155 WAYS OF 



WORKING 



and judging from the prosperous condition of 

 the savings banks in Long Island and Jersey it 

 seems clear that the farmers have studied the 

 markets to good purpose. 



One of the earliest centres for truck farming 

 was along the Chesapeake Bay, where oyster 

 boats were employed to send the produce to the 

 markets of Baltimore and Philadelphia; so the 

 gardeners about New York early began push- 

 ing out along Long Island, using the Sound for 

 transportation. The eastern shore of Lake 

 Michigan is another sample of the effect of con- 

 venient water transportation in causing an early; 

 development of this industry. 



The time spent in "pro-ducing" is not only 

 the time between putting the seed in the ground 

 and putting the crop in the basket. The pro- 

 ducer is one who brings things forward, and 



a depth of one foot. In that soil are planted potatoes, peas or 

 beans, either for seed or market. In August the products are 

 gathered. The same soil is then dug to a depth of 1J feet, cow 

 manure being again applied to it. The beds are rounded and 

 there is a ditch of about one foot broad and deep, dug along the 

 sides of the beds to carry off the water. The bulbs are planted 

 from 2 to 2J inches deep. The beds are then covered with reeds 

 to a depth of 10 inches. This covering is not put on until the 

 severe weather is past, the object being to allow freezing. 



