The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02


condition is not common.
The comparatively high cost of fertii-
lz.TS lu the New England, New York. ana
Philadelphia districts is due 10 "a great rN-
tent % the fICt that a much more liberal
supply IS used in these districts than In
the more southern ones However the
uSs of fertilizer ru all truck farms iS
steadily increasing. and its great value in
this field Is becoming more thgrIuguly
recognized from year To- year.
The peninsula On trict comprises Della
ware and the eastern shores gf Maryland
and Virginia and contributes To- the sup
ply Of the Northern markets. probably
per cent Of its entire production going
north or Philadelphia This region con-
taIuS many lulets and rivers, and large
proportion Of the garden truck land l=
located SD near the coast that the season
Is considerably prolonged, owing 20 the
proximity OF salt water and the Guli
Stream, which assures il an immunity
from early trDstS. About 30 per cent of
the area devoted 10 garden truck in this
section is planted I'm sweet potatoes, mel
nUS. cabbage, asparagus, and spinach
The soil Is especially adapted for the rails
ing Of melons, being probably the best in
the country for that purTOS outside tho
celebrated Georgia district. The New
York, Philadelphia, and Norfolk Railroad
traycTScS this section from north 10 south
and is the main artery through which
the garden truck reaches the Northern
markets.
The service is performed i'm cars built
especially for vegetable and fruit trans
p0Ttatiou. with ventilation mt the ENDS,
sides, and top % the car and grated doors,
also with lighter springs than ordinary
freight cars, and other equipment SNlt1-
bile for the better carriage of delicate
fruits and vegetables The ordinary
freight trains ON this road consist of
about sixty cars. but those employed in
Transporting garden truck are cut down
To- about twenty-five. so as 20 enable them
To- make the quickest possible time.
Trains leave Cape Charles. Va. about
a. m. DO what is known as pickup Tor
ulDttN-uye miles along the railroad to
D.lmar. Del, and get into Jersey city,
about midnight that night. which IS m
tim" for the next mornings New 1pTh
; markets The run from Del mar 70 JtI-
] S"y City is made on about passenger
schedule time. Refrigeration Is not 50
generally used in shipping truck from this
district as II is from districts farther
south. owing TO the short time tAe E'o4z
are in transit
THE Baltimore district comprises west
cru Maryland and the northern portion
Of virginia and contributes To the supply
OF the markets Of Baltimore, WashlnE-
ton. and the more Northern cities Inc
season Is Of about the same iuraJpu as
that Of the Peninsula district. but the
crops are far more liable 10 dam2g" hE
frost owing to the distance from salt
water Of much Of the territory IN which
they are grown Transportation facilities
are especially good, many Of the farms
being located along the direct line OF the
J railroads or else on the shores Of thcSa-
I rrlkr Bay or tributary rivers. Wh.rg
I hum'r ouS small steamers. Sttl'otl2' -.."
'lAHL hEht tIaAl .'ll'Iu q L@i'.o "'.N ~ -
n'E$4F' means OF tL"i47l'pi l1lI.'t ~ i'--
lsa"I'- Whlrh Is lhv concentrating t'i.i'
Z for the entire region
ne NnTl"lh rlSJiltl eIlpI 49, a".,'.--
east Virginia ana 'IlhrtSl N'IlE ar
dina. and contributes TO the supply of all
Ihe Nnl yAaiL mar eslS ana 't.s' lile MAJ
h't~ ui Virginia NgIlgln ls li,r bi'.-l'Nl
| A.-IttL-tfG'k ctAl'" lit lht SCUM ~ roe,
Z u9I giving ll many tu 1t-l--i--7- II. 7,l.
,- the surrounding 'goI!HS g'alR !l'tl '-- y
N- improved EI'i4 anu tI.' S.il-L.'y' l' " =.
/ aeaPttH L'L lAt .--'--.77' ".-.-E I.--.''
against 9ohH'h Cii-Lr'7 III 'eLll',l q ~ NJ +.
SlI, am moreover. I-lS Nl7-iL~l t7 'tt"g9'
,HLFr-F StTf'uuot1 10y "tl''r 5'-t '7 i.
/ Grhled hF numerous SOUNDS anu Ti-il,,.'--
! from inc ocean, rom mes ~
from liam TON H'-'.@, anu ll'i- ti'. Liz
I antlh ana James myers
ft'InaIEt'lg lagi-l'i'S l'L t--th u AUS
p"TtHfl"n TO Northern markets.. unlu Hy
pixies and roads Leading INTO NprIplh are
among the best M the country Ihe
farmers IN TINS vicinity can, with HiIin
effort and with but small expense, trans
. port an kinds OF truck q" MOTOR Many
: OF the farms are located III me lmn"-4l..i"
/ locality OF uaEigable water. which en-
I ah.gS the trucker To- secure c1mpIrauF iy
cheap transportation. Dos means Of small
craft of every description These boats
ar" employed In the winter ia the oyster
/ business. and in the summer furnish a
{ cheap and convenient method Of trans
I porting garden truck to Norfolk. which
city, Ora Consequence Of these many cNrgU-
/ concentrating point Tor this industry IN