THE YOUNG FARMER 



The former grows a great variety of 

 products, disposing of them in relatively 

 small quantity, not infrequently directly to 

 the consumer. The latter raises a few 

 highly specialized crops which he sells in 

 gross, usually through a commission mer- 

 chant. Truck farming has developed since 

 1860, in consequence of the growth of large 

 cities, which require enormous supplies of 

 vegetables of fairly uniform quality, and on 

 account of the continuous demand for fresh 

 vegetables as nearly as possible throughout 

 the year. Watermelons and sweet potatoes 

 can be raised in the southern states and laid 

 down in New York City or Boston more 

 cheaply than they can be raised in the 

 suburbs of these cities, and, what is equally 

 important, they will be of superior quality. 

 The extension of railway facilities, the in- 

 troduction of refrigerator cars and the 

 building of cold storage plants has made it 

 possible to grow in one climate products 

 to be consumed in another. Cold storage 

 has enabled the fruit growers of Cali- 

 fornia to supply the eastern markets with 

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