For the Southern States. 



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 

 Kew Orleans. We have advantages here, which are not found 

 elsewhere, for that branch of industry. Freights have been re- 

 duced to all points from here, and special cars built expressly for 

 carrying green vegetables and fruit, have been put on the Rail- 

 roads. We are earlier here than at any other point, and with the 

 rich groimd we have and the large supply of manure, to be had 

 for the hauling only, early vegetables can be raised very success- 

 fully. 



Almost every kind of vegetables are shipped from here, but 

 Beans, Cucumbers, Beets, Tomatoes, Cabbage and Peas, form the 

 bulk. In regard to Beans most gardeners make the mistake of 

 planting common Eed Beans, when they should ijlant Dwarf Wax 

 or Valentine, w^hich find much more ready sale and better prices 

 than the first named. In the way of Cucumbers the improved W^hite 

 Spine is the best variety, as it bears abundantly, and as it keeps 

 its color, is better adapted for shipping than 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 purpose. The Egyptian is a very quickly growing va- 

 riety and should not be sown quite so early as the Blood Turnip. 

 January will be time enough. 



For Tomatoes the Extra Early Dwarf comes in bearing first, 

 but should be planted only for the first crop, as when the Tilden 

 and other large varieties come in the market, the former do not 

 sell as well. 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 On- 

 ions generally pay better than those shipped too early. The market 

 often gets over stocked with vegetables, but never in the spring of 

 the year as long as they can be shipped, and 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 very profitable one for growers 

 and shippers of vegetables from her6. We had no late frosts and 

 therefore were early in the market. Cabbage and Beans brought 

 high prices, also potatoes. The latter paid best when shipping 

 had continued some time, and the highest prices were obtained at 

 end of May. 



