McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-06-16
WEST TENNESSEE HAS
RECORD BERRY CROP
More Than 1000 Cars Were Shipped to
Northern and Eastern Markets
This Session.

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see is established in this seasons
strawberry shipments from pointa
along the Illinois Central, Mobile &
Ohio, Louisville & Nashville and
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
railroads.
Official figures compiled by traffic
officials Of these roads show total
Of 1904 carloads of strawberries this
season, worth more than $1,500,000 to
growers. Just what the increase is
over the shipments of 1921 cannot be
stated until further tabulations are
made by the railroads. However they,
say there was substantial increase
over the number of carloads shipped
from the same stations last year.
The same farmers who marketed a
berry crop are now preparing to ship
one of the largest tomato crops ever
grown in West Tennessee. Those IA
miliar with the market predict good
price for tomatoes. They also have
beans, cabbage and apples. They
have sold some peas. The latter crop
is now general among the strawberry
growers this season but they say more
will be grown in 1928.
For the first time in the history Of
Shelby County strawberries were
grown in and were shipped to the
northern and eastern markets. Eight
cars went away from Berclair, sub
urban station on the NJ, G. & st. L.
Railroad and the same number from
Mercer, Tenn. The home grown ber-
ries were plentiful on Memphis tables
and will be eaten next winter as hun
dreds of housewives have preserved
them for later use The quality OF
these berries was good, but weather
conditions were against them.
Cool, rainy weather had consider
able to do with all the crop in West
Tennessee this year. If conditions
had been seasonable the output would
have been greater.
Carload shipments of Strawberries
handled over the Illinois Central rail-
road from different towns as follows:
Sharon, 81 cars; Greenfield, Al cars;
Newbern, 20 cars; Bradford, 36 cars:
Milan, IS cars; Medina, sc cars;
Jackson, III cars; Martin, 10 cars;
Gates, SO cars; Atoka, 5 cars; Kerr
vile, IL cars; Dyersburg, 8 cars:
Trimble, cars; Curve, 81 cars; Rip
ley, 236 cars; Halls, 116 cars; Idle
wild, cars and Covington, 81 cars.
By freight and express the Illinois
Central handled total of 1,0S6 car
loads of berries. Added to this were
62 carloads received at Dyersburg
from connecting lines and So carloads
received at Jackson from the same
source.
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad hand
led carload shipments over their lines
as follows:
Henderson, cars; Pinson, cars;
Jackson, So cars; Humboldt, 8S cars;
Fruitland, 26 cars; Trenton, AZ cars;
Dyer, 81 cars; Rutherford, ~ cars
and Kenton, 40 cars.
Total carload shipments handled by
the Mobile & Ohio was. 1927 cars.
The Louisville & Nashville railroad
handled carload shipments from towns
as follows;
Bells, IS cars; Fruitvale, 80 cars;
Gadsen, ~ cars; Humboldt, 151 cars;
Trezexant, SO cars; Brownsville, IS
cars; Gibson, 10 cars; Mckenzie,
cars; Pomona, 20 cars; Keeling, 4
cars; Atwood, cars and GAINESVILLE.
2 cars.
In carload shipments Humboldt was
high with total OF 239 cars and Rip
ley second with 236 carloads.