Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-06-08

with berries on their way to mar
ct; the wide fields dotted with
thousands OF pickers, and the
berries themselves are descrlb.
ed with enthusiasm by the visit
or.
The way the berries were
handled, he said, was one OF the
main features Of the harvesting
aud marketing activity. AL
though the peak of the berry sea
son is said to have been reached
Thursday, FRIDAY and Saturday
uf last week, the berries cnntin
ued to pourin in large quantities
all OF this week.
All of the berry towns IN the
southwestern part OF the state
have been crowded with pickers.
buyers aud railroad represent
atives. At night the streets
OF the towns are crowded with
pickers and in many OF them
carnival amusements Lave ap
peared.
Tie loading, which begins
late in the afternoon, is described
as being AL interesting spectacle
lin Neosho this week and the lat.
ter part of last W. elk, when hun
dreds of vehicleS-Fords, Dad
ges, wagons and hacks formed
a line often extending seven or
more city tlocks. Often all OF
the berries would no. be aded
until . O'Clock in tue. morning,
m my having t. wait almost al
night at the platforms.
There are two large loading
sheds at Neosho and the inspect
|ors, with their odd shaped ham
mers, add to the activity OF The
loading scene, as they quickly
and efficiently pry open each
crate. inspect the berries and
seal it again
The crates after being Inspect
ed are carried into. the refriger
ator cars where they are kept in
good condition with ice. Most
of the berries are being shipped
to New York, Canada and other
eastern points, and practically
all of them are sold before being
shipped. There are ve'y few
rollers this year. Rollers
is a term applied to berries that
Are not sold before shipping.
The berry crop Of Mcdonald
and Newton counties is esti
mated to bring 100000. The
Aroma berries are forming the
big part of the crop. although all
varieties have done unusually
well.
Every crate of berries shipped
bears the name of the shipper
So that quality is assured the
consumer.
The streets of Sarcoxie just
now have a festival appearance.
as they always d. every year al
this time. Side shows and doh
racks and other gaming paragh
ernaIia are on every corner for
entertaining the visitors. Ber'
ry pickers who are camped on
every side Of the vicinity of the
berry fields throng the streets
each evening, ready to spend
their money freely and be en-.
tertained. 1t is harvest time in
| Sarcoxia in more senses than be-
ing just a berry harvest.
Monday night at Sarcoxie
when an extra. big pick came,
after Sundays rest, the line of
vehicles waiting to be un!oaded
became very long, as reported
by one who saw it,. The loading
sheds are located south of the
depot in Sarcoxi". The line of
waiting vehicles reached from
there north for three blocks to
the public square, and thence
for a block or Two east. In the
Opposite direction, the waiting
| wagons and machines extended
for a half block south and thence
for a mile west asst the Wild
nurseIv
For hours the arriving vehicles
came as fast as those in place at
the shed could be unlOaded and
driven away. One man far out
on this line stated that lie did
not get relieved of his load and