Elements of agriculture, southern and Elements of agriculture, southern and western elementsofagricu00welb Year: 1908 OKCIIAKI) CROPS 217 early truck crops are often made up at a single shipping point. The cars are iced and the train is run on a special scliedule to get the perishable freight to the market in good condition. When there is a large amount of such produce to move, the railroads handle it better and get it to the market more quickly than they do small amounts. At Fig. 80. — Well-trimmed Texas Peach Tree the same time buyers are attracted to the places of large production, and
Elements of agriculture, southern and Elements of agriculture, southern and western elementsofagricu00welb Year: 1908 OKCIIAKI) CROPS 217 early truck crops are often made up at a single shipping point. The cars are iced and the train is run on a special scliedule to get the perishable freight to the market in good condition. When there is a large amount of such produce to move, the railroads handle it better and get it to the market more quickly than they do small amounts. At Fig. 80. — Well-trimmed Texas Peach Tree the same time buyers are attracted to the places of large production, and better prices are offered. As truck farmers have become more and more experienced in making, packing, and shipping produce, fewer k)sses occur, and the business is becoming more certain of fair profits. Peaches. — Among the tree fruits grown on a com- mercial scale in the South, the peach stands at the head of the list. Peaches are not a certain crop ; they fail
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