No. 52

FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL E X TEN SION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA INST ITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Nov~mber 1960 Vegetable Crops b epartment

TO: COUNTY AGENTS: VEGETARIAN In 1953, we issued a Vegetarian giving major production areas with predominant

kinds of soil ., acreages , dates of planting and dates of harvest for each of the · major vegetable crops in Florida . This newsletter is a revision of the 1953 issue., incorporating changes t hat have taken place si .nce that time .

Information in this letter was in large part , taken from the nAnnual Statistical Summary., Florida Vegetable Crops, 1959, Volume :XVH prepared by the Florid a Livest ock and Crop Reporting Service. Estimates for the radish crop were by the Specialists .

In order to be able to present the data in this form, we were fo rced to do some ttinterpolating H. If you find a major error, let us know. But, please donVt be too critical of !?mi.nor misreprese ntations" .

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James Montelaro KEY TO DATA IN TABLES: Assoc. Veg. Crops 3pec .

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F, s. Jamison Mason Marvel Veg. Cr ops Spec. Asst. Veg. Cr ops Spec.

(1) HOMESTEAD (marl & Rockl and ); Dad 24 (2 ) RANGELINE-POMPANO (sands): 25 '>=-23:::----:2:-:i:----......

Broward, E.Palm Beach /~ 21 (3 ) EVERGLADES (mucks & peat s) : w. ~

Palm Bch., N.E. Hendry, E. Glades,Highlands .._,.,~O 17 15 (4) FT.PIERCE-I NDIANTOi>IN-OKEECHOBEE (sands) ' 16 14

Martin , St. Lucie,Okeechobee , Indian · ~9 13 River, Brevard ( 17) STARKE-BROOKER \

( 5) IM10KALEE-FT .MYERS (sands): Collier, (sands): Bradford ( 12 Lee,Hendry , Charlotte , Glades (18) CITRUS-HERNANDO-18

(6 ) WAUCHULA (sands): Hardee,S.Pol k,DeSota , PASCO (sands) ~ E.Manatee ( 19) GILCHRIST-LEVY f 9

(7 ) SARASarA (mucks): Sarasota (sands) \ 8 6 (8 ) MA!JATEE-RUSKIN (sands): Manatee, S. (20) TAYLOR-LAFAYETI'E-\.]~

Hillsborough , Sarasota DIIlE (sands) · ~~ (9 ) PLANT CITY (sands) : E. Hillsborough, (21) COLUMBIA- HAMILTCN- ,;

W. Polk SUWANNEE (sands) ( 10) ZELLWOOD- OVIEDO (mucks): N.W. Orange, (22) JEFFERSCT~-MADISCN (sands)

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S.E . Seminole , E. Lake (23) GADSDEN-LECN (sands) (11) SANFORD-SAMSULA (sands): N.Seminole , (24) JACKSCN- CALHOUN-WASHilJGTCN-

S. Volusia HOLMES (sands) (12) LAKE-WEBSTER- OXFORD (sands): Sumter,La.ke(25) PENSACOLA (sandy loams):Escami:,ia, (13 ) MARICN(sands): Marion (Less Weirsdale Santa Rosa

muck) (14) WEIRSDALE-I SLAND GROVE (mucks) : S. Marion,

S. E. Alachua (15) HASTINGS (sands): Flag ler,St.Johns,

Putnam., Clay

Onitting: Pinellas, Osceola , Nassau, Baker , Duval,Franklin,Wakulla,Ll.berty, Gulf , Bay,Walton,Okaloosa.

(16) GAINESVILLE-LAKE BUTLER- HAWTHORNE( sands) . Alachua, Union

COOPERATIV E E XTENSION W O RK I N AGRICULTURE AND HO ME ECciNOMICS , STA TE OF F LORIDA . COL L EGE OF AGRICULTURE,

UN IVERSITY OF Fl-ORIC A. U, S. OEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL.TURE, A1

NO B0AR0S O F COUNTY C OMMISSIONE-RS, COOPERATING

BEANS. LI HA Rangeline - Pompano 350 Everglades 50 Plant City 425 Marion 50 G ?ville-L. Butler- JP thorne 275 Starke - Brooker 150 All Others 400

Total Harvested 1,700

BEANS2 POLE Homestead 5,275 Manatee- Ruskin 50 Plar1t City 400 Zellwood - Oviedo 235 Gadsden- Leon 700 All Others lOO

Total Harvested 6, 760

BEAl'\l S 2 SNAP Homestee.d 1, 600 Rangeline-Pompano 19,250 Everglades 21,275 Plant City 275 j Zellwood- Oviedo 600 Sanford - Samsula 500 Webster - Oxford 225 Marion 875 GVville - L. Butler - H?thorne 1,700 Starke -Bro oker 350 All Others 390

Total Harvested 47,040

CABBAGE Hoiiiestead 600 - --Everglades 5,200 -- ---Wauchula 75 -- - --Saras ota 75 Manatee - Ruskin 100 -- ---Lake-Webster - Oxford 75 Plant City 280 Sanford - Samsula 2,200 --- ---Hastings 7,950 -- -·-----Starke - Brooker 65 Pensacola 100 All Others 780

Total Harvested 17,500

CANTALOUPES Webster - Oxford 210 Marion 325 G?ville -L.Butler - H?th orne 275 Homestead 350 Gilchrist-Levy 125 Immokalee- Ft . I:1yers 250

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All Others 265 Total Harvested 1,800

1-6..anatee - Ruski.n Sanf ord - Samsul a Hastings All Others

Tota l Harvested.

