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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12
CLIMATE AND SOIL.
They Play a Most Important Part in
tie Truck Farmers Business.

In the matter Of market gardening
climate, of course. plays an import
ant part. In this respect, also the
section along the line of the Atlantic
;lnd North Carolina railroad is most
highly favored. In the first place,
there is it's proximity to the ocean
and the bays. sounds and rivers that
ndent the coast These naturally in
crease the precipitation, thereby sup
plying the moisture TO the growing
crops at all times of the year, and, at
the same time lesson the fluctuatior
Of temperature as compared with that
Of other areas farther inland. Then,
there is the added fact that the warm
Gulf Stream comes nearer inShorc
here than at any other point on the
Atlantic coast The modifying in
Huencc Of broad rivers. like the Neusc
1t New Born. also has All appreciablc
effect upon the climate and lessons the
danger from late aud early frosts.
official records show that there is an
average OF nearly seven months In the
year in which no killing frost ever
occurs in the New Bern section. The
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

self IS correspondence limited.
THE men employed throughout the
year on trucks farms are usually skill
ed aud frequently highly so, since
p2any Of theft duties require the high
bsl knowledge and training, and the
success of thcN1,us ness. depends. upon
their efficiency. Wages are paid to
correspond. and the truck farmer can
afford to pay higher wages than any
other because the value of his crop
per acre is so much higher Where Il
cereal field docs unusually well. if it
yields $500 or $1,000 per cultivated
acre, a truck garden. cultivated with
proportionate care.Askill aud good for
tune wiil-y1cld from $4,000 to $500
1t is true thatsthc amount of labor re-
qured per acre " several times great
er IN the truck garden, and the CAPT.
tai required Is likewise greater but
the combined do not counterbalance
merchant who acts for him. Few
men who have given years Of study Ter
q particul2" market are none too wei!
prepared to meet its changing condi-
tons, anG this has lead to the or
ganization of distributing agencies in
various parts of the country. Any
method which gives the farmer IN
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12
RAILROAD HELPS
STATES PROGRESS
Every Industry From GoIdsboro to Beaufort Feels
the Stimulus of Progressive Policy OF
A. & N. C. R. R.

in the production of lettuce, first in
huclxleberries, third in melons and
cantaloupes and is rapidly climbing to
the top in the production of potatoes.
Less than twenty years ago North
Carolina began shipping Strawberries
to Northern markets, Since then the
business has steadily grown until in
1904 berries were shipped to the value
of $6,50O,000.
In 1890 only 5000 barrels of pota.-
toes were sent to Northern markets
from the state. In 1904 no less than
10000 barrels were shipped from
the same points and the growers re-
ceived larger price per barrel for
them than when only 5000 were sold.
Ten years ago there were those who
feared the trucking business in East
ern North Carolina was going to be
overdonc. But experience has proved
just the contrary. With the opening
Of new markets prices are sustained,
and profitting by experience. farmers
are learning how to avoid the uncer-
tainties of climate and thereby in
creasing their profits. There is, there
fore, no danger from overproduction.
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market. If all crops in the same lati-
tudc had an equally early season, and
tho prospective market of each was
directly north Of and equidistant from
it, then, so far as season is concerned,
every part of the country would have
an equal chance. The season moves
northward at z rate Of about fifteen
miles a day. 1t follows, that every
day of advantage which Il given point
can have ever parallel points, gives
it, other things being equal, an adj
vantage over it's competitors equal to
the cost of fifteen miles of transport
tation.
Latitude being the same, soil and
variations combine To deter
mine earlineSs of season. Each of
the numberless varieties Of soil has
it's peculiar advantages, or disadvant-
ages. for this as for other purposes.
speaking generally however, a light,
sandy soil which drys out and warns
up most rapidly in the spring, is best
adapted to the raising of early vege-
tables. The influences affecting the
climate of given district are equally
numerous. Elevation. or nearness to
sea level is Of the greatest import
ance. Likewise. shelter of any kind,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

