. The Southern States. respectable epithet. Thecapitalist looked upon our industry astemporary and hazardous, and was notinclined to keep the shipping facilitiesup with the continuous increase in thebusiness. It^was only when the truckerscombined and demanded larger andbetter ships to New ^ork that one wasgrudgingly given, but such was thesuccess of this vessel that others rapidlytollowed, and then came fine steamersrunning to Boston, Providence, Philadel-phia, Washington and Baltimore. The first figures we have show that in1879, fourteen years after the industrybegan, the value of the crops r
. The Southern States. respectable epithet. Thecapitalist looked upon our industry astemporary and hazardous, and was notinclined to keep the shipping facilitiesup with the continuous increase in thebusiness. It^was only when the truckerscombined and demanded larger andbetter ships to New ^ork that one wasgrudgingly given, but such was thesuccess of this vessel that others rapidlytollowed, and then came fine steamersrunning to Boston, Providence, Philadel-phia, Washington and Baltimore. The first figures we have show that in1879, fourteen years after the industrybegan, the value of the crops raisedon these eastern Virginia truck farmsamounted to $1,751,645. Eight yearslater Col. Thomas Whitehead, commis-sioner of agriculture of Virginia, putthis on record : The trucking businessfor the year 1887 for Norfolk county,and the value of fruits shipped, aggre-gated $2,287,042, exceeding the valueof the entire iron industry of the Statefor that year. The Norfolk Chamber 243 244 TRUCK FARMING IN TIDEWATER PICKING STRAWBIiRRIES AT WEST NORFOLK, VA. of Commerce gives the value of thetruck raised in 1890 as $4,541, are the latest figures obtainable,but the industry is still steadily in-creasing. Truck farming in Virginia is a wellorganized and systematic industry. Thefarms are divided into sections of eightyto 100 acres, each being placed in chargeof a competent manager, who receives ashare of the profits as his share ranges from little more thanthe wages of a farm hand- to a quarterof the net proceeds, and finally reachesone-half the profits, when the managerbecomes to all intents and purposesan equal partner in the enterprise,continuing upon this basis until he buysa farm and starts business on his ownaccount. Quite a number of youngmen today have beautiful farms thatwere earned in this manner, and areworth from $25,000 to $50,000. The entire crop to be raised is laid offon a diagram representing the section,and with each planting the cro
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