Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-06

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and the coast section is veritab,t
Garden of Eden. II isn't, but 1t will bt
when II is developed and that develop
ment is coming about fast
Mr.. II. H. Lake, one of the best
known truck farmers and citizens OF the
county who has been n resident ol
Beaufort for several years, having
moved there from Edgcfield county
gave the reporter LOT Of facts and fig
ures about the truck business; but the
newspaper man didn't have to depend
upon that alone because the farms were
the.5ato show for themselves. Il left q
3,os6-acrc farm in Edgefield county and
came down here some eight years ago,
said Mr.. Lake, because having seen
the great success that other men had
made, I believed 1 could do it too
And lie has For instance, just as a
side line he has of late been giving
some attention to the growing Cf pecan
trees. From twenty trees last season
he gathered 1000 pounds of the finest
nuts.
Origin of Trucking Industry.
Speaking OF the trucking industry he
said: After great beds of phosphate
had been found and mined in this Sec
tion for years, n few men began raising
truck for the Northern markets.
This industry has steadily increased
and we arc now able TO ship several
thousand cars to the Eastern and
Northern markets annually. Our sea-
son for shipping, which is from March
Is to July l, comes between that of
Florida and the eastern shore Of Vir-
ginia, thus filling the gap in the flow
of vegetables to the Northern markets.
1--WE are not dependent on any one
crop, as are many other sections. For
example, lettuce Is planted in January
and February. harvested in March and
Aprf,. About the first OF April a Sec
ond crop. usually cucumbers, tomatoes,
peppers or other truck crops are plant
been between the rows Of the second
crop. !
After harvesting the second crop and
the corn for the last time,
the land is planted in some leguminous
crop, usually peas or velvet beans
After harvesting the corn, the peas or
beans are thoroughly cut and turned
under as fertilizer for the next year.
Most. Of the lands bordering on wa
ter fronts especially those Of Beau
fort and Broad rivers) are light sand
lands, some of which are underlaid In
clay subsoils. These lands are adapted
to lettuce, egg plants, peppers and 9TH
err light crops which grow to perfection
and reach the market in excellent con-
dition. A mile or so back from the
water fronts loan sand soils, with clay
are found. These are suit
able for potatoes. cabbage, cucumbers
and other heavy crops"
Crops grown for market in car lots
by Beaufort truckers include lettuce,
romaine, beets, radishes, tomatoes,
beans, peas, caullhower, spinach, sweet
potatoes, Irish potatoes and cabbage.
Visits to Truck Farms.
Visits TO the truck farms Of Messrs.
Whipple Bros, and Mcssrs. Bcllamy
Bros, near Beaufort, proved wonder
fully interesting. Acres In cabbage
we're TO be seen. Lettuce had been set
out. At the beautiful home of Messrs.
Whipplc Bros. small orange bush
was seen. There were hundreds of
beautiful yellow oranges clinginG TO 1t.
Nearby grapefruit was thriving.
Banana trees thrive in the town OF
Beaufort as ferns thrive in tho living
rooms Of York county homes.
Stories of the prosperity Of the truck
growers are almost the rule, rather
than the exception. II is said that
all truckers who have been
in business over three years arc in
good financial condition. Many who are
came as poor men only a
few years agD.
They tell Of a Baltimore shoe clerk
who driftcd in few years ago without
anything and with not the slightest
OF farming. What could a
city shoe clerk know about farming?
But he had grit and determination. He
went to trucking. To-day he is rated
At more than $4,000.
They tell that in 1911 J. Il. Bcl'amy,
q Virginia schBel teacher, came to
Beaufort with $1,000 and purchased a
one third interest in farm valued at
$4,000. He and his associates failed
ITO hit" right several times, but they
stuck at II. Today Bellamy owns $50
acres, for which he has refused $780,
D00
A young lady. who operates truck
farm near Beaufort, cleared over $4,000
from seven acres of lettuce. One acre
of lettuce, it is said, very often sells
for 81 900 or more and four other crops
can be grown on the same acre the
same year. Several growers Of Irish
potatoes realize from S25,G00 to $4,000
annually from their crops and there are
some who have gone around the $780,
900 mark. Sweet potatoes make yields
of 400 bushels per acre.
.. Methods Of Marketing.
Practically all of the truck grown in