.duces so many and great a variety of
,"getables."
Only recently has the experiment of
rowing peanuts i'm this territory on
large scale been tried, but 1t has
.raved profitable beyond the expecta-
ions of those engaging in il. The
iieid is very large end prices were
;cod-one dollar 4 bushel or bfty to
'il:ty dollars an acre.
some Results Around New Bern.
a writer In the Carolina Fruit and
truck Growers Journal (May 18th,
$3.50. speaking OF the New Bern
trucking district and the growth and
profit OF the business. in that section,
says:
40 illustrate the value of lands
ncrca bouts, ! viii say that a few years
ago a plat of ground containing seven
acres was bought for an insignificant
sum, and now the owner will not DIS
pose OF il for $4,000. This farm is
operated by Mr.. W. II. Bray and last
year he realized from it $1,000. hav-
ing marketed three crops from it. 1t
was first planted in cabbage, and
though he did not set a good stand.
ne shipped from it 146 barrel crates
of cabbages. lie next planted pota-
toes and gathered 436 barrels of these.
Lastly the land was planted in corn,
and produced % bushels TO the acre.
Three crops were gathered within
Twelve nIoDths.
Another experienced trucker real
lied @l,530 from the crops of a single
acre, at an expense of 1925, and he
has taken an average of 227 barrels
III cabbage per acre from 15 acres
and l07 barrels of potatoes per acre
from the same land
blackburn & Willctt this year made
I profit Of 5000 on Ia acres Of
land planted in lettuce, and the same
ground will produce two other crops
ere the year has ended. 1t is now
planted in cucumbers,
'"I1c GrccA place, bordering on
New Bern, is perhaps the most scienti-
fcaly operated farm in the State. It
is operated by Mr., Bray. The place
encompasses 125 acres Watered by a
canal running through it, and wells
- feet deep, from which water is
raised. by a / : horse power engine and
pump Mr.. Bray has y beds under
cloth and 400 sash, with iron pipes
eight feet above the beds for spraying
purposes, and mains running under
ground. The pipes shoot water ~
feet and it falls gently as rain. Mr..
Bray last year gathered from acres
Of bottom land, in an experiment 1853
barrels of potatoes. and on a tWo-acre
plat he picked 200 bushels of peas,
leaving about 40 bushels on the
vines; gathered two tons of hay, dug
100 barrels OF potatoes and picked 2.
946 pounds of seed cotton"
Il has recently been-found that the
very finest grade celery can be grown
in Eastern Carolina. A wellknown
and wealthy planter, who has almost
given ND the cultivation of rice near
Wilmington, reports that he expert
mcnted with celery on several acres
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

but many vessels are engaged every
season TO take cargoes of them to New
York. On account of their rare flavor
they command a higher price than
other melons Sixty to seventy-five
dollars per acre is not unusual
Cantaloupes are very profitable,
when properly handled, and are each
year being more extensively cultivated.
At Newport there arc extensive fruit
orchards-peaches pears, grapes and
other fruits being raised in large guam
tity and greatest perfection.
Strawberries have not been as ex-
tensiVely cultivated as in some other
localities, but the lands are we'll suit
ed to their culture and many farmers
are now putting out plants. IT is,
therefore, a question Of oniv short
''no when the strawberry will be ex-
tenSiVely cultivated. according to
the latest compilation of statistics and
other data North Carolina leads all
other States Of the Union in the
growth and production Of high grade
strawberries for domestic and com
mcrcial purposes, She ranks third in
melons and cantaloupes, FIRST in let
tucc and fret in hucklcDctrleS ano
hoop poles, and besides Is rapidly
climbing TO the top Of the ladder ~
N Irish and sweet potato state In.
iced, it IS doubtful if there is an
ether State in the Union that pro
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

of his rice lands with most gratifying
results.
In short, almost anything that can
be grown anywhere can be grown
here and with profit.
The above sketch of the part OF
Eastern North Carolina through which
the Atlantic & North Carolina Rail-
road runs is incomplete to a degree.
No attempt has been made to treat
tho subject exhaustively. The salient
facts which go to make UP the gen
eral character Of the country have
been presented, but the half has not
been told.
We have not endeavored to do more
than convey to the reader some idea
Of the advantages offered to the
home-secker and the investor i'm this
splendid section /of the South. Hence,
only such facts are set forth as are
usually sought by prospective settlers
about the country in which they con-
template making a home.
TO the capitalist there can be no
more inviting field for profitable in
vestment, and 20 the man of small
means no section holds forth such ia
vorablc Inducements. Lands. though
fertile, arc low in price. While their
productive capacity is not excelled by
hat Of any lands in the world. nor
9 n so wide range of products be
found anywhere else.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12
North Cardinals Latest Progressive Step in Railroad Development

