Truck Crop Production Practices, Colquitt County, Georgia: Labor, Power, and Materials by Operation

Excerpts from the report: Georgia is a leading State in the production of truck crops grown for fresh-market use, ranking 8th in harvested acreage and 15th in value of production in 1961. Truck crops are primarily grown as alternative cash crops in rotation with cotton and corn. This report presents information on the 10 vegetables most widely grown in Colquitt County for the fresh market. This is the fourth in a group of 12 publications containing information on labor requirements, production practices, and costs involved in the production of truck crops for fresh market and processing. Information in this report was obtained from 125 producers in Colquitt, Ga