4 BULLETIX 1005, U. S. DEPAETMEXT OF AGEICTLTUKE. 
Table I. — Annual shipments of truck crops, Norfolk district, Va., 1909 to 1914. 
Crop. 
Potatoes barrels 
Spinach do. . 
Kale do . . 
Cabbage .do. . 
Sweet potatoes do. . 
Strawberries 60-quart crates 
Beans baskets 
P'- fcr'r?!,- 
Cncumh^rs {(.i^-J",- 
Radishes do. . 
Lettuce do. . 
Beets crates 
Egg plant do. . 
Cantaloupes (^^^«^-^- 
Tomatoes crates 
Cauliflower baskets; 
Squash barrels 
1909-10 
934, 592 
559, 032 
325, 835 
382,200 
70,463 
165, 665 
301,116 
120,050 
• 1, 167 
124. 501 
38,656 
107, 959 
64. 335 
12,739 
29,418 
35,354 
296 
26, 326 
8,106 
10,825 
587,141 
598, 260 
281, 308 
298,400 
52,003 
121, 482 
240, 101 
108, 815 
-7,013 
92, 853 
•11, 886 
112,481 
57, 566 
8, 878 
19,900 
44,284 
51 
16, 054 
12, 366 
12, 156 
1,051,651 
652, 758 
438, 239 
380, 844 
68, 145 
221, 826 
394, 384 
81,364 
8, 241 
68,947 
46, 945 
112, 902 
57, 320 
7,492 
27, 113 
14, 190 
17 
8,951 
5,242 
5,096 
1912-13 
946,550 
760, 619 
437, 075 
379, 657 
41,406 
106,063 
320, 695 
69. 817 
3.124 
111,339 
65,994 
132, 577 
57,838 
13,884 
34,389 
27, 113 
1,376 
16,953 
14,688 
1913-14 
817,972 
890,061 
498, 483 
369,622 
47,805 
153,118 
249, 101 
117,540 
2,093 
122, 193 
41,109 
134, 107 
71,260 
16,928 
16, 735 
19,525 
1,080 
2,195 
19,540 
8,681 
In addition to these crops there were shipped appreciable quantities of asparagus, onions, peppers, pars- 
ley, carrots, turnips, and dandelion. Small shipments were also made of artichokes, cress, endive, okra, 
leeks, fennel, and celery. 
PERIODS OF SHIPMENT OF TRUCK CROPS. 
The continuous production of truck crops in the Norfolk district 
throughout the year and the realtive volume of production in the 
different seasons are indicated by the periods of normal shipment 
for the different important crops. 
Irish potatoes are shipped from early in June to the middle or lat- 
ter part of July. Usually the greater volume of shipment lies be- 
tween June 10 and June 30. 
Strawberries are sliipped largely from the last of April to the 
middle of May, Ts-ith shipments continuing until the end of that 
month. 
Cabbage is shipped from about April 1 to the 10th of June. 
Cucimibers, gro\vn under sash, are shipped throughout the month 
of May, while the field-grown crop is marketed chiefly during June 
and July. 
Radishes are shipped from early April to the 1st of July. 
Lettuce is marketed during March and April, in the spring, and 
again from the latter part of September well into December, in the 
fall. 
Egg plant is coming to be an important summer crop, marketed 
in the latter part of June, throughout July, and into August. 
Cantaloupes are shipped from the latter part of June until a little 
past the middle of August. 
Beets are shipped from the 20th of Ap^-il until July. 
Snap beans are shipped in the spring from about June to July 20 
and in the fall during October and the early part of November. 
Peas are marketed in the spring from the end of April to early 
June and in the fall from about September 20 to October 25. 
