Rocky Hillside Tomatoes

[mikestuff49]

In reading discussions of soil preparation and soil containing numerous rocks, I thought about the history of growing tomatoes commercially where I live, in Taney County Missouri. In the late 1800's and early 1900's growing tomatoes for local canneries was a mainstay of the local economy. Tomatoes were planted on the rocky hillsides of Taney County and neighboring Stone County (name is not a coincidence). A little research, and I came across this article, which I found interesting.

https://thelibrary.org/lochist/periodic ... ow901h.htm

[Mark_Thompson]

Interesting article. Makes me glad I'm not a farmer though, especially a farmer in the early 1900s.

[MissS]

What a great story. Thank you for sharing it.