The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-11-28
ADDING MORE WEALTH
TO ELIZ. CITY TERRITORY
Garden Peas and String Beans For Fall
Markets Are Money Makers-The Secret
of How To Succeed With Them

From experiments begun ny
two local truckers in 1920 two
important fall crops have deve-
lopcd at Elizabeth City in a
short period Of four years,
more than 81 refrigerator cars
Of garden peas and string
beans. besides heavy express
shipments, having been sold BY
Elizabeth City farmers this
fall. 20
Peas that yielded 80 baskets Of
peas 10 the lag planted aud beans
that yielded 2OD baskets 10 the bag
planted, brought the growers an
average return Of. SI.O0 to 5000 a
basket. SoD" peas and beans ship.
ped early IN November when the
weather was hot and the markets
gluttcd brought u lower price: some
later shipments brought higher
price. Bart Fearing receiving as
high ~ SO u basket on one ship.
mcni.
Exact figures are not availnble,
bul II Is estimated that $4,000 to
10000 baskets of peas nnd beans
have been marketed hero this
, month.
! Garden peas AMI Sirins beans for
the fail market were not known In
this section until 1920 when ". A.
Brock and G.. -. Robinson began to
conduct experiments. The first at.
t"mrlS 10 grow these crops for the
fan market were nnsuccesful. The
seed were planted too early In
August with the result that the
crDp WAS killed III by excessive
heat when il began In take growth
Later experiments resulted In thu
arc, being pluIind too late with tho
result That lhc Icns and beans di.
not mature IN time tO be- harvested
before The first frczc. ,-..s.S.,
= Eui. unHlS"o'Irngcd by first 1aif
urrs. live truckers have kept right
down hchiUd the business until they
now know when ln plnnt, what to
pant aud wll".. H. market. From
the b,rkS of e. -. Robinson this
newspaper gets information hat
I will rnlhl" other growers to engage
successfully IN ia" production of
these crops IN future.
Mr.. Robinson has found that
beans should H. planted between
August j nnd August %, 10 insure
maturity before tho first freezo
which may lr expected around Nov.
~. This year The first freeze vas
nui until around Nov. ~.
Pea. should IT, panied from
August - /" Sept. !. or from Aug.
~ 10 sept. =, according 10 the var.
iriy planted.
The best varieties of beans to
plant ar" Refugees and BOuntifuls.
The h""; varieties Of peas are tho
Thomas I.nNion's and the LaxtOn.
ianS. I'll" Thomas lhNtCn's nrc
the better ur The Two. nccOrdln, to
Mr. Robinson. The Thomas Lax.
toms should lm planted from Ane.
~ I" Sept. -; the LaXiOnians from
August ~ io Sept |.
Tbrr" iou have IL. Any one want.
iu. ~ know NOR" about II should
ha," no difficulty IN getting further
information from Mr.. Robinson, as
IL" il nri ~" type "f fnrmer To
! '"lIr.' ih" iDr,i LbtaiutI by his
own experiments.
Mr.. ,liphinsnn has alsO made some
,nIunbl" discoveries IN the matter
nr marketing. There is . tendency
| io rub the market Ms soou rs peas
| aud beans begin H. mature ln tho
| warm early days Df November, re.
Su'iiug IN glutrd markets and low
prizes. Mr. Robinson has used
cold Siorug" ~ Elizabeth city with
highly pr"iiiHb'" results. putin.
his peas and i"anS 0n cold storage
( on ih"." days when shipments were
parfi"uiHr!y heavy nnd releasing
them from ,rId storage when ship.
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