Show cites fruit vegetable supply comes many man y miles nearly one third of the more than carloads of fresh fruits and vegetables sold last year on the tha chicago market a typical american big city with year around demand for fresh products traveled more than 2000 miles and arrived in near perfect condition the united states department of agriculture A ri culture reports after a survey 0 or W transit and storage diseases much of this success success is due to shipping and storage tests by the department ten per cent ceni of the fruits and vegetables traveled more than 2503 2500 miles to the chicago market another 10 per cent was shipped 1500 miles 25 per cent 1000 miles and 22 per cent including that trucked in from illinois and nearby states less than miles even though chicago is centrally located the vegetables in a s ample combination salad may have traveled more than miles tomatoes from florida lettuce from california and onions from the rio kio grande valley all arrive in good condition as a result of better knowledge of packing and refrigeration most fresh fruits and vegetables are now available throughout the tha year in in most large cities and in many smaller ones even strawberries and watermelons water melons once onca available for only a short period each year may be purchased in quantities for six to eight months each year |