. Wilmington up-to-date : the metropolis of North Carolina graphically portrayed . Bridgeport, Conn., Canandaigna, N. Y., Auburn, X. Y., Hornelles-ville, X. Y., Waterbury, Conn., Watertown, Conn., Cortland, X. Y.,Savannah, Ansonia, Conn., and Oneonto, Pa. Lettuce is another crop which has met with the greatest success inthis section. Fifteen years ago nolettice was raised around here eitherin open field or under cloth coyer. The lettuce is generally grown un-der canvass in winter and in the open in fall or spring. Lettuce is a THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. spiing and winter crop, and always brings h
. Wilmington up-to-date : the metropolis of North Carolina graphically portrayed . Bridgeport, Conn., Canandaigna, N. Y., Auburn, X. Y., Hornelles-ville, X. Y., Waterbury, Conn., Watertown, Conn., Cortland, X. Y.,Savannah, Ansonia, Conn., and Oneonto, Pa. Lettuce is another crop which has met with the greatest success inthis section. Fifteen years ago nolettice was raised around here eitherin open field or under cloth coyer. The lettuce is generally grown un-der canvass in winter and in the open in fall or spring. Lettuce is a THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. spiing and winter crop, and always brings high prices. A carefulgrower can generally obtain from $250 to $o00 from an acre. Fifty-five lettuce beds on the famous Sans Souci truck farm, twomiles from Wilmington, are each from 100 to 180 yards long, theplants filling every inch of space between the frames. The beds are. all under canvas and cover an area of seven acres. The crop com-mences moving in December at the rate of a carload per day, andreaches northern markets at a time when, it is in demand, and bringsgood prices. The season extends to about the loth of April or the 1stof May. Radishes are also a good and lucrative crop and are ready toship in thirty to thirty-five days after the seeds are planted. Asparagusis also a bountiful crop, and celery is successfully cultivated. Garden THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. 19 peas yield about $100 to the acre, and wax beansabout the same. Twocrops of cabbages can be raised regularly and each crop is worth $150to the acre. Irish potatoes are profitable, and well looked afteryield about from 150 to 200 bushels to the acre. A good crop is sweetpotatoes, especially suitable for a new settler. They can be easily
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