SHIPMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION OF TOMATOES. 



DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED. 



Some of the railroads do not keep separate records for tomatoes 

 shipped, but classify them together with a number of other com- 

 modities as "vegetables." This has increased to a very con- 

 siderable degree the difficulty of securing the information here 

 presented. Many of the transportation companies have indicated a 

 willingness to separate this product in their records. Owing to the 

 importance of the crop, it is hoped that all of the transportation 

 companies will adopt such a system. One of the important factors 

 in marketing any crop is, of course, a knowledge of the amount 

 marketed the preceding year, and the probable amount to be 

 handled during the current season. 



It is realized that a survey of this character presents many diffi- 

 culties and can be perfected only as it is subjected to the criticism 

 and correction of the trade, railway officials, and shippers. This 

 compilation and the map showing graphically the location of the 

 important tomato shipping areas and the approximate dates for 

 shipments is believed to be the most comprehensive statement of 

 the commercial tomato crop that has been attempted, and it is pub- 

 lished with the belief that it will be found immediately useful to all 

 concerned in marketing the tomato crop in 1915. It is hoped to 

 perfect this work and to make it much more complete in the future. 



TOMATO SHD?MENTS, 1914. 



All numbers which are marked with an asterisk (*) are estimates, based upon the shipments for 1913 

 and figures furnished for the 1914 crop previous to its being marketed. Stations believed to be important 

 shipping points but for which no figures have been obtained are marked with a dash ( ). 



Alabama: 



(May 25 to July 1.) 



Carloads. 



Evergreen 



0.0 



State total 



0. 







Arkansas: 





(July 1 to Sept. 1.) 





White River district. . . . 



30. 



Decatur 



9.0 



Judsonia 



2. 



Gravette 



1.0 



State total 



42. 







California: l 

 (June 15 to Oct. 1.) 



Henderson 



Sacramento 



Merced 



Los Angeles 



California — Continued . 

 (June 15 to Oct. 1)— Contd. 



Marysville 



Fullerton 



Monte 



Sunnyvale 



Anaheim 



San Fernando 



Florin 



Lodi 



Atwater 



Freeport 



Puente 



San Diego 



San Pedro 



Mayfield 



Mountain View 



Placentia 



San Francisco . .. 



Alviso 



i The following shipments of tomatoes 

 From Deeoto, Cal. , 95 cars. 



*60.0 

 60.0 



47.0 

 45.0 

 in 1914 were reported too late to appear on the map and chart: 



Carloads. 



41.0 



39.0 



23.0 



22.0 



11.0 



10.0 



5.0 



5.0 



3.0 



3.0 



3.0 



3.0 



3.0 



2.0 



2.0 



2.0 



2.0 



1.0 



