MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION OF STRAWBERRIES. 



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TOTAL STRAWBERRY SHIPMENTS IN 1915. 



Reports from the railroads at the end' of the strawberry season 

 were received by the Office of Markets and Rural Organization and 

 have been tabulated in Table 3. This table shows the strawberry- 

 shipping stations and the actual number of cars shipped from each 

 during the 1915 season. They are grouped by States and by ship- 

 ping districts and represent the final figures obtainable for shipments 

 during the year. 



Table 3. — Strawberry shipments, 1915. 



Alabama. 



Castleberry section (Apr. 15 to June 1): 



Castleberry 



Atmore 



Boiling 



Carloads. 

 47 

 21 



4 



Total 



York section (Apr. 15 to June 1): 



Cuba 



York 



Livingston 



McConnell 



Total 



Cullman section (Apr. 15 to June 5): 



Cullman 



Hanceville 



Total 



Thorsby section (Apr. 20 to June 1): 

 Thorsby 



Total 



State total. 



Arkansas. 



Southwest section (Apr. 25 to June 1): 



Horatio 



Cauthorn 



Total 



Judsonia section (Apr. 25 to June 5): 



Judsonia . . . 

 Bald Knob. 



McRae 



Searcy 



MorrUlton.. 

 Dardanelle. 



Leslie 



Higginson . . 

 Bradford . . . 

 Jonesboro . . 

 Pangburn . . 

 Marshall . . . 



Total 



Ozark section (May 1 to June 5): 



Van Buren 



Springdale 



Johnsons 



72 



87 



187 



66 



31 



25 



17 



8 



7 



5 



4 



3 



2 



1 



356 



Arkansas — ( 'oni inued. 



Ozark section (May 1 to June 5)— Con. Carloads. 



36 



35 



31 



15 



14 



12 



11 



10 



9 



Alma 



Farmington 



Fayetteville 



Decatur 



Highflll 



Dyer 



Rudy 



Mountainburg. . . 



Mulberry 



Cave Springs 



Tontitown 



Avoca 



Siloam Springs . . 



Elm Springs 



Garfield 



Healing Springs . 



Litteral 



Gentry 



Total 



State total. 



339 



California. 

 Los Angeles section (Mar. 1 to Dec. 1): 

 Gardena 



a27 



Total 



Sacramento section (Mar. 25 to Aug. 15): 



Sacramento 



Florin 



Total. 



Placer County section (Apr. 1 to Tune 1): 

 New Castle 



Total 



Fresno section (Apr. 1 to Aug. 15): 

 Fresno 



.56 



Total. 



56 



Santa Clara-Santa Cruz section (Apr. 1 to 

 Dec. 1): 



Alviso * 175 



Watsonville 174 



Aromas and Vegas 80 



Gilroy 6 



Total. 



435 



a Probably a large additional amount shipped locally on trucks and electric line*. 

 * Includes less than carload shipments. 



