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The Abbeville Press And Banner
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported favorable conditions for truck crops in Gulf and South Atlantic states on Jan. 18, including progress on cabbage, turnips, lettuce in South Carolina; tomatoes, beans, potatoes in Florida; cabbage in Alabama; sugar cane in Louisiana; tobacco marketing in Virginia; fruit in Arkansas; buds in Georgia; citrus and berries in Florida.
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In Gulf and South Atlantic States, Says Department of Agriculture.
Washington, Jan. 18.—Conditions continued favorable for the growth of truck crops in the Gulf and South Atlantic states, the department of agriculture's crop review issued today stated.
Cabbage in the southern trucking districts of South Carolina was well advanced and turnips were being harvested. Satisfactory progress was made in seeding spring lettuce. Tomatoes, beans and other truck made fair progress in the Everglades district of Florida and potatoes were coming up and doing well in the Hastings district.
The transplanting of cabbage made good progress in the coast counties of Alabama and fall planted sugar cane showed a good stand in Louisiana. The marketing of tobacco progressed under unusually favorable conditions in Virginia.
A too rapid advance of fruit was reported from Arkansas but buds were reported in good condition in Georgia. Citrus trees made good progress in Florida, where the colder weather was favorable, while berries were in good condition in that state.
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Gulf And South Atlantic States
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Jan. 18
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Conditions continued favorable for truck crops; cabbage well advanced and turnips harvested in South Carolina; spring lettuce seeding satisfactory; tomatoes, beans fair progress in Florida Everglades; potatoes doing well in Hastings, Florida; cabbage transplanting good in Alabama coast counties; sugar cane good stand in Louisiana; tobacco marketing favorable in Virginia; fruit advance too rapid in Arkansas; buds good in Georgia; citrus progress good with favorable cold in Florida; berries good in Florida.