n8 SPECIAL VEGETABLE CROPS 



35 acres altogether. I have 8 acres under broccoli, 3 under 

 potatoes, and the rest general farming. Many growers in the 

 district would have from 15 to 20 acres under broccoli and potatoes 

 on their farms^ with other crops besides, and there is a large number 

 of small men with 4 or 5, and up to 10, acres each of broccoli. 

 The broccoli area goes, practically, from Lizard Point to Land's 

 End, a stretch of country something like thirty miles in extent. 



How many acres within this area would be used for 

 broccoli production can only be told approximately ; 

 but, taking the total output for 1905 at the figure 

 already given 19,092 tons and allowing thirteen 

 crates to the ton, one gets a total of 248,196 crates. 

 At the average rate of 100 crates to the acre, it would 

 follow that the amount of land required to produce the 

 19,092 tons would be close on 2,500 acres. 



Broccoli-growing, however, constitutes only one of 

 various crops for the West Cornwall grower, and this 

 fact is especially well shown in the case of Mr. Andrew 

 Lawrey, whose extensive farm, situate within a mile or 

 so of Marazion Station, I had the opportunity of visiting. 

 Mr. Lawrey has 40 acres under cauliflower, broccoli, 

 or potatoes, according to season ; he has 10 under 

 cabbage, and 15 under flowers. In addition to this, 

 he occupies a certain amount of pasture land, he grows 

 corn and mangolds, he has some good-sized glass- 

 houses for peaches, cucumbers, and tomatoes ; and 

 he cultivates sea-kale and asparagus. Altogether he 

 has about 250 acres, but this figure includes some 

 ' marsh ' and ' downs ' not capable of cultivation. His 

 cauliflower season begins in October or November, and 

 lasts about a month. It is succeeded by an early 

 variety of broccoli, which, commencing in December, 

 lasts till the end of February. The land used for this 

 crop will then be cleared, and planted with new 

 potatoes, which should be ready for lifting early in 

 May, and continue to the end of June. Meanwhile the 



