The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-06-23
TOMATOES BRING WEALTH.

AOMAnAO1O U4NA1NN WEALTH..
BY w. B. Lockwood.
Crystal Springs, June Is.
There are thrills that make on
tingle,
There are thrills that make on,
cry,
But the thrill that makes on,
jingle,
Is when crops are selling high.
T. F. Ware has made a report
of his cabbage operations this sea
son. He planted 8 1-2 acres to cab
bage and gathered 8O4 crates
which he sold here at an average
price Of $3.50 per crate. He used
1900 pounds Of cabbage special to
the acre as fertilizer. In 1919 he
had the same acreage to cabbage,
on which he gathered 600 crates,
which he sold at an average price
of $4.25 per crate.
Another interesting evidence Of
the value of intensive farming
when conducted on scientific prln-
ciples as is done by the people in
this section as it is done nowhere
else in the south, is that of Misses
Virginia and Marian Mcpherson,
These young ladies, to pass away
the time, planted a small patch Of
tomatoes, 35 by IS feet, from
which they gathered 80 crates,
which they sold on the platform
here for 81 per crate. These young
ladies worked their pet patch af-
ter school hours and produced the
largest and most perfect tomatoes
exhibited here this season. The
methods of intensive farming
practiced here, which has pro-
duced such gratifying results, in
this community is being studied by
delegations who have been here
this season, but these prospective
growers must be warned that the
crop is most uncertain and that it
takes mint of money to produce
and market it, and that a success
full venture can only be hoped for
where soil and climate conditions
are favorable and where some citi-
zens in the community with means
and nerves of steel Is willing to
back up the game. These three pre-
requisites this community has, for
in Lotterhos & Huber company the
community has a backing and has
had for years that neither "the act
of God or the public enemy" can
disturb. But the business here now
is on solid foundation and so AK
pert are the growers in their pack
that it is "a fact that the crops here
this season have sold all the way
from Is cents to 40 cents more
than they have in Texas and other
points shipping at this time. Re-
cognizing this fact, growers living
as far as 80 miles away are bring
ing their meager crops here for
sale and shipment. The moral is
that if one cares to try the game
of growing vegetables the wise
thing for that one to do is to play
the game in that community that
has played it and won.
This week has been 'one of
thrills and the record Of all past
performances in the matter of
shipments broken to smithereens,
the peak shipment Tuesday reach
ing 81 solid carloads, as against
the peak shipment of former years
of SO.
Thursday, the 9th, Sc cars went
forward loaded with 1923 hampers
Of carrots, 275 of beets, 172 Of
beans, "a crates of cabbage, and
54,444 crates Of tomatoes and
three solid cars of carrots.
Cherry Grove plantation, owned
by Grantham Brothers, is shipping
a carload Of tomatoes daily. The
plantation is provided with a
swith, is located packing shed
for the purpose of standardizing
the pack, which is sold under q
guarantee and so far his brought
a shade better price than the non
guaranteed pack. The plantation
will ship Is cars this season, but
next season it is contemplated to
embark in the industry on q more
extensive scale, growing all kinds
of truck.
It is also contemplated next sea-
son to employ packers from Flori-
da to pack tomatoes, using as con-
tanners the six-basket crate as we'll
as the four. The movement Friday
the 10th, totaled Sc cars, loaded
with 1884 hampers Of carrots, 43