Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-06
MELON SEASON
ABOUT AT END
SAYS HARRICAN

iiC SuAibhioupC etCdi 10 Pi oNeASciJ
ever. Total shipments ,or the
1881 season was, 22,148 carloads
This nearly doubles the years 1922
season, when 1859 carloads were
shipped, and is an increase ovel
last year of 4,074 carloads, accord,
ing to the monthly report of B. A
Harrigan, county agricultural COM
missioner.
Watermelon shipments were equal
to last seasons total, when 5,44S
cars we're shipped.
Shipments by truck have become
big factor in moving perishable
products out of Imperial Valley
This season 302,175 crates or 91a
carloads of cantaloupes and 2,159
trucks carrying 9,058 tons of water
melons were checked through I'm
perial county highway inspection
stations.
In order to expedite the check
ing of trucks through the stations
each truck carrying fresh, fruit OF
vegetables is required to have an
inspection certificate issued at
point of loading.
The following goods were inspect
ed and passed into Imperial coun-
ty during the month of July 1881:
10 Oleander trees, / rubber tree, 2
sacks melon seed, 1 box bedding
plants, 95 box grapefruit, 2 ship
ments household goods, % truck
loads oranges, car loads bananas
35 truck loads potatoes.
Quarantine reflections included Z
boxes oranges, box grapefruit.
Outgoing shipments consisted of
1856 car loads of cantaloupes, 1926
carloads of honey dews, 1,774 car
loads of honey balls, 1921 carloads
of watermelons, "a carloads of cas-
abaS, 412 carloads of mixed melons.
The following were rejected for
not meeting the requirements OF
the California Fruit and Vegetable
Standardization act: 1908 crates
honey dews and honey balls, $50
crates cantalOupes, 674 tons water
melons.
Weights and measures inspection
work included: 6 gasoline pumps
tested and sealed, 3 spring scales
tested and sealed, computing
scales tested and sealed, platform
scales tested and sealed, l wagon
scale tested ard sealed.
Three hundred and six ranches
were visited in interest of weed
control, and 4 ranches in interest
of pest control.
The following goods were inspect
ed and passed at the Boulder Park
inspection station during July: Cot
ton seed hulls 4 tons, alfalfa seed
584 tons, alfalfa meal 4 tons, cattle
81 head, horses 2 head, chickens
IL crates, Jap melons ISL crateS
casabas 425 crates, tomatoes 1T
crates, cantaloupes 999 crates, hon.
ey dews ISIS crates, honey balls 768
crates, grapes 265 crates, cheese 5h
tons, meat 8lR tons, watermelons
423 tons, cream 10 trucks, butter
10 trucks, miscellaneous 10 trucks.
Trifolitim highway station during
July: Cotton SGT bales, cotton seed
gin trash 104 tons, cotton seed cake
49 tons, alfalfa hay 11,127 tons, al
falfa meal SO tons, grain hay 303
tons, barley 242 tons, milo maize 9s
tons, hides 38 tons, wool 13 tons,
manure SGT tons, cattle 1878 head,
hogs 1,510 head, horses 20 head,
mules 18 head. chickens 5671a dozen,
Jap melons $500 crates, casabas
1880 crates, sweet potatoes 1,225
crates, Persian melons $40 crates,
tomatoes 621 crates. cantaloupes
952 craes, honey DAVIS 1926 crates,
honey balls 6,180 crates, grapes 1926
crates, butter SIS crates. cheese liz
crates, clover seed II crates, water
melons 1851 tons, honey Al tons,
straw SO tons, dry milk "A tons.