Excerpt from Child Labor and the Work of Mothers on Norfolk Truck Farms The so-called Norfolk section Of Virginia, comprising the counties Of Norfolk, Princess Anne, Nansemond, Isle of Wight, and York, is one of the most intensive truck-farming areas in the United States. Within a comparatively small territory produce is raised for Ship ment not only to the large cities to the north along the Atlantic coast but also to inland cities as far west as Chicago and St. Louis. Climate and soil combine to make the Norfolk area ideal for truck farming, and work on the truck farms is practically continuous throughout the year. Local farmers boast that the area produces 40 crops, and the day Sheets Of one of the largest Shipping companies of Norfolk provide columns for 42 varieties of vegetables and small fruits, with additional undesignated columns for other varieties. During the winter the hardier greens - kale, spinach, and collards are harvested. In January the ground is prepared for early crops, and cabbage and strawberries are set out. In February early potatoes, beans, and radishes are planted. March is the month for planting lettuce and setting out or transplanting sweet - potato Slips. Cantaloupes, tomatoes, and eggplants are ready to set out in April, and peas and cucumbers are started about this time. Throughout these early months radishes, lettuce, and cabbages are being gathered, but the rush season for harvesting begins in late April or early May with the strawberry crop and the early Spring vegetables and continues until melons and sweet potatoes have been gathered in August. Late plantings of many Of these crops are made during the spring, and in August and September the fall crops of kale, spinach, and potatoes are started. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.