Vegetables
herbs used for the table and for feeding stock. The term is of indefinite application. The directors of the twelfth United States census endeavored to collect statistics and have published the following results:
| Name. | Acreage. | Total yield. |
| Potatoes . . . . . 2,938,952 | 273,328,207 bushels | |
| Sweet potatoes . . . . . 537,447 | 42,526,696 bushels | |
| Onions . . . . . 47,983 | 11,791,121 bushels | |
| Chicory . . . . . 3,069 | 21,495,870 pounds | |
| Beets (not sugar) . . . . . 8,144 | 2,624,121 bushels | |
| Carrots . . . . . 6,200 | 2,280,280 bushels | |
| Parsnips . . . . . 926 | 266,595 bushels | |
| Radishes . . . . . 1,721 | 21,610,730 bushels | |
| Cassava . . . . . 755 | 9,784,310 pounds | |
| Green beans . . . . . 15,004 | 1,512,642 bushels | |
| Green peas . . . . . 30,443 | 2,123,318 bushels | |
| Tomatoes . . . . . 197,489 | 32,633,788 bushels | |
| Sweet corn . . . . . 199,729 | 14,533,817 bushels | |
| Cucumbers . . . . . 31,991 | 5,286,252 bushels | |
| Eggplants . . . . . 689 | 3,639,572 number | |
| Pumpkins . . . . . 3,341 | 6,020,600 number | |
| Squashes . . . . . 4,228 | 8,700,501 number | |
| Watermelons . . . . . 199,849 | 190,727,105 number | |
| Musk melons . . . . . 60,854 | 143,307,663 number | |
| Cabbages . . . . . 150,156 | 432,864,430 heads | |
| Rhubarb . . . . . 1,512 | 8,798,796 pounds | |
| Cauliflower . . . . . 2,571 | 9,123,930 heads | |
| Kale . . . . . 1,264 | 395,587 bushels | |
| Lettuce . . . . . 2,632 | 1,063,994 bushels | |
| Spinach . . . . . 3,573 | 1,111,967 bushels | |
| Asparagus . . . . . 10,192 | 12,231,542 bunches | |
| Celery . . . . . 9,327 | 16,467,904 bunches | |
| Mixed kitchen gardens . . . . . 2,115,570 | $113,871,842 value | |
| Under glass | 96,230,420 sq. ft. |
Ten states, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, New York, Maine, Michigan, and Florida, report that an average of from twelve to fifteen out of every hundred acres of plowed land are devoted to vegetables. The same states report that from a third to a sixth of their entire crop value is derived from vegetables. Over half the farms of the United States report the raising of vegetables for home use or for sale. See article on each vegetable.
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