. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. VEGETABLE FORCING IN NEW YORK STATE H. W. SCHNECK Instructor, Department of Vegetable Gardening, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. SUGGESTIOlSrS FOE IMPROVEMENT No other branch of agriculture has made such rapid forward strides during the past decade as has the vegetable forc- ing industry. Twenty years ago one could find only small vegetable houses, and very few of those, near our larger cities; whereas today there are many acres of land farmed under glass. Still there is room for much more development, since the demand for
. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. VEGETABLE FORCING IN NEW YORK STATE H. W. SCHNECK Instructor, Department of Vegetable Gardening, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. SUGGESTIOlSrS FOE IMPROVEMENT No other branch of agriculture has made such rapid forward strides during the past decade as has the vegetable forc- ing industry. Twenty years ago one could find only small vegetable houses, and very few of those, near our larger cities; whereas today there are many acres of land farmed under glass. Still there is room for much more development, since the demand for greenhouse products far exceeds the supply during most seasons. Inquiry is often made regarding danger of over supply of green- house products. This is a pertinent question, especially at such times as during the fall of 1912 and the fall of 1914, when lettuce sold for much less than it cost to produce it at the large forcing centers. In these two apparently dull seasons, many small towns throughout the country were not properly supplied with green- house products. During the past fall when lettuce sold for two and one-half cents a pound at Cleveland, it was bringing sixty cents a dozen bunches at many smaller towns. These facts will show at a glance that it is not a question of over-production, but rather a question of proper distribution of the products. Another factor to consider with respect to avoiding the danger of gluts on our large markets, is diversification of crops. At the present time there are but three or four crops to which forcing men devote any very considerable attention. These crops, in order of their importance are: lettuce, cucumber, tomato, and radish. Lettuce is grown by nearly all forcing men in fall and winter, when there is least demand for it. As a result, lettuce often brings a low price at this time of the year, especially if the [1275]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for r
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