A hand book of Virginia . he entirecountry presents a fairer prospect of profit through intensive farming by thosewho bring their own labor and exercise intelligence with their efforts. In 1891 Virginias trucking area was 45,375 acres, of which Norfolk countysupplied not less than ninety per cent. This has been greatly reduced by thedevelopments shown above, but the aggregate returns have increased. In thatyear the receipts footed up $7,692,852, while any favorable season now returnsat least $8,000,000. The importance of trucking can be appreciated when statisticscredit it with more than ten p
A hand book of Virginia . he entirecountry presents a fairer prospect of profit through intensive farming by thosewho bring their own labor and exercise intelligence with their efforts. In 1891 Virginias trucking area was 45,375 acres, of which Norfolk countysupplied not less than ninety per cent. This has been greatly reduced by thedevelopments shown above, but the aggregate returns have increased. In thatyear the receipts footed up $7,692,852, while any favorable season now returnsat least $8,000,000. The importance of trucking can be appreciated when statisticscredit it with more than ten per cent, of the total agricultural valuesjn the intireState. The influence of the Gulf streanTso tempers the vigors of winter, and prolongsthe season of production,* that as many as four crops are raised annually from thesame ground. The soiljis a semi-sandyJloam, rendering cultivation easy, andinsuring prompt benefits from fertilizer application, thus forcing growth and earlyshipments to the great populous trade CRATING CANTALOUPES NEAR NORFOLK ^Trucking is a commercial business, requiring the highest order of intelligenceand industry, and experience during a series of years has amply proven its profitablecharacter. Fortunes have been amassed since 1865, when it first received seriousconsideration, although it was started in Norfolk county in 1841. Rapid transpor-tation is the great factor in its enlargement, since Long Island cannot supplyfresher greenstuff to the New York market than can the Old Dominion steamersand our railroads, which land their freight fifteen hours after leaving our fields. Immense local plants supply the millions of packages and the thousands of tonsof fertilizers; laborers in large numbers earn big wages; general business is sus-tained; bank deposits are swelled to great proportions, the whole bringing pros-perity to more people than does any one other industry in the State. All of thiswill be multiplied many times when intensive farming is m
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