The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-11

MarkcunE Fly Parcel Post
 When you send anything by par cells post, be sure to put your name and address on the package. This is the law, and the United States gov ernment has issued recent nstruc- tions insisting that postmasters re- fuse such packages as don't conform to this law. This is very important to both sender and receiver.
 This department of The Age Herald receives every day, specimens of diff ferent things, and very few of the packages carry the name and ad- dress of the sender, and often when a letter follows, it is impossible to know in every case what name be- longs to a particular specimen.
 Suppose you are mailing some farm produce to a dealer and others are doing the same thing. hoss can the dealer know heads from tails? The post mark is rarely plain enough to read; so there is much confusion. but easily avoided, if you will simply comply with the law.
 Another. simple precaution, always enclose in the package a card or paper giving simply the senders name and address
 Quality Pays
 
 than with recent slump in the strawberry market, when great many berries had to be sold at 50 cents and $1.00 per crate. This con- dition was brought about by too much rain, and as to be expected. it was the poor quality berries that suffered most.
 Fairly good berries retailed at 10 cents per quart box, but extra fancy ones still brought 20 cents. The same thing works out in selling any Gort of perishable farm produce; and those truckers who put up only choice vegetables in their commercial punches, are the ones that expert ence less difficulty in selling. and be- sides are those who obtain the high est prices I saw wagon load of radishes, few days ago, that all the buyers seemed to be passing up, and for good reason. A close look disclosed the fact that every bunch had one or two i'll shaped roots that could have been left out with little loss, and would have improved the looks so as to induce ready sale. It don't pay to try marketing culls.
 Buying Seed
 When a man buys suit ofsclothes or a woman buys q dress, they are mighty apt to examine very closely about what they are buying. The same practice seems to prevail in the purchase of anything else, with the single exception of seed. With seed it is amazing how little attention is paid to the question of quality, which is after all, the primary factor that contributes to the resulting crop. Every planter will tell you that he wants only the best. but when he comes to buy, 1t is the price that is generally the determining factor with him.
 Unfortunately with many seed, it is impossible, to tell by the seed them selves. anything that would be safe to go by; and in such cases, one must trust to the dealer. but there are seed where the sample itself ought to be the guide. There are more and wider difference in qualities. of seed, than is the case with clothing, but its hard to make the planter understand why one dealers price may be 50 per cent higher than another on the same seed
 Questions and Answers
 Q. Wha- is the other name for Joseph's Coat, foliage plant! Miss D.
 A. Amaranthus tricolor, and there are other species of amarenthus chat produce splendid foliage.