MISCELLANEOUS. 



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ing opened up. Very often where general farming 

 was only possible before the advent of good transpor- 

 tation facilities, truck gardening is now receiving at- 

 tention. There was a time when the large cities of 

 the North, East and West had to do without the fresh, 

 tender vegetables during the cold winters. To-day 

 the fast freight and express trains bring vegetables 

 from the far South to these cities in good condition. 



A WELL-CULTIVATED TRUCK PATCH. 



Classes of Truck Crops. Truck gardening is the 

 most intensive form of farming. The crops produced 

 are, as a rule, quite perishable. Truck crops may be 

 divided into two classes : the more staple or less perish- 

 able, such as onions, cabbage and Irish potatoes, and 

 the perishable as lettuce, tomatoes, snap beans, cu- 

 cumbers, eggplants, cauliflower, radishes, beets, etc. 



Staple Crops. The staple truck crops do not re- 



