40 MUCK CROPS 



to receive on an average of $30,000 a year for 

 his crop." 



In later chapters, each crop will be taken 

 up in detail, giving the value returnable from 

 the same. 



Crops Raised on Muck. Three principal 

 crops are raised on muck: onions, celery, and 

 lettuce. However, many others are becom- 

 ing more common, each year, and to this list 

 must be added asparagus, beets, both table 

 and mangels, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, 

 sweet corn, field corn, mint, peas, spinach, 

 oats, hay and many other crops. 



If one wishes to build air castles, take the 

 figures of the total best muck in the United 

 States as estimated by Davis. If these were 

 all planted to onions, celery and lettuce, in 

 equal proportions with an average yield and 

 average price returnable, one would soon find 

 the total crop figures would be stupendous 

 and the value immense. 



We do not, however, need these figures to 

 demonstrate conclusively that the money 

 value to be derived from growing crops on 

 muck soils is certainly very large. This is 

 especially true to those who understand 

 thoroughly the growing and marketing of 

 crops from this class of soils. 



