The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
For Good of
 the Community

IldS QOno well. TWO men were walking to Dublin and each asked peas ant how far it was. The peasant noted the pace of the wayfarers and told one that it was an hours journey, the other that it was a days distance.
 So it is. It all depends on the stride. Hence it is that the federal Market Re- porter. is officially listing the car load shipments of fruits and vegetables from Alabama in 1921 and 1920 makes encour- aging reading. The showing is this:
 Car loads of cabbages moved from Alabama to central markets up to June 4, 1921, totaled 905, compared with 263 for the same period in 1920 and 265 for the entire 1920 season.
 Car loads of mixed vegetables shipped from Alabama up to June 4, 1921, amounted to 63, compared with 54 in the same period of 1 920 and 55 for the entire season of 1920.
 Car loads of sweet potatoes shipped from Alabama this year up to June totaled 478, compared with 400 during the same period last year and 401 for the entire 1920 season.
 Car loads of strawberries shipped from Alabama this year up to June totaled
 
 period in 1920 and 147 in the entire 1920 season.
 Car loads of white potatoes shipped from Alabama up to June 4, this year, were 461, compared with IFS during the same period in 1920 and 306 for the entire 1920 season.
 Coming to grand totals we have this:
 Car loads of cabbages, mixed vege- tables, strawberries and sweet and Irish potatoes shipped from Alabama in 1921 up to June 4 were 2,175, compared with 1,O42 shipped during the same period in the preceding year This is an increase of MORE THAN 1OO9o. The entire car load movement during 1920 was 1,174, which shows that the entire 1921 move ment will prove more than 1009o increase
 How about the results in money? In spite of high freight rates the net returns f. 0. b. cars at shipping points have been remunerative. The east will pay high price for fresh garden stuff and potatoes in the spring time Freight or no, New York, Chicago and Pittsburg hotels can recoup themselves.
 Here is an illustration:
 In the week of May 28 Cuba, Ala, snap beans were shipped in car load lots sold through the Cuba Truck Growers associa- tion. Official report from Auburn is that members of the association received net price of $2.25 to $40 per bushel, or . total of S10,500 for the nine cars. Some beans some price for nine cars.
 A committee of 25 members of the Cuba association estimated their savings as result of this cooperation at 25 per cent, or total of S2,625 on the entire movement. On total shipment of IA cars the association members saved S3,375 through cooperative measures.
 Coming to peaches readers of the Mar ket Report feel distinct shock. Up to June 4, this year. Georgia had shipped 1,567 car loads of peaches; Alabama B. Georgia shipped 5,663 car loads last year; Alabama 126. Why? The answer is not automatic. Has Alabama no early varieties of peaches? Will they not grow here?
 There is something wrong about this If Alabama can raise early beans, straw berries and cabbages, why not the peach that gathers the early blush and adds first decorative luster to the spring time fruit stand and table?
 California was not. a peach state, but got to be one. It was not an apple state,