The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-15
TRUCK PRODUCTION
BOOSTED IN STATE
Farmers Increase Acreage As
Per Cent More Than Past
1O-Year Average
BY LOUIS H. WILSON
Editor, n. c. Department of
Agriculture

Agriculture
RALEIGH, Jan. II Up North
Carolina is gradually becoming more
important as a producer of truck
crops.
That is the finding of Russell P.
Handy, state-federal statistician of
the North Carolina Department of
Agriculture, who today reported
that farmers last ear increased
their truck crop acreage As per cent
more than the past 10-year average.
1.-The total acreage devoted to
truck crops was increased IA per
cent last a compared with 1888
while the value of sales was boosted
Is per cent above last year." Handy
reported. "A decrease of IL pei cent
in truck crops for canning and pro-
cessing purposes, and an increase
of four per cent of the crops for
marketing purposes indicates that
farmers are doing more direct mar
keting."
North Cardinals As per cent in.
crease in truck acreage over the
past 1O-year period compares with
only a five per cent increase in
the United States.
The 1889 truck survey compared
with 1888, follows:
Throughout the state, all truck
crop acreage was increased, except
beets, cucumbers. cabbage and green
peas. The greatest increase occur
red in lettuce which was grown on
2,10O acres compared with 1,400 in
1888; however, the value of sales e.
creased from $3.50, 900 to $195, coo or
81 per cent.
Snap beans - Acreage, II, 500;
value of sales, 1854, 600 or 6 per cent
above 1888.
Carrots-Acreage, 12o; value of
sales, $4,000; yield per acre, 200
bushels, down so bushels.
Beets Acreage, ITO, down 80
acres, value of sales, ? 5000, up 33
per cent; yield per acre, 100, down
II per cent.
Cabbage-Acreage, $500, down 6
per cent; value of sales $1,000 or
the same as last year; yield per
acre, 5 tons. down 2 tons.
Green peas-Acreage, 2,400, down
20 per cent; value Of sales, s108, 900,
down 20 per cent; yield per acre, so
bushels, down 20 per cent.
Green peppers-Acreage, 1000, up
II per cent; value of sales, s196, 900,
up 4 per cent; yield per acre, 14O
bushels. up IL per cent.
Tolnatoes-Acreage, $500, up IS
per cent; value Of sales, $40. 900,
down 81 per cent; yield per acre, 35
bushels, down As per cent.
Observation-Disclosures, 2 1000, up
13 per cent; value Of sales, $500, 900,
up las per cent; yield per acre, 200
melon, up 100 per cent.
Strawberries - Acreage, 1900, up
10 per cent; value of sales s1,316, 900
up 26 per cent; yield per acre, 81
crates, up % per cent.
Commercial Irish potatoes-Acre-
age, $4,000, up 6 per cent; value of
sales, $2,925, 900, down - per cent;
yield per acre, 1925 bushels, down II
per cent.
Cantaloups-Acreage, $500, up s
per cent; value of sales, 1888, 900, up
90 per cent; yield per acre, so crates
up 100 per cent.
Cucumbers for market-Acreage,
1920, Up 5 per cent; value of sales,
$33S,00 up 1o1 per cent; yield per
acre, 70 bushels, down - per cent.
Cucumbers for processing - Acre
age, 400, down 10 per cent; value
of sales, $206, 900, down 6 per cent;
yield per acre, 70 bushels, same as
1888.
Lima beans-Acreage, 1000, up Z
per cent; value of sales, sos, 900, up
20 per cent; yield per acre, As bus
hels, down rs per cent.