THE STRAWBERRY FEBRUARY 1907 



out. "Give me a ticket to Indianapolis," 

 I cried to the agent, "and please telephone 

 my wife that I was obliged to go, and to 

 use her own judgment in disposing of the 

 ripening fruit until my return." And 

 just as the rapidly moving train swept 

 out of the station I swung aboard, re- 

 solved to know what the trouble was at 

 all hazards. I could not sit still on the 

 train, and my mind was full of question- 

 ings as to what could have been wrong 

 with the berries 1 had shipped the day 

 before. But soon I was in Indianapolis 

 and there I saw my berries taken from 

 the car and followed the express wagon 

 to the store, but told no one who I was. 



While the expressman was unloading 

 the berries, I paced nervously up and 

 down in front of the fine establishment. 

 Soon one of the clerks came out and began 

 to remove the lids from the cases. Such 

 a sight met my eyes as made my heart 

 sink with disappointment and chagrin! 

 Boxes that two hours before were packed 

 level with the top were now less than 

 half full. I called the proprietor out, 

 told him who I was and of my amaze- 

 ment and disappointment at what I had 

 witnessed. He assured me that the same 

 thing had occurred with the previous 

 day's shipment, and the first box I lifted 

 told the reason why — I had made my 

 boxes with tacks and the jar of the car 

 had broken the bottom of each one loose, 

 letting it down on one side! 



"You should have a box machine and 

 make your own boxes with wire staples," 

 said the dealer. "It's a shame to have 

 such fine large berries as these mangled 

 in such a manner." 



That's a good suggestion," I replied, 

 "but rather late to act upon at this late 

 day. You do the best you can with this 

 shipment." And I left him to take the 

 train home, reflecting as I rode along as 

 to which was the greater disappointment — 

 a mistake that made the crop a failure, or 

 a big crop and a big blunder at market- 

 ing time? 



(Continued in iVIarch Number) 



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