the greater value per acre of the pro-
duct. and q very considerable margin
is left for higher wages and for profits
The money expended per acre for la
Dor is nearly four times as great as
on the average farm and. as the in
come per acre IS fully eight times as
high, the resultant per cent of the in
come, which is paid for labor on vege-
table farms is at least double a SINH
liarly calculatedi per cent for all
farms"
Marketing the Product.
Another problem that confronts the
trucker, and perhaps the most seri-
Gus of ALL is the marketing Of his pro-
duct. No matter how excellent his
crop, it is worth nothing to him, UNI
less he can get it to a good market
in first-class condition. The highly
perishablein mature of truck crops rend-
ers them peculiarly susceptible to
loss, unless rapid transit is provided
by which they can be placed on the
market in saleable condition. To
meet this demand the Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad has provided
every possible facility in the way OF
transportation over it's line, and
through dispatch by it's connections.
The cost of this service to the rail-
roads is, OF course. Immensely greater
than the movement of ordinary freight
and Of this increased cost the shipper
really pays only a small per cent, but
it is necessary to encourage the bust
ness and to yield return to the truck
er for his industry.
| The matter Of 50 distributing his
product as TO prevent Cutting OF
markets is one that must be attended
To by the farmer and the commission
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

But this acreage and production
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12
AN IMMENSE MARKET GARDEN.
Figures from :lc Twelfth Census Re
lating TO Trucking In Eastern
North Carolina.

In his introductory to the trucking
statistics the Director of the Census
mas this among other things 10 say
lbout THE Growth of the Trucking
business
Eleven eastern counties of North
carolina. contributary to Norfolk. all
in the trucking territory centered at
New Bern, show 81 per cent. Of the
Jain IN acreage for the State. their
rate of increase being 315 per cent
IS against "a per cent. for the
state. %
THE first rail shipment of garden
ruck from the South Atlantic States
o New York was made from Norfolk,
Va, in 1885. The first from Eastern
North Carolina was in 1887, and the
irst from Charleston, S. c., was in
''1,he first large district south of
Norfolk is in Eastern North Carolina
Complete figures for this district are
not availa bic. but il was a very large
factor in 1899. Indeed, as stated above
the first recorded all rail shipment of
truck from this district was in 1887
Some idea of the exceeding rapidity
of its development may be gained
from strawberry shipments which
double in three years. 1897 to 1900
The stra Wberry is the most important
crop in this district
-. Immense Irish Potato crops.
Perhaps the next most important
crop of the East Carolina trucking
district is the Irish potato. 1t is Gull
tivated mainly to meet the early de-
mand and is peculiarly a garden truck
crop. Hence, the extension of its Gull
tivation is a good index to all other
| TRUCKING-TWO Xdf. 3 $. -. e
garden truck. and figures showing the
increase of the Irish potato crop in
T., I,a,
the best index to the rate of devel-
opment. The Twelfth United States
| Census $4,000 gives the following
figures:
North Carolina cultivated 1858
acres in Irish potatoes; raised 1885,
ass bushels Sweet potatoes, $3.50
acres; raised 5.7S1,5 bushels.
Carteret county cultivated 204
| lcres in irish potatoes; raised 1870
bushels. Sweet potatoes, 1877 acres;
| raised 60,662 bushels.
Craven county cultivated 75S acres
| in Irish potatoes; raised S0,921 BUSH
els Sweet potatoes, 929 acres; raised
| 70,00S bushels.
Lenoir county cultivated 376 acres
| in Irish potatoes; raised 51,191 BUSH
els Sweet potatoes, S64 acres; raised
| 7S.1S6 bushels.
| Wayne county cultivated 5S3 acres
| in Irish potatoes; raised ASH BUSH
els. Sweet potatoes, 1,S27 acres; rails
| ed 129,350 bushels.
| Jones county cultivated 81 acres in
Irish potatoes; raised 5,761 bushels.
Sweet potatoes 333 acres; raised g.
1919 bushels.
Some idea of the rapid extension of
| the trucking business in this territory
may be obtained from the following
comparative figures, also from the last
| Census:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

