6 BULLETIN 315;, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 2. — Car-lot jr eight and refrigeration rates on cantaloupes in effect, during the spring 



of 1915 — Continued. 



From — 



Rockyfor J and Las 

 Animas, Colo. 



Freight 

 service. 



Express 

 service. 



Brownsville, Tex. 



Freight 

 service. 



Express 

 service. 



Seaford, Del. 



Freight 

 service. 



Express 

 service. 





s . 



u 



O <B 













c3 S 



a 





en 3 





en o 





£ a 





P<o 



<D CD 



M c 



(VJW 



H 



}0.11 



SI. 20 



.095 



.64 



.11 



1.28 



.11 



1.35 



.125 



1.84 



.125 



1.43 



.095 



.94 



.095 



.64 



.11 



1.20 



.11 



1.35 



.14 



1.99 



.095 



.90 



Albany, N. Y.... 



Baltimore, Md 



Boston, Mass 



Buffalo, N. Y 



Chicago, 111 



Cleveland, Ohio 



New York City, N. Y.. 



Philadelphia, Pa 



Pittsburgh, Pa 



Rochester, N. Y 



St. Louis, Mo 



Washington, D. C 



JO. 795 

 .78 

 .85 

 .635 

 .46 

 .605 

 .81 

 .79 

 .635 

 .72 

 .41 

 .78 



si;.}. 00 (b) 

 65. 00 SI. 375 

 65.00 1.625 

 60.00 1.25 

 50. 00: 1.00 

 60.00 1.25 

 65. 00 n. 375 



65.00 

 60.00 

 65.00 

 50.00 

 65.00 



1.375 

 1.375 

 ( 6 ) I 

 .875 

 1. 375 



( 6 ) 



S50.00 

 50.00 

 45. 00 

 37.00 

 45. 00 



<-50.00 

 50. 00 

 50.00 

 ( 6 ) 

 35. 00 

 50.00 



jO. 90 1 

 .981 



1.051 

 .816 

 .65 

 .7S5 



1.011 

 .991 

 .816 

 .908 

 .58 

 .9S1 



$0. 50 

 .50 

 .51 

 .435 

 .385 

 .385 

 .50 

 .45 

 .4025 

 .50 

 .3075 

 .50 



(6) | (6) SO. 249 

 S2. 00 S65. 00 . 189 

 2.25! 65.00 

 1.50 60.00 

 1.50 55.00 

 1.75 60.00 

 2. 00| 65. 00 

 2.00: 65.00 

 1.75 60.00 

 2.00; 65.00 

 1.25 50.00 

 2.00 65.00 



.315 



.261 



.368 



.261 



.21 



.189 



.221 



.249 



.431 



.221 



a Express company does not provide refrigerator service. If any is desired the express company will 

 supply refrigerator cars for quantities in excess of 12,000 pounds, but shippers must furnish the ice." 

 b No carload rates in effect, 

 c Delivery at Jersey City only. 



THE HOME-GROWN CROP. 



In the immediate vicinity of many important markets a large acre- 

 age of cantaloupes is planted, annually, and in 1914 a crop of unusual 

 size was harvested. The quality of these melons was above the aver- 

 age, and the markets were kept well supplied with this stock through- 

 out the local season. These cantaloupes can be placed on the home 

 markets at a minimum of expense as there are no heavy freight and 

 refrigeration charges to pay and in some cases the packages are re- 

 turned to the grower. The saving in transportation charges is 

 considerable, as indicated in Table 2. 



In addition to this, the local growers have the great advantage 

 of being able to offer dealers a daily supply of freshly picked melons. 

 In many cases, in 1914, it was possible to dispose profitably of a 

 large part of the local crop at prices which would not return the 

 distant car-lot shipper his cost of transportation. As a result of 

 this large home-grown supply the demand for melons shipped into 

 many markets from distant areas of production was curtailed. 



CONDITION AND QUALITY OF RECEIPTS. 



As with most other highly perishable products, there is much 

 complaint in the markets regarding deficiencies in the condition and 

 quality of cantaloupes, both the home-grown stock and that which 

 comes from a distance. There is no doubt that prices are greatly 



