A graphic summary of American agriculture, based largely on the census of 1920 ... . Fig. 55.—The principal watermelon-producinj^ districts are in the South, Georgia andTexas having nearly one-third of the Nations acreage. The most important districtsIn Georgia center around Valdosta and ThomasvlUe, and in Texas around Sulphur ranks next in importance, but the acreage Is more scattered. There is an impor-tant center in Barnwall and Hampton Counties, S. C, in Scotland County, N. C, anda less dense acreage along both shores of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia and and S
A graphic summary of American agriculture, based largely on the census of 1920 ... . Fig. 55.—The principal watermelon-producinj^ districts are in the South, Georgia andTexas having nearly one-third of the Nations acreage. The most important districtsIn Georgia center around Valdosta and ThomasvlUe, and in Texas around Sulphur ranks next in importance, but the acreage Is more scattered. There is an impor-tant center in Barnwall and Hampton Counties, S. C, in Scotland County, N. C, anda less dense acreage along both shores of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia and and Scott Counties in southeastera Missouri are other important districts, alsoGrady County, Okla., and Stanislaus and Los Angeles Counties, Fig. 56.—Green peas, like cabbages, are a cool-climate crop, but in pea productionWisconsin is more important than New York, having, indeed, one-third of the Nationsacreage. The Wisconsin districts include Columbia, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan,and Washington Counties in the southeast, Barron and Chippewa Counties in the north-west and Marinette and Oconto in the northeast. The New York district, which ranksnext in importance, extends from Buffalo to Utica. Eastern Maryland and Delawarerank third in importance, followed by California (San Francisco Bay district) andMichigan. A small acreage is found in southern New Jersey, and in the Salt Lakedistrict and Jordan Valley of Utah. 462 Year-look of the Department of Agriculture, 1921.
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