, including
A &1r@o 1 a+orv,
Ocala, proper, &C., 65 crates tomatoes, in
GLIDING $50 cars; seven cars watermelons;
two cars string beans.
Flag stations near Ocala, 50 cars of wa
termelons; 1904 crates, including eight cars,
of tomatoes.
crates tomatoes, 100 crates cucumbers, four
cars watermelons.
Martel, two cars of string beans.
South Lake Weir, 81 cars watermelons.
Stations on Ocklawaha Valley, 100 crates
okra, 100 crates string beans, two cars wa
termelons.
Gambler, % cars watermelons.
Kendrick, Is crates of cabbage, IL crates
string beans, 513 crates tomatoes, Is cars
watermelons.
Fairfield, 10 cars string beans, rs cars
watermelons, Ia cars cucumbers.
Ems thla, 700 crates cucumbers, 1900
crates string beans.
Ocklaw aha, 800 crates string beans, $50
crates okra, SO crates cucumbers, $50 crates
catalogues.
Lowell 120 crates cabbage. 9774 crates
string beans, 200 crates lettuce, $50 crates
cueumbers, 1908 crates cantaloupes, 81 cars
watermelons, 1,648 crates tomatoes, $40
crates sweet corn, SO crates peas.
Summerfield, seven cars cabbage, 500
crates tomatoes, 100 crates cucumbers, so
cars watermelons, 800 crates cantaloupes.
Weirsdale, 81 cars watermelons.
Stanton, 81 cars watermelons.
Santos, 174S crates cabbage. 692 crates
tomatoes, three cars watermelons.
Dunnellon, Al cars waternelons.
1t should be remembered that compare
lively few of the farmers OF Marion county
are engaged in raising early vegetables.
Trucking is but one phase Ct the agriculture
OF Marion county. The majority of farmers
are engaged in general farming