The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

normal temperature for January, the
coolest month being f2.6 degrees f..
at New Bern, and oven when the win
terS are uncommonly cold they arc
characterized by Astounding in sun
shine, which is sd essential in grow
ing vegetables. Always winters are
mild enough to permit the cultiva-
tion OF Vegetables i'm frames covered
With cloth Snow sometimes falls in
this section, but never remains on the
ground for more than & very short
time.
Crops grown in the open are nipped
by late frosts only when farmers are
Dver-anXious to get their croDs into
the ground forsthe carly markets. Ia
more recent years, however. the truck
ylroWcrS have become so familiar with
he climatic conditions and have taken
tach precautions against mishaDs OF
his kind that they are becoming less
md less frequent. 1t seldom If ever.
occurs that there is a complete fail
urc on account Of weather conditions.
No Limit TO Variety OF Products.
Noting the superior advantages of
Eastern North Carolina over the resi-
II the country in these respects thu
Wilmington Messenger editorial,
April %, 1900 expresses doubt as To
the Vastness of the trucking indus
-iy al present, to say nothing Of the
Possibilities of the near future when
he thousands OF acres of waste lands
,rc brought under the same cultiva
ION as arc the hundreds which now
jroduce lettuce radishes. beans. peas.
potatoes, Strawberries and other fruits
ina vegetables Tor the Northern
markets" Continuing, the editor Of
he Messenger says:
Thanks to our genial climate and
ertile soil, we are not confined to the
reduction of this one delicacy for the
Northern market. We can come il
With tho farmers from Maine to
'lorida and produce anything needed
or the table of the epicure that they
an. On this same land we can grow
successfully sweet potatoes, Irish po
latoes, asparagus. beans, peas, let
uce, caGliflower, carrots, parsnips,
Halsify and any other vegetable one
can name. and then that same land
will produce corn, cotton, tobacco
and any other staple crop man may
choose to cultivate.
mo farmer should be content with
one crop a year; for if he pr jrerly
cultivates his land he can make from
TWO to four croDs year upon it.
This is no Idle boasting Any
farmer or trucker in this section Of
the State will tell you that every word
of the above is true. Eastern North
Carolina Is the veritable garden spot
Of the United States.
cit IS true we cannot produce
oranges, lemons and pineapplcs in
competition with Florida or citrus
fruits, grapes and piums as California.
but we are far ahead of these sec
tons in the scope of sour farming
and trucking industries. These sec
tons are limited to certain farm and
orchard products. Here there is no
limit. We produce everything rom
the coarse pea to the dainty aspara-
gus: from the wild huckleberlY Of
the sWamps, (Which crop. by the way.
is worth thousands upon thousands
of dollars to the owners OF the
sWamps where they GroW). to the
more delicately Favored straWberry.in
the meantime producing upon the
Same land the grosser farm products
necessary for sulstenance OF man and
beast and STAPLES OF the country's
markets.
''Who then can deny that this is the
garden spot OF America? Null if it
years hence when all the now waste
land is under cultivation"
The Rest strawberry Soil.
The best strawberry land in this
section is what is known TO biologists
As the Norfolk sandy loan. 1t is
so the best type of soil for general
farming purposes found within this
area Almost all crops can he pro
duced upon it. in addition to being
especially adapted to straw berries.
grapes and other fruits, it is an ex-
ceItent cotton soil and under favora
BILE conditions and proper cultural
methods it will yield one bale OF cot
ton per acre easily The lighter
phases Of this land produce the finest
quality of lemon-yellow tobacco
Welding from 500 to 1000 pounds per
acre, depending upon the quantity o:
fertilizer used. Corn does fairly
we'll on it also and crops from 10 tc
30 bushels per acre are Harvested
Much truck is grown on it with great
est success. But for early truck