The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03
CENTRAL MARKET
OPENS SATURDAY
OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR LARG.
EST BUSINESS IN IT'S HISTORY.
Four Hundred and Twenty five Garden
ers Engage ace-Outlook for Maj
ket Gardens Is Observation-Disclosures
Has Been Ideal and Vegetable Crops
Are Thriving.
Minneapolis Central City market will
open Saturday morning for the new sea-

Minneapolis Central City market will
open Saturday morning for the new sea-
son.
According to R. H. Adams, market
master, there is every Indication that
the coming season will be the most sue.
cessful in the history of the market.
Mr.. Adams says there will be 425 gard
eners and rs fruit men in the market.
Allowing six feet of shed frontage for
present accommodations. Accordingly
there is to be built $50 feet of shed,
which will cost $780, Last year there
were but 800 gardeners in the market.
More intended to enter the market, but
the wet, cold spring prevented them
from doing so. Many had as much as
half their acreage so yet as to be unfit
| for cultivation. Other had their early
crops either entirely or in part spoiled.
| This spring the weather has been Ideal,
and the early gardentruck crop prom
ises to be exceptionally large. In fact,
some of the gardeners have crops SO far
advanced that they have complained of
the market 8 not being open already.
The opening of the market Saturday
will see young spinach, lettuce rad
dishes, pieplant, cucumbers, (mostly
raised under CLASSY on sale, in addition
to various kinds of root crops held over
from last year.
=: Business of $1,ooo,ooo.
The extent Of the business Of the
gardentruck market is probably little
known. Last year it aggregated nearly
81 100000, and frequently amounted te
$4,000 day, and was all cash bust
ness. One wagonload on one occasion
Melted it's owner 1926.
The amount of money made by thu
truck gardeners. many of whom art
women, is surprising. An interesting
instance Of what one energetic woman
can accomplish is shown in the recor'
. who cultivated five acres at Lake Crys
tai. Five other acres of her land wer
under water and not fit for use. TIL
> crop from the five acres yielded 1920
gross. In addition to her own labo
l she had expenses of $500. This left he
$l,700 net for the season. One ma
with twenty acres is credited with hav
, ing secured $4,000 gross. -,
The secret Of the success of the NAL
} ket gardeners is the amount of wor
they, give to the cultivation of thei
t small acreage:
~ Minnetonka Fruit. -.
u The fruit crops at Lake Minnetonk
i and vicinity are beginning to figure a
n an important addition to the Centrs
l. city market. Nearly every year ha
+ seen some innovation along this lin
~ Late last year saw the offering on til
" market Of the first two cases of hom
!. grown cherries. R. H. Adams, markt
% master, says he believes that this yef
homegrown cherries will be offered
considerable quantities. .-,.-z : -,
e ."The public seems. to be unaware,
7 said Mr.. Adams, "that at the st. Lou
t exposition Minnesota won more priz
I, or fine fruit than any other state, al
IS the best this fruit came from the Sc
Ie ton Of country which is tributary
ls the, Minneapolis :market.'' - v>fIs
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