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Excerpt from Effect of Frequency of Picking Cucumbers on Income
The field man associated with this study visited approximately 100 growers in various parts of the state early in the season to observe the cultural practices, obtain quantity data as to material and labor used prior to harvest, and to arrange with a limited number of growers for detailed records concerning the labor used in harvesting.
A long, severe drought in July and early August checked the growth of vines and it was evident that many fields would be abandoned. Later observations made in the harvest period indicated that most growers were discouraged with the returns from picking and either had or would soon abandon their crops. The situation is indicated by the report from the processing company at the end of the season: 186, or about half of the contract signers, shipped less than $50 worth of cucumbers; 127, or about one-third, received from $50 to $200 for their shipments; only 53, or about 16 percent, of the growers received more than $200. A few had reasonably good crops, four receiving more than $600 for their shipments.
Due to the failure or partial failure of the crops on most farms, the data obtained from 61 growers as to practices were not complete.
While the drought was the major cause, other factors contributed to the low yields. Observations in the field indicated that over half of the contract signers had not followed good commercial practices and would have had low yields even if the weather had been ideal. It was apparent that many of the families on small part-time farms had not plowed and fitted their fields properly. They had not applied adequate amounts of fertilizer and they lacked experience and skill in growing the crop.
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