BULLETIN 412 



FlG. 4. LOCATION OF AREAS IN WHICH STUDIES WERE 

 MADE ON THE COST OF PRODUCING TOMATOES 



AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS IN THE AREAS STUDIED 



Orleans area 



The greater part of the tomatoes grown in Orleans County are taken by 

 local factories, which are situated in all the larger villages. The average 

 number of days between killing frosts is from 160 to 170. This is due 

 to the proximity of Lake Ontario. There is no soil survey of Orleans 

 County, but the soils on which tomatoes are grown would probably be 

 classed chiefly as Ontario loam, silt loam, and fine sandy loam, Lockport 

 stony clay loam, and Dunkirk gravelly sandy loam. The last-named 

 is located along the ridge road. This county is in the Lake Ontario 

 fruit belt. Apples are the most important crop. Hay, winter wheat, 

 pears, and peaches also are important, and a variety of other crops are 

 grown (table 40). 



Niagara area 



Tomatoes are grown thruout most of the northern part of Niagara 

 County. There are several factories that pack tomatoes in this county. One 

 of the centers of heaviest production is the township of Wilson. The 

 Niagara Preserving Company operates a factory in the village of Wilson, 

 which is also one of the principal loading points for tomatoes to be shipped 



