Vegetable growing . the plant producesseed or begins to throw its energies into seed production, theamount of blooms produced is reduced, and consequently thecrop yield. In order to prevent injury to the cucumber plant CUCUMBER 203 and all other vine crops, the vines should not be tramped andshould be handled carefully when the fruits are being for Pickles.—The cultivation of this vegetablefor pickling purposes has become of considerable importancein certain sections of the United States. In most localitiesthe business has been of short duration. The length of timefor any one
Vegetable growing . the plant producesseed or begins to throw its energies into seed production, theamount of blooms produced is reduced, and consequently thecrop yield. In order to prevent injury to the cucumber plant CUCUMBER 203 and all other vine crops, the vines should not be tramped andshould be handled carefully when the fruits are being for Pickles.—The cultivation of this vegetablefor pickling purposes has become of considerable importancein certain sections of the United States. In most localitiesthe business has been of short duration. The length of timefor any one locality has been from six to ten years due largelyto a lack of control measures for combating insect andfungous pests after they have made their appearance in terri-tories where the cucumber is grown as a field crop for picklefactories. At the present time experiments are being con-ducted along the line of pest control and perhaps in the nearfuture successful methods of combating these troubles w411be Fig. 100.—Putting down pickles in brine at a salting station. The grow-ing of cucumbers for pickles is practised on an extensive scale in regionsadapted to the culture of this crop. Salting stations are located at the main gathering pointsand are in the main of inexpensive construction since they areused for only a few years. The price paid for cucumbers is remunerative to the growerand if the business could be conducted on a large scale it wouldbe a profitable one. This has been impossible on account ofthe large amount of hand labor that is required for harvesting 204 LONG SEASON CROPS THAT ARE TENDER the crop. The average farm family is capable of harvestingnot to exceed two acres. Even with this acreage the pickingcannot always be done properly in mid-season. In spite ofthe difficulties encountered in harvesting, many growersmake a net profit of $100 to $200 per acre per season from asmall patch of pickles. The soil best adapted to the production of cucumbers f
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