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was a difficult and arduous undertaking. But, nevertheless, 248 feet of 

 space was taken on the main floor of the Horticultural Building, which, 

 being occupied by the only exhibit of fresh vegetables in the building 

 for several months of the exposition, gave New York special promi- 

 nence in this department. 



The products of the truck farming of the United States that are 

 produced at distances from markets, requiring transportation by rail or 

 water, are valued at $76,517,155 ; and the value of these products in 

 what is known as the " New York and Philadelphia District," is 

 $21,102,521. Add to this latter the value of the yield of market gar- 

 dening, which is carried on near cities where the producer delivers his 

 vegetables by his own teams- to the retailer or consumer^ and it will be 

 seen that this is one of the leading industries of the State. Glass-house 

 culture of vegetables is carried on extensively, especially near New 

 York and other large cities, the profits from this system ranging from 

 $7,000 to $10,000 per acre. 



Tlie first exhibit, made in May, was a general collection of early, 

 choice varieties of asparagus, spinach, lettuce, celery, beets, beans, water 

 cress, tomatoes, cucumbers and cauliflowers from the glass-houses on 

 Long Island and from Cornwall-on-the-Hudson. Plans were carefully 

 made with individual growers to forward supplies from different parts 

 of the State, as the season advanced, but the severest drought known in 

 twenty years, extending over the entire State, tended to cut off these 

 supplies. Arrangements had, however, been made with the New York 

 Agricultural Experiment Station to make a thoroughly scientific exhibit 

 in this department, and this it did to the close of tlie exposition in the 

 most complete manner. On June twelfth the State station forwarded 

 forty-five varieties of radishes, which represented all shades of colors and 

 sizes and made a very interesting and attractive exhibit. This exhibit 

 of radishes was kept up to the close of the exposition, fresh supplies 

 being forwarded every fifteen days. The number of radishes grown 

 and exhibited by the station amounted to 4,664. Six hundred and 

 twenty-four heads of lettuce were shown, fifteen to nineteen varieties 

 being shown at a time. On June twenty-seventh twelve varieties of 

 peas were forwarded, and these were continued to July twenty-second, 

 when twenty-four varieties were shown. Twenty-five varieties of bush 

 beans were shown and continued from July third to September twenty- 

 sixth. Eight varieties of dwarf limas were also shown continually from 

 August twelfth to September twenty -fifth. 



A very excellent plan for showing these different varieties was in 

 boxes twelve by six by three inches, the peas and beans being 

 shown in one division in pods, and in tlie other division in the 

 shelled form. There were 105 boxes of peas and 137 boxes 

 of beans on exhibition. From August seventh to September 

 twenty-sixth 417 boxes of okra, in two varieties, were shown. No 

 part of the vegetable display attracted more attention than the toma- 

 toes. On August first thirty-five varieties were shown, representing 

 the different colors and sizes, and were especially attractive. On 

 August ninth forty-eight varieties were shown; August eighteenth, 

 fifty-three varieties, and this was continued up to tlie close of the 



