PLAN No. 620. BIG PROFITS IN TRUCK GARDENING
This man operates a truck garden with the following success. The figures given are before the war prices. The soil resembles gravel and is watered by pumps. Here is his account:
“I have been truck gardening in the vicinity of Spokane for twenty-six years, and now have a small tract in the Spokane Valley and inside the city limits. Here I find I can produce all of the crops that will grow in this climate, but at present I am making a specialty of celery, cauliflower and asparagus.
“Celery gives me a gross return of $600 to $1,200 per acre, and it costs me from $300 to $500 to grow and market it.
“Cauliflower gives returns of $400 to $800 per acre, and it costs me from $100 to $300 to grow and market.
“Asparagus yields 3,000 to 3,500 pounds per acre on an 8-year-old bed which I sell at 9 cents per pound. It costs about 11⁄2 cents per pound to grow, cut and market, so that my profits vary from $225 to $265 per acre. I figure the land on which I grow these crops worth $1,000 per acre, making an investment charge of $60 per acre. I believe there will always be a good market in the Inland Empire for garden products.”
Plan No. 620. The Early Tomato