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Normal shipping seasons of the different districts. 



The shipping seasons of the principal strawberry dis- 

 tricts in the United States, as compiled by the Office of 

 Markets, United States Department of Agriculture, are 

 given below. ^ The list includes only those districts that 

 ship in car-lots ; the output of the great body of com- 

 mercial planting in Pennsylvania, New York, Massa- 

 chusetts and other northern states is handled in near-by 

 markets in less than car-lot quantities, and is not included : 



Alabama, Castleberry district, April 15 to June 1. 



" York district, April 15 to June 1. 



" Cullman district, April 15 to June 1. 



Thorsby district, April 20 to June 1. 

 Arkansas, Southwest district, April 25 to June 1. 



" Judsonia district, April 25 to June 5. 



" Ozark district. May 1 to June 5. 



California, Los Angeles district, March 1 to December 1. 



** Sacramento district, March 25 to August 15. 



" Placer County district, April 1 to June 1. 



" Fresno district, April 1 to August 15. 



" Santa Clara and Santa Cruz districts, April 1 to 



December 1. 



" Siskiyou district. May 20 to July 15. 



Colorado, May 20 to September 1. 

 Connecticut, June 15 to July 1. 

 Delaware, May 15 to June 20. 

 Florida, Plant City district, December 1 to April 1. 



" Stark district, February 10 to May 15. 

 Illinois, May 15 to June 20. 

 Indiana, May 25 to June 25. 

 Iowa, June 1 to June 20. 

 Kansas, May 20 to June 20. 

 Kentucky, May 10 to June 10. 

 Louisiana, March 15 to May 20. 

 Maryland, May 15 to June 30. 

 Michigan, June 1 to July 18. 

 Minnesota, June 20 to July 10. 



1 Bui. 237 (1915), "Strawberry Supply and Distribution in 1914," by 

 W. A. Sherman, et al. 



