truck crop
1truck crop — noun : a vegetable crop that is grown in truck farming lettuce is a truck crop in California * * * a vegetable crop raised on a truck farm. [1890 95, Amer.] * * * truck crop, U.S. a crop grown on a truck farm …
2truck crop — a vegetable crop raised on a truck farm. [1890 95, Amer.] * * * …
3Truck farming — is the cultivation of one or a few fruit or vegetable crops on a relatively large scale for transport to distant markets where the crop cannot be grown due to climate. This is contrasted to market gardening, where a variety of crops are grown on… …
4truck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vehicle, rig; lorry, van, pickup, dump, panel, rack; six , etc. wheeler, half track; cart, wagon, dray; barrow, dolly; dealings, barter. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An automotive vehicle for hauling] Syn.… …
5truck farm — noun a farm where vegetables are grown for market • Syn: ↑truck garