Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06


$4,000 crates, with a farm value o
$3.50 900.
CUCUMBERS-The total numbe
. of cars of cucumbers shipped from
! Delaware by rail during 1924 was
: 23S, in addition to which there were
: 1908 bushels transported by truck
! and $50 barrels packed by the can
ners. The first car of cucumbers was
shipped on July 8, and the last car
on October IL. The eastern part OF
Sussex county is the principal pro-
,. ducing area, and shipments are
made to practically all the leading
markets in the eastern United
States. The Bureau of Agricultural
Economics estimates the total pro-
ductiOn of Delaware in 1924 at 49,
900 hampers, with farm value of
$1S3,OOO.
ber of cars shipped from Delaware
during 1924 was 259. There were
about 20 tons transported by boat
and about 100 tons by truck. The
first car shipped from Delaware
during the 1924 season was on Au-
gust %, and the last car on Septem-
ber 26. The eastern part of Sussex
county is the principal producing
area. The Bureau of Agricultural
Economics estimates the total pro-
duction for Delaware at $50 cars, and
the farm value at $4,000.
GRAPES-The total number of
cars shipped from Delaware during
the 1924 season was 10S, and in ad-
dition to the above, there were 49,
! 848 twelVe-quart baskets transported
by truck The first car was shipped
on August %, and the last car on
October 9. There were approximately
Is cars of Moore's Early, and the re-
mainder were Concords, the first
car of ConcOrds being shipped about
September 10. Philadelphia still re-
mains the principal receiving point
for Delaware grapes; however, the
distribution this year covered a
much larger area than ever before.
Kent county is the principal pro-
ducing section. The Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics estimates the to-
tai production for Delaware during
1924 at 1,40O tons, and the farm val
ue at $4,000.
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number of cars moved by rail during
1924 was 1,434. There were 14,721
bushels moved by truck and about !
600 bushels by boat. In addition to |
those mentioned above, there were |
$4,000 cases canned. The first car of |
new sweet potatoes was shipped on |
about September rs. Most of the crop |
is put in storage as harvested and
shipped during the late fall and win
ter months. The principal producing
areas are Sussex and Kent counties.
Shipments are made to all the lead
ing markets in the eastern United
States, and as far west as Denver
and north into Canada. Big Stem, Big
Leaf, and Up River are the leading
varieties. The Bureau of Agricultur-
al Economics estimates the total
production of Delaware for 1924 at
1 100000 bushels, and the farm value
at $1,638,O0O.
WHITE POTATOES - The total
of cars of white potatoes
shipped from Delaware during 1924
was 1913. In addition to those shipped
by rail, there were 1903 bushels
by truck and about 21,-
500 bushels by boat. Shipments are
made during the entire year. White
potatoes are produced commercially
Ill over the state, and most of them
are shipped to nearby markets. The
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
estimates the total production for
Delaware in 1924 at $4,000 bushels,
ind the farm value at $655,00O.
DIT A HLyDTD DACDDED DDTUC |
IUCKLEBERRIES, CHERRIES, etc.
There were 6 carloads of blackber-
les shipped by rail during 1924, 49,
69 crates by truck, and about 300
rates by boat. 2,O7O crates of hue
-leberries were shipped by truck,
rates of cherries, and 20 crates of
lums. In addition to the amount of
resh berries shipped, the Gamers
acked about $4,000 cases of various
mall berries. No statistics are avail
BILE regarding the total production
r farm value.
TOMATOES-Ther were 1,151 1888
askets of tomatoes transported by
oat during the year 1924 from the
tate of Delaware and 60,454 baskets
Y truck. All of the above were fresh
)matoes. Reports from the Gamers
ldicate that there were approx
lately 79,500 cases of No. 10 toma-
yes canned, 100000 cases of No. 1,
o. 2 and No. 21s, and 272,5OO cases
No. 3. There were also approx
ately 305,000 cases of various to-
alto products, such as puree, paste,
ltsup, pulp, chill, soup, ETC., packed.
hese were packed in various sizes.
be Bureau of Agricultural Econo-
les estimates the total tomato pro-
lotion for Delaware during 1924,
r manufe cture, at $1,000 tons, and
e farm value at $944,O00. The pro-
lction of tomatoes for table use is
timated at 252,000 bushels, with a
rm value of $454,00O. p
SWEET CORN-There were no -,
rload shipments of sweet corn for 3.
slaware during 1924. The truck =
Ovement was 1854 bushels, and =
ere were 163,42 cases of sweet e
IN canred. The Bureau of Agri- =
ltural Economics estimates the to- =
producti"~ of sweet corn for Del =
are at lI,100 tons, and the farm e
lue at $133,000. e
VEGETABLES - PEAS, =
ANS, ASPARAGUS, TURNIPS, =
There was no carload move =
Mt of these fresh vegetables; how =
sr, several cars of various canned
,ieties were shipped. There were e
800 cases of string beans packed, =
ncipally in the No. 2 and No. 10 "A
es, and 13,103 bushels transported =
truck. 2O3,853 cases of peas were =
med, practically all of the No. =
:, and 1,433 bushels were trans