By L.A. Ammon
To hear the local and outsiders talk, you have no doubt about what crops the farmer should grow for this coming summer. He big question is, what quantity?
Those who have ventured to estimate the number of people coming here for the season, feel that we will be filled to capacity of rooms, and water. Ten thousand people for July and August. That would mean about double normal times. They must be fed, and if we wish to please them and have them come again, we must give them our quality vegetables.
Land prices are so high that we cannot make a profit on corn, and must turn to more intensive farming of truck crops.
Markets are assured. What we can seal at home is that much more in the growers’ pocket. Then during July, August and September, we have the entire Southern States wanting our good vegetables. Likewise, Greenville, and Pickens people must eat, and more, hey are depending on us for fresh vegetables, if we can keep them satisfied for anumber of years, they will cease to look elsewhere for food.
Chances are that prices will be the best since the peak of war times. Conservative men advise against our section running prices up too high if we should be found in a situation similar to that of Florida at present. We have been calling these people our summer guests, and to take advantage of them would be rude.
From past years’ demands, the following crops are being pushed. Beans to the limit, same for Irish potatoes, early and medium cabbage, early celery, and tomatoes without number. My office can furnish you the names of the varieties of each that have done the best a our mountain experiment station.
We need the vegetables bad enough, but you can get reasonable good quality in canned goods, but chickens and eggs are another problem. We can put all our cheap spring eggs in cold storage, and push every hen to her limit, and then not have half enough eggs. The price the people pay entitles them to fresh eggs. Let’s prepare for our limit this year, and next year try and come near our demands in our supply.
To hold the summer crowd, we farmers must meet their demands for fresh articles of food. It means prosperity or a slump.
From the front page of The Brevard News, Thursday, Jan. 28, 1926.
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