The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-13
TRUCK CROP SALES
INCREASE in N. {.
Value Up Six Per Cent Al
though Acreage Three Per
Cent Less In 1910
BY LOUIS H. WILSON
Editor, N. C. Department of
Agriculture

RALEIGH, Jan. 12.-tR-Value
of commercial truck crop sales in
North Carolina in 1910 was up Six
per cent compared with 1889, al
though acreage was three per cent
less, Russell P. Handy, junior sta
tistician of the State Department
of Agriculture. reported today In
final 1910 truck crop summary.
Based on federal-state crop re-
ports, Handy said t]'t slightly
more than 100000 acres of truck
crops, including commercial irish
potatoes, were grown in 1910 for
market which returned to farmers
s7,711 1000 or SIT per acre COM
pared to an average return of $40
per acre in 1889.
"The acreage of the 13 most i'm
portant truck crops in North Caro-
lima has gradually increased from
"a, 900 acres in 1918 to over 100000
acres in 1940," he added. During
these years, about 80 per cent OF
the total acreage has been pro-
duced, from the fresh market ana
about 10 per cent for processing
plants. mainly cucumbers for
pickles.
THE crops which yielded grow
ers more money than in 1899 were
snap and lima beans, cantaloups,
lettuce and strawberries. The
acreage of snaps and limas was
down eight per cent from the IT,
500 produced in 1889 but the total
value was up 16 per cent. The
yield of these crops decreased in
1910 but the price was considerably
above 1899, especially for the early
snaps and limas.
Strawberry acreage was re-
duced to 5000 acres or "a per cent
from 1889, but the yield per acre
was 26 crates higher and the price
averaged $3.40 per crate compared
to only $3.50 per crate for 1885,.
The 1910 strawberry crop brought
growers $1,836.O00 or "a per cent
of the total income from truck
crops during the 1910 season.
1.-THE 1910 cantaleup acreage was
increased to 7,100 acres or nine
per cent compared with 1889,
while the yield per acre remained
the same and prices advanced five
cents per crate above the 1889
price of IS cents. Cantaloups
brought farmers $398.000, or IS
per cent more than the previous
year.
''The production of commercial
irish potatoes was practically the
same as in 1889 but the price de-
creased five cents per bushel." :"
The report on other crops for
1910 compared to 1889 follows:
Beets-acreage 200, increase of
18 per cent; production 10000 bush
els, up II per cent; calue $21, 900,
up five per cent.
Cabbage-total acreage 5000, up
13 per cent; production 44,550 tons,
increased two per cent; total value
$551, 1000, down 16 per cent.
Carrots-acreage 100, down II
per cent; value $4,000, down 35
per cent.
Cucumbers for market-acreage
1000, down five per cent; pro-
duction 100000 bushels, up Is per
cent; value $4,000, down AZ per
cent.
Lettuce-acreage 1900, increased
10 per cent; production 161 1000
western crates, up "a, per cent;
value s322,oo0, up IS per cent.
Green peas-acreage 1900. up
81 per cent; production $4,000,
increased 81 per cent; value $131,-
600, up 81 per cent.
Green peppers-acreage 1900, up
10 per cent; production $4,000
bushels, increase 26 per cent; value
$158,000, down 10 per cent.
Tomatoes-acreage, $500, up 40
per cent; production 100000, up
SO per cent; price IS cents, de-
crease Of As cents per bushel;
value $4,000, down 80 per cent.
Watermelons-acreage 13,200, up
10 per cent; production 2,640,0o0
.3)9,', up 10 per cent; value $224,-