The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
GARDEN TRUCK FARMING.
Scientific Cultivation Has Made
Rare Fruits Always PrCcuabic.

y" Longer Amy FIXED Season for the
LucIous straw berry or the PnIatn-
bic Grnpc-Swift Transportation
and Careful Handling Afforded.
Edward G. Ward. jr., and Edwin $.
Holmes. ir.. experts at the Agricultural
Department. in discussing the origin and
development Of truck farming in tho Unit
cd States. speak ass follows in AN official
pamphlet just issued:
Truck farming in the United States has
been recognized as distinct agricultural
industry for "a period Of about forty years.
Prior 20 that time fruits and vegetables
grown ON. nearly all farms were chiefly
for home consumption. and the growing
OF truck for market. confined within a pa
diuS OF fifty miles Of q few Of he large
Northern cities. was practically restricted
To "a very limited area along the steam
boat and railway lines in Long Island.
New Jersey. and Delaware. At this time
people had not acquired the taste for
vegetables out Of season. but were salts
fed with the supply during the period
Of natural growth in thci- own immediate
locality
"Tho increasing population of the cit
les. and a consequent demand for "a great
or quantity and larger variety of vcEe-
tables at all seasons of the year. the
| changed conditions and the surplus OF la
Dor iu the South after the close Of the
civil war and the building of many thou
sands of miles of railways have given
this industry an impetus which has caus-
cd 10 90 develop with remarkable activity.
and large acres throughout the entire
country are now devoted almost eXclu-
sivoly % the growing Of what is known
as garden truck. This is especially true
of all the Southern States where from
! late winter until early autumn thousands
/ and thousands of acres are under cult
| walton To- supply Northern markets with
| fruits and vegetables. there being hardly
| a Northern city of any size which is not
receiving its out-of-s-asou garden truck
| The Southern planter has made new use
/ Of his farms. Rice. con. and other ce-
real lands have been turned under and
soil that has never before beau filled is
now used TO srrn91v Northern markets
with carly pro5l,re
MANY of Tho irrrrrv-.5 facilities which
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. sources is greatly Isssgn-I. however. they
/ efvvs vs. command u much Ei.r.-- ,--r-.-
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-N0 iA' trucking business depends all
/ most entirely on proper TRANSFORMATION
/ facilities. IL is are0rr7fary- es-arffsr tF,,,
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I ''' '.i '"'A @--Dt-lA he a-'A5 the lines
/ OF railways or located at some seaport
| where ready communications can be had
! with Tn. various LARGO .i+i..- mitch 49,
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| NAt7 '-i77 Oh produce IN lE-- respect
/ the South Atlantic States have been uar-
l ti~uTa~T- fortunate and ba,-- f..rr- r,-a,,,1,
I ..fr.4 g.. .t..s- 4----r..-.--.--
l - - SUPER 'i
| S',"l-D'at accommodations. FROM Nor
lH-k there are lines Of ocean steamers o.
! PHILADELPHIA. New York and p.-t,,-
1 which ru~frr, The bafor+ ~ 3D.. ,-,......--
| N'
| -'1l''.. severn al steamers every Gay
/ loaded almost entirely with garden truck
I I'M addition To- these there ere daily line.
/ To Nfshirrta7 paltfrDor. and pm
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/ '-is 'N' 81 QUANTITIES Oh
| u".N among litlI miscellaneous carE-eS
/ jacksonville. Fla. also have "a large
fleet Of steamers which land enormous
quantities OF truck In New York and El=-
Ton ln the territories tributary To- Nor
: t'ih anu ialJfnpft lunT' are numerous
/ DAYS. MYERS. and creeks upon which small
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