FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 5 
A Few Remarks on Raising Vegetables for Shipping. 
Within the past few years the raising of early vegetables for shipping West 
has become quite an item in the neighborhood of New Orleans. We have advan- 
tages here, which are not found elsewhere, for that branch of industry. Freights 
have been reduced to all points from here, and special cars, built expressly for 
carrying green vegetables and fruit, have been put on the Railroads. We are ear- 
lier here than at any other point, and with the rich ground we have, and the large 
supply of manure to be had for the hauling only, early vegetables can be raised 
very successfully. 
Almost every kind of vegetables are shipped from here, but Beans, Cucumbers, 
Beets, Tomatoes, Cabbage and Peas form the bulk of shipment. For Beans, the 
Dwarf Wax, Improved Valentine and ‘‘Best of All’’ are principally planted for ship- 
ping purposes; the latter carry well and find ready sale. The Wax varieties do 
well in a dry season, but in a wet one they are apt to spot, which makes them un- 
fit for shipping. If they have had a good season to grow, so they arrive in good or- 
der at destination, they will sell higher than any other variety. The Crease Back— 
a Pole Bean introduced here by me—is well adapted for shipping. Itis very early 
and will follow the Dwarf Beans closely in maturing. Thousands of bushels of 
green pods are shipped from here to the Western markets. They are generally sten- 
ciled ‘‘Mobile Beans,’’ which name is wrongly applied. Very few of this variety 
are planted at that place. 
In the way of Cucumbers, the Improved White Spine and New Orleans Market 
are the best varieties, as they bear abundantly, keep their color better, and are su- 
perior for shipping to any other. I have been supplying the largest growers in 
that line with seed, the stock of which cannot be surpassed in quality. Of Beets 
only the dark red Blood Turnip or the Egyptian should be planted for shipping pur- 
poses. The Egyptian is a very quick growing variety, and should not. be sown 
quite so early as the Blood Turnip. which ought to be sown in September and 
October ; for the former variety, January is time enough. 
For Tomatoes, the Extra Early Dwarf comes in bearing first, but should be 
planted only for the first crop, as when large varieties come in the market, the 
former do not sell as well. I have a new variety this year, which I think will be 
preferable to the foregoing kind. (See Novelties.) Greatimprovements have been 
made of-late years in Tomatoes; the varieties raised and introduced by Livings- 
ton’s Sons are perfect, and hardly any improvement can be made on such varieties 
as the Paragon and Favorite. New Orleans is not a good point to ship Tomatoes 
from, as they hardly ever arrive at destination in good condition. Along the Jack- 
son R. R., where the land is more sandy, a better article is raised for shipping. 
Lettuce is shipped quite extensively ; the Improved Passion is used principally for 
that purpose. 
Potatoes and Onions are shipped in large quantities, but the former are very 
uncertain in regard to prices. Late shipped Onions generally pay better than those 
shipped too early. The market often gets overstocked with vegetables, but never 
in the spring as long as they are fit for shipping; the planting at that time is more 
remunerative than at any other. 
There is a broad field yet to growers of vegetables for shipping. The past 
season has been a good one for shippers. Cabbage paid better than for years ; not- 
withstanding the very dry weather we had, the spring crop turned out well, and 
prices obtained were good. The Improved Early Summer, German Brunswick 
and Excelsior are used for that purpose, and sown from end of October to end of 