CELERY Everglades Sarasota Zellwood- Oviedo Sanford - Samsula Weir sda l e. - I sland Grove Ail Others

Total Harvested

CORN2 SWEET Homestead Rangeline - Pompano Everglades Pl ant Cit y Zellwood - Oviedo Sanford - Samsula GVville - L.Butler - H?thorne Starke -Brooker All others

Total Harvested

CUCUMBERS Homestead Rai,geline Ft . Pierce - Indian.town - Okee Immokalee- Ft . Myers Wauchula Plant City Sanford - Samsula Lake-Webster - Oxford Mar ion GVville - L.But l er - HVthorne Starke - Brooker Gilchrist - Levy Columbia- Hamilton - Suwanne Jefferson -Madi son Gadsden- Leon

Jack -Calh - Wash- Holmes All othe r s

Total Harvested

EGGPLANT Rangeline - Pompano Ever glad es Immokalee- Ft .Myers Wauchula Manatee- Ruskin Plant City Lake-Webster - Oxford

{~550 ac r es of this total

APPROX. 3. ACREAGE JULY AUG. SEPT OCT .NOV . DEC. JAN . FEB .MAR. APR.MAY JUNE

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400

9, 535 )) -- -- ·---~ 520

2,060 --- --- ---805 - -- -380

0 13, 300

1, 275 1,850

38 , 200 250

5,400 ) 350 600 )) 100 )) 975

49,000

1, 000 3 ,000

350 4 , 225 2,400

500 110 775 -- --150 -- --900 175 125 75

100 365 200 600

15, 05 <.

1, 485 100 150 50 75

350 -50

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EGGPLANT Con't Marion G9ville -L. Butler - H't horne Starke - Brooker All Others

Total Harvested

ESCAROLE & ENDIVE Everglades Sarasota Manatee- Ruski.n Zellwood-Oviedo Sanford - Samsula All Others

Total Harvested

LETTUCE & ROMAINE Homestead Everglades Sarasota Manatee-Ruskin Plant City Zellwood-Oviedo Sanford - Samsula Lake-Webster-Oxford All Others

Total Harvested

PEPPERS Rangeline - Pompano Everglades Ft . Pierce - Indiantown - Oke . Inunokalee-Ft.Myers Wauchula Plant City Manatee- Ruski.n Sanford-Samsula Lake-Webster - Ox.ford GYvill e- L.Butler - HYthorn All Others

Total Harvested

POTATOES Homestead Everglades Ft . Pierce - Indiantown-Oke Immokalee-Ft .Myers Manatee - Ruskin Hastings G'ville-L.Butler-H'thorn Starke - Brooker Pensacola All Others

Total Harvested

RADISHES Everglades Zell wood- Oviedo

All Others Total Harvested

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2, 900

4,700 75 75

1, 200 50

300 6,400

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SQUASH Homestead .Immokalee- Ft .Myers Rangeline - Pompano Wauchula Ma.ria tee-Ruskin Plant City Sanford-Sa.msula Marion GVville - L. Butler - H9thorne Starke-Brooker Gilchrist-Levy Columbia- Hamilton Suwanne Jefferson -Hadison -All Others

Total Harvested

STRAWBERRIES

1, 900 1, 525 3,600

150 175

1, 250 175 750 200 225 125 100 225 600

11,000

Homestead 225 Range line - Pompano 40 Plant City 950 Lake- Webster-Oxford 75 Starke-Brooker 150 All Others 60

Total Harvested 1, 500

TOMATOES Homestead Rangeline - Pompano Ft.Pierce - Indiantown-Okee Immokalee- Ft .Myers Wauchula :Viana tee-Ruskin Plant City Jack - Calh -Wash- Holmes Lake-Webster - Oxford Marion All Others

Total Harvested

WATEEMEL01 S Rangeline-Pompano Ft.Pierce - Indiantovm. - Okee Immokalee- Ft .Myers Wauchula Manatee - Ruskin Plant City Sanford - Samsula Lake-Webster - Oxford Marion GVville - L.Butler - Hfthorn Starke - Brooker Citrus-Hernando - Pasco Gilchrist - Levy Taylor-Lafayette - Dixie Columbia- Hamilton - Suwann e Jefferson -Madison Gadsden- Leon Jack - Cahl-Wash- Holmes Pensacola All Othars

Total Harvested

20,350 2, 520 7, 620 6,425 - --

610 5,240

200 150

1,040 1,750

46,300

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