New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-31
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VEGETABLE IN SEASON.

tivepess, and the farmers wagons winch LOAD u"Wn
the ferry-boats every afternoon ard evening are
OVERLOOKING with good thilgs. Potatoes, tomatoes
lima beans and string beans beets urnips, egr-pan
squashes. green corn cabbages and pungent pep
recall visions of an old-iashoncd "boled" dinner.
The farmers from Long Island are the
most numerous, and come, ilom pnool TYro
One can read on their wagons Jamaica. Heinpsteau'
Mineola. NewtoNn n. Gravescnd, Flatlands, Bath
and the names of other towns and villages.
The names of the farmers also acorn
their wagons in compliance WIN the
law. This undoubtedly helps to strengthen
ant that they should bear reputation for good sock
and fair dealing. Some market gardeners also come
from the towns on Staten Island; Others from places
in New jersey; and not n few from Manhattan ~
land, north Of Central Park. where the parti-col-
ored beds of vegetables may be seen from the eie'
waited railroad e,
twenty to forty miles, and it requires all OF one
man slime TO 20 TO market, where u wagon i sent
daily from a farm. The vegetables are gathered N
the morning, aud the wagon is loaded by noon. L
arrives then ut the GansevoOrt Market in the even
ing or late at night time. There is considerable
rivalry in order 10 get the best positions III 'Hc
SQUARE. Indeed, lste-comers cannot find room III
the sqnarc at all, and must stand III some OF
the adjacent streets. he morning trade begins
by the time the driver can reach BONE there Is an
other load ready for him TO take. Therefore some
If the farmers Keep two teams and two wagons,
sending them on alternate days
Every other DAY Is unusually heavy. me bllsV
mornings being Tuesday. Thursday and saturday.
Last Saturday morning there were neArIy,
I.5OO wagons collected the " Farmers
SGlaye ~ and the adjacent streets. The ines
stretched far mp Tenth-ave. AMI down HUDSON
ST.! hesidcs filing good many OF the adjacent slde
streets The farmers generally complain OF the lack
of standing room: those who cannot get IN the
sGuare being compelled to sell nc disadvantage.
They say the city authorities knew very WI bow
many wagons came to the city, and should nave
made provision for all of them. Should the market
be extended down 10 the rlverfrOnt, they would be
well satisfied, as the general plan of thc place
They. however want a LITTLE more license forthcir
wagons when delivering loads to buyers III wash
ngt0n Marke.. Although they are not mn
dered from unloading produce there II
they leave their wagons standing mnat-
tended for fifteen minutes they are liable
to arrest by tne police. 1t 1reqne'tly 'ates inc
farmer some time TO find his customer, 50 that q
little enicncy III this particular they think would
The tiansevoort Market where the farmers are of
present obliged TO TO- is square OF several acres In
extent on the east side of IeDth-aye IL i divided
into twelve ways running north and south,
With cross-dlves at convenient distances. Pc Pc
whole area is well paved and lighted with gas.
Twenty-Five cents are collected from. each
driver every morning BY 3ot the citEs f iEc
DAYS of the month numbered on them. When he
collects his fee he punches out the number CORE
sponding TO the dav. and gives the ticket to the
farmer and this entities him to remain until the next
morning. As the farmers arrive in the evening" they
choose their situations in the square. take out their
bundles Of hay, and fasten them to the pole OF the
wagon for the supper of the tired horses. Then
they get their own meal which they may bring
with them or Obtain at TIE neigh-
weather many of them sleep Oh their wagons, IL be-
ing lie most comfortable place they can find Those
who wish can obtain lodgings near the square Tor
30 cents a night. ~ :,
The market is perhaps the most rural in tone"
of any part OF the city. Here are the plain hard
working countrymen b. hundreds. with the lines OF
sI..,r ,l.frfn n
arr of Independence and common sense
Here. 100 are the homely Woodworking horses.
educated to walk between rows OF vegetables, PIE,
without stepping on them; to turn quickly
make "a straight line when marking ont y;
and to perform all the other peculiar accomplish-
ments the farm house 1t is not too much to say that
they know more than the average city horse. Then.
10 complete the rural flavor, there are the immense
0uantiiIes of fresh crisp vegetables just from
the soil. and cleaning in great piles of green and
veIlow red and orange. There several gar Is of
men at the market who net "a watchnen ana porc
tiers. They are employed by " bos'es,~ two OF
" Noisy Dam They. receive 20 cents
n night from tie farmers for watching the wagons
and 81 "A wagon IN the morning fOr unloading. III
frequently happens that grocer cannot got his
wagon anywhere near the farmer he buys of, on
account of the crowd so these porters are very
From 3 to o'clock in the morning the scene is a
busy one. Downtown buyers aud SHIPPERS, market
men. grocers and licensed vendors throne
immeuse quantity OF vegetables Is disposed of.
Some idea Of the daily business Of the place may be
had when It il remembered that from 900 10 900
wagons arrive daily, aud that thelr loads NJ TINS
time of wear average about $40 each III value. The
farmers it will be seen take snug little sum
of money from the city every day. Years ago
there used To he regular bands of highway robbers
i'm the lonely woods beyond Brooklyn, who
attacked tho farmers often when they
were beated or alone, and often secured
the DAYS markei-money Bat the farmers
soon learned 10 provide themselves with rcvolvers
and go in little caravans. SO that the business OF
th, pads became prccarious enough to be given
M However, occasional rObberies are still at
tempted. and are sOmetims successful
In conversation with II. /. Weeks, a farmer from
Mineola. the following information was obtained
about the vegetable crops this season
on Long Island: The earliest vegeta-
bles were generally light on account
of the severe drouth but the late vegetables are
nearly ali well grown, and of good quality. Pota-
toes beng nearly ali of the Early Rose variety,
and planted early. did not come up well OH ac-
count of the dry weather. ana WIN be a
about the height of their The crop Is only
arand IT is not likely that they viii bemuch cheaper
this year. A large tomatocannlng factory has been
started lately at Woodsidc. and viii use good zeal
of the crop in that noighborhood. Cabbage was
very widely planted this year, aud there WIN be a
very heavy crop. Large quantities Of the FIAT
Dutch variety are now beng marketed a good
deal of this vegetable is being shipped 10 Havana
and other Southern ports. For this purpose the
heads are packed III barrels Oh III large crates, holding
about 100 heads. After cold weather sets III.
when the frost has touched the heads the German
population begins to lay IN Then saIer kraut
| This is made by cutting the cabbage aud
pcklng it III brine strong enough to iioat potato
In some parts of Long Island the cabbage
| worm has troubled the crop a good deal
| while IN other places IT has not appeared
"Caulilower that delicious cOnsin to the cabbage
will he IN market IN a week or two, the heads now
being about three inches III diameter. CaulIlloweI
| lovers Will be glad TO learn that 1t will be
a good crop this year. The yield of early horn car
rots is rather light. because OF The lack
| of rain when they were young. The lat
er kinds, of which large quantity sells
| for horse-fecd will be fair yield Lima beans have
Rutabaga and round turnips are now coming
freely aud will probably equal tno average yield
| Cuclmbcrs are very plenty and cheap and large
! 0naniity has been purchased by hotel keepers and
pmchIe factories. BETS have also been good crop
and large amount of them. also. Is used fol-
| n;cthng The marrow squashes coming
now are of very good quality. and sell readily t.