The Principles of Vegetable -Gardening 



It is to be noticed that these figures do not cover 

 the entire commercial vegetable -gardening of the coun- 

 try, but only that which was officially designated as 

 truck -gardening (page 2). 



"Taken in its entirety, this comparatively new in- 

 dustry is found to be in a healthy, prosperous condition. 

 New sections are being developed from year to year 

 that to a certain extent affect the prosperity of some of 

 the older ones, and there is likely to be more or less 

 shifting of trucking centers every few years, all upon 

 advancing lines, however. New and better methods of 

 culture, with the further invention of labor-saving 

 machinery, must of necessity reduce the cost of pro- 

 duction. Better transportation facilities will place the 

 products of these farms in cities and towns more 

 promptly, in better condition and at less cost; while 

 the ever -increasing population and wealth of the cities 



