[Farmall] Some ads from the 7/29 Lancaster Farming

[Larry Hardesty]

Mike,  Ran across sometime ago the origin of the phrase "truck farming," and
for those who are curious here is a definition.  I just assumed until I saw
that it refers to what most of think as vehicles and even some Internet
definitions lead one to believe that.  Anyway...

"There's still a market for "truck farming" where crops are trucked from the
farm to the city to be sold fresh, eliminating the costs and quality
reduction associated with shipping and selling through a middleman such as a
grocery store. However, truck farming got its name originally from the word
for bartering (Middle English "trukken," based on the Old French "troquer").
When you go to a famers market now and purchase vegetable from the bed of
the truck, it's the negotiation over price - not the vehicle - that is the
basis for the name "truck farming." 


Larry Hardesty

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[mailto:farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sloane
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 5:43 AM
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Subject: Re: [Farmall] Some ads from the 7/29 Lancaster Farming

That makes more sense - Cape May NJ is where they grow a lot of 
vegetable crops (they call it truck farming, but the word has nothing to 
do with trucks as we know them).

Mike

Jim Becker wrote:
> The "high clearance" option for the Cub was actually a HIGH and WIDE 
> attachment.  The track was 10" more than standard.
> 
> Jim
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "E. John Puckett" 
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> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 9:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Some ads from the 7/29 Lancaster Farming
> 
> 
>>
>>
>> Mike Sloane wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> For Sale:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rare wide Farmall Cub, $1,750; Cub tractor, smokes, $900; ACB with 
>>> sickle mower, need restored, other avail. Cape May Co. NJ. 609-780-3782.
>>> [It must be rare, I have never seen or hear about a "wide Farmall Cub"]
>>
>> Maybe the front axles are free so the wheels are set wide.  the axle 
>> being free enough to adjust is rare.
>>
>> -- 
>> John
>> another one of them
>> *.?-!.* cub owners
> 
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