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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1916
Page
18
The article advises careful packing of perishable consignments for parcel post and express mail. It urges uniformity, attractive presentation, and knowledge of dispatch times to ensure delivery during normal hours. It notes the value of labeling perishable items eggs glass and fragile and cautions against sending items likely to spoil.
The article outlines direct grower to consumer consignments as a path to better quality produce and pricing. It stresses fair price sharing, personal buyer grower ties, and benefits like fresher goods. It notes poultry should be dry picked, thoroughly cooled, and shipped with heads/feet off or wrapped, with climatic factors affecting availability in Mobile area pool farms.
The article notes potential profits from pecan cultivation with best varieties rarely yielding less than 50 cents to $1 per pound, reflecting a common market price and uncertain long term gains.
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