lighter land is preferable This soil
is common gray or yelloWish in color
depending largely on the amount OF
J.San c matter in it. with q stiff vel
'uW clay sut-scil This clay sub
5uiI holds moisture well, ana yet it is
not too stiff for crops that root deep
y. has ianl may pc Obtained alOng
AZ, line az Tho atlantic and North
,er ira railroad. eithe" cleared y:
u-Cleared. drained or unframed 2n@
- quantt IS 70 suit purchaser. Tue
price ranges anywhere from $500 t"
>,o.D6 en acre. depending OE location
and state Ct Improvement
Fire Opening fer Cattle liaising~
Eastern North Carolina affords og-
~~pt4CnIly hue opportunities tor cas-
tie IaIsIIs. III TINS important money
licking industry, success IS almCSt
4ssureu from the very start at a min:-
..nI u cApcnsc and care. The
climate is mild and d STEADY abund
ance of food is available Ut ali sea-
sons. In tue Haye.ock and Beaufort
ScullC1IS niue Winteung OF stock is
"uru4rcd. in fact, the reed al cane
brakes and the nutritious gases sup
..vsl by the tOWIaItuS ana along Jnr
~ aIercOurseS, have been found sutti
tent TO keep CalIlc all winter ana
- hS them out IN the spring III good
condition. E%ceEcnt local markets
a-c at mana. notn Tor beef auC 0anry
.,rpducts and for shipping purposeS--
v,tner tor livestock or areosed meat
the best of transportation taciuues
are afforded.
The proximity CT good markets, the
favorable climatic conditions ana the
abundance of natural food and forage
crops, combine 10 make Eastern North
Carui ma an ideal place III which 10
pursue the stock-ra raising industry
with prom.
An evidence of the nildneSs OF the
mate and the abundance of food is
fuUiIu M TN, Tact mat heruS OF HORSES
,rc raised in q wild state =, the
marshes ana banks along tho coast.
They are Known as Flank Ponies. .
aud every year Pony Pennings" are
held, at which the best OF the herds
are caught and sold to be broken"
' service One OF the most diff
ult parts Of the breaking is teaching
hem 70 cat again, as roaming wild on
nc Banks they have never any other
ood than grass.
Money in Melons and f'ru:ts.
Melon growing has not had the at
tention in this section that it de-
serves. but those who have tried it
AVE found 1t pays Well. Lands
splendidly ADAPTED TO watermelons
ind cantaloupes are to be found al
most anywhere along the line Of the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
from GoldShoro to Beaufort. AT
Newport Wildwood and points east
20 the sea, melon culture has proved
profitable. The Bogue Sound melon
is famous all the country over ana
not, only train loads Of them are
shipped to all parts of the country,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12
A New Era in Lumber Industry. Agri-
cultural Expansion. Shipping Of
Early Vegetables and Truck. New
and Bigger Factories. General Pros
peritY Touching Every Line OF De-
yeIopment in Eastern North Car
DINA.

"A good land. Il land of brooks. OF
water, of fountains and depths that
spring out of valleys and hills; a land
of wheat and barley, and vines and
fig trees, and pomegranates; Il land OF
oil olive and honey; Il land wherein
thou shalt eat bread without scarce
ness, thou shalt not lack for any
thing."-(Deut. WILL, Z, 8, o..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

following is the dates of killing frosts:
New Bern. N. C.--Last in spring
April 11th 1902. Average date. April
lsr. Last in fall, Octooer IL, 1888.
Average Date, November attn.
Going east from New Bern toward
the coast, tho climate becomes even
lnilder until the coast IS reached al
Beaufort. and there the trucking sea-
son is at least ten days earlier than ut
New Bern. Because CT this there mas
recently bcen' an appreciate move
ment Of large trucking interests ron
about Kinsroil and New Bern toward
the eastern terminus of the road. in
order TO take advan age Of the earne"
market.
The winters al along the line o.
the railroad are usually mild. The
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

for all the counties have recently
been still further greatly increased
until now they are many times over
what they were in 1899.
Other Vegetable Crops.
In the matter of other vegetable;
and fruits, taking eight Of the princ!'
pal counties in Eastern North Car
olna, there were in 1899 ten acreI
in radishes: ass acres in green beans;
271 acres in green peas; 159 acres in
tomatoes: 100 acres in cucumbers;
749 acres in watermelons: 486 acres
in cabbages; SO acres in lettuce; 63
acres in asparagus; 2,735 acres in
strawberries and 2.f51 acres in other
vegetables. These counties are as fol-
lows: Beaufort, Craven, Duplin
Greene, Lenoir, New Hanover, Fender
and Wayne.
Continuing his remarks regarding
the trucking industry, the director Of
the census makes the following OBJ
servations as to the conditions that
govern it:
Climate and Soil all Important.
whether or not a given section is
adapted to truck raising is determined.
first by the earliness Of it's season
The earlier in the spring a given
truck crop can be placed upon a
Northern market the higher the price
obtainable. Barring railroad dis
ordinations. the cost of transporta
ton increases with the distance from
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

whether by mountains or by neighbour
ing bodies of water, may give a State
or district an advantage that can
scarcely be estimated"
These advantages arc peculiarly eX-
emplifed throughout almost the en-
tire section through which the At
lantic and North Carolina railroad
runs. Kinston, New Bern, Newport,
Wildwood, Beaufort and other points
have demonstrated their splendid
adaptability to the culture Of early
egetables--the season becoming
earlier the closer the Atlantic sea-
board is approached until Beaufort is
reached, that being the earliest point
on the cOast--largely because it is
sheltered by large bodies of water
warmed by the Gulf stream, which
comes in at this point very near the
land. The soil throughout this sec
tion-from Goldsboro to Morehead
City--is likewise suited in the highest
degree to the growth of vegetables;
and this industry must grow more and
more important each year.
Labor Element to be Considered.
"The labor element IN truck gard
ening can scarcely be oVerrated i'm
importance. The labor per acre that
is required on Il highly cultivated
vegetable patch greatly exceeds that
for q wheat or corn field. hence tho
size of plot of ground in vegetables
which one man can cultivate by HIM
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-13
RESIGNATION ASKED
POLITICS IN OFFICE or MARSHAL
 BRYAN.
David F. Moore ,a Deputy, h Request ' ed to Resign But Refuses to Point Hlank--Capt. Greene .
 Candidate.

Just as the political situation in reference to the United States Marshal of the Middle Federal District of Ala bama was untangled, politics began to work in the office of that ofiicial and as a result Deputy Marshal David F. Moore has been asked to resign, pre- sumably to make room for Capt. J. F. Greene
 During last summer. Deputy Moore. young lawyer of Montgomery. was appointed a field deputy to succeed Capt. A. B. Colquitt. resigned At thEt time Capt Greene was special depu- ty r1arshal. Moore received his coni- mission as deputy marshal.
 A few days ago. Capt. Greene's com mission as special deputy arrived. At the same time Marshal L.. J Bryan left for Washington to lead forlorn hope looking toward his reappointment as Marshal. The day after his dc- parture according to Moore. Chief Dep uty M. w Stuart, informed him that Capt Bryan had instructed him to ask for Moore's resignation.
 Moore replied that he had heard reg ularly from Capt. Bryan and that he had heard nothing of his proposed res- ignation. He refused to hand 1t in or to yield his commission.
 He immediately sought conference with Judge Thomas c. Jones but was told that it was a matter purely be- tween himself and Marshal Bryan. Tn the meantime. friends of Capt. Greene say that Moore's appointment was made. on the condition that he resign when Capt. Greene's term expired, while Foore says that he was apponted un- conditionally. No definite action has been taken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-13
TO AMUSE MONTGOMERY
CONFERENCE BETWEEN WELLS
 AND TRACTION COMPANY.
President Apperson and Owner of Theatrical Circuit Visited Pickett Springs and Electric lark.
 No Contract Signed.

How to amuse Montgomery during the summer months was a question that was discussed and fully investi- gated throughoue yesterday by repre- sentatives of the Montgomery Trac- tion Company and representatives of the Jake Wells circuit of park thea tres.
 Yesterday noon. President R. D. Ap- person of the Traction Company, and General Manager Ragland, accom- panied by Jake Wells. the well-known theatrical magnate. Manager Cordoza of the Atlanta Bijou Theatre and o. A. O'Neal, manager of Wells's Montgomery house, visited both Pickett Springs and Electric Park and discussed different methods of making the time fly during the hot period.
 Although Wells has a winter house in Montgomery, he has never had charge of park theatre. For the past three years the Pickett Springs Casino has been operated by the Montgomery Traction Company The past two sea sons have been eminentIy successful.
 No definite contract has been entered into with Jake Wells. When seen yes- terday afternoon, General Manager Ragland said: We have just been going over the situation. We should like to see MT. Wells lake charge of both parks, but no contract has been entered into. But look out for some first-class amusements at both parks this summer"