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 SHIPMENTS, 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. 
State total. 
0.0 
Arkansas: 
(July 1 to Sept. 1.) 
White River district. 
Decatur 
Judsonia 
Gravette 
30.0 
9.0 
2.0 
1.0 
State total. 
42.0 
California: 1 
(June 15 to Oct. 1.) 
Henderson 
Sacramento 
Merced 
Los Angeles 
i The following shipments of tomatoes 
From Decoto, Cal., 95 cars. 
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 
Carloads. 
41.0 
39.0 
23.0 
22.0 
11.0 
10.0 
5.0 
5.0 
*60.0 
60.0 
47.0 
45.0 
in 1914 were reported too late to appear on the map and chart: 
