The lure of the land; the history of a market-garden and dairy plot developed within eight months upon Long island's idle territory (1909) (14574299128)

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Title: The lure of the land; the history of a market-garden and dairy plot developed within eight months upon Long island's idle territory

Year: 1909 (1900s)

Authors: Fullerton, Edith Loring, 1876-1931

Subjects: Long island railroad company. Experiment station, Wading River, N.Y. (from old catalog) Long island railroad company. Experiment station, Medford, N.Y. (from old catalog) Agriculture

Publisher: (New York?) Long island railroad company

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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able jjroducts, such as lettuce, endive, spinach and radishes, should bepicked either in the early morning or at nightfall. They should then be si)read inthe shade, thoroughly sprinkled and left in the open all night. These productswilt instantly when gathered, and the usual method is to take a barrel into thefield cut the crop and pack it at once, the result being the produce wilts and heatstremendously. Radishes when shipped to a hotel or club should be packed incrates, which have had paraffin paper laid on each side and each end. They shouldnot be bunched, which is a saving of much time to both parties concerned, andevery radish should be so perfect that the steward may take up a handful and seethat they may be served at once. Is he willing to pay a good price? Of coursehe is, for it saves him one mans time and brings him much commendation. I.ettucewell washed and crisp, saves him further time; in fact, the benefit he derives is wellworth a fancy price no matter what the vegetable.

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No. 2s Wickson Plum, not yet three years old. Peaches that pleased the palates of even theepicurean Oriole. Grapes of superb quality and big yield Sweet corn, without a doubt, is the most difficult product to get to marketin its best condition. It heats very fast, while after a few hours the sugar istransformed into starch. If possible, pick it in the early morning and ship at once;if not, pick the last thing at night, spread so the ears do not lie on one anotherand leave it out in the night air, packing and shipping at once in the early morning. The Senior Partner says, A true corn eat is where you pick the corn afterthe water is boiling, but alas for city folks, they will never know a true corneat. I doubt not the Home Hamper this summer has given them the nearestto it they have ever known. The farm has shipped this summer upward of one hundred Home Hampers,most of them to history makers and critics, which if sold as many of themwere, at the usual rate ($1.50) would have netted a ti

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