For the Southern States. 
A Few Remarks on Raising Vegetables for Shipping. 
Within the past few years the raising of early vegetables for ship- 
ping West, has become quite an item in the neighborhood of New 
Orleans. We have advantages 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 vege- 
tables and fruit, have been put on the Railroads. We are earlier 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 vege- 
tables 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. In 
regard to Beans, most gardeners make the mistake of planting com- 
mon Red Beans, when they should plant Dwarf Wax, Valentine or 
Best of All, which find a much more ready sale and better prices than 
the first named. In the way of Cucumbers, the Improved White Spine 
and New Orleans Market are the best varieties, as they bear abund- 
antly, keep their color better, and are superior 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 purposes. 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. Great improvements 
have been made of late yearsin Tomatoes; the varieties raised and in- 
troduced by Livingston’s Sons, are perfect, and hardly any improve- 
ment can be made on such varieties as the Paragon and Favorite. 
New Orleans is not a good point to ship Tomatoes from, they hardly 
ever arrive at destination in good condition. Along the Jackson 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 for- 
mer are very uncertain in regard to prices. Late shipped Onions 
generally pay better than those shipped too early. Themarket 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 remune- 
rative than at any other. 
There is a broad field yet to growers of vegetables for shipping. 
