40 THE ALABAMA OPPORTUNITY. 



The principal part of this amount is made up of the vahic 

 Qf the cabbag-e, potatoes and beans. Other vegetables' are 

 raised and both sold in Mobile, and shipped, but the principal 

 shipments are in these three vegetables. 



vegetable; shipping season. 



The main shipping season is between the first part of April 

 and the latter part of June. The vegetables sent out from Mo- 

 bile go to St. Louis, Chicago, Burlington, Minneapolis and Co- 

 lumbus. Paducah, Detroit, Sioux Falls and Des Moines. 

 Some cabbage are shipped out of Mobile as late as December. 



In some instances the Mobile County produce raisers sell 

 direct to the merchants in these cities or they dispose of their 

 produce through commis'sicwi men in Mobile and other cities. 



Mobile is itself a large consumer of vegetables. It is fortu- 

 nately situated. Fresh and inviting vegetables can be bought 

 cheaper, in greater quantities and in more months of the year 

 there than perhaps in any other Southern State. 



The railroad officials are doing everything in their power 

 to encourage and build vip the industry in Mobile and over 

 South I Alabama counties. The unprecedented increase in the 

 amount of shipments to the north has meant much for the rail- 

 roads and with their customary foresight the officials are lay- 

 ing the foundation for still larger business. 



'Now, a word or two as to their increase in truck farming 

 in the country around Mobile. The figures from the books 

 of the railroads show that the vegetable shipments during the 

 season of 1904 was twice as large as the shipments during the 

 preceding year. 



The railroads are, in accordance with their fostering policy, 

 sending out advertising matter, distributing information 

 among the truck raisers who may be new to the business and 

 .endeavoring to secure immigrants to engage in the industry. 



BRINGING IN COLONISTS. 



In the past few months several hundred colonists have been 

 brought to the southern part of the state to engage in vegeta- 

 ble and fruit growing. The most of these colonists have been 

 carried across the bay to Baldwin County where land can be 



