Economic Aspects of the Watermelon Industry (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Economic Aspects of the Watermelon Industry The most important watermelon-producing areas in the United States are in the southern states. Georgia, Texas, and Florida pro duce nearly 60 per cent of the total United States cr0p. Data on shipments indicate an upward trend. In Arizona and California from 1919 to 1926. Imost of the southern states except Florida showed some increase during the same period. The north central states showed a decrease. 'preliminary figures for 1927 for the United States show a decrease in shipments of nearly 20 per cent below the high point of 1926 - a natural reaction to the low price of 1926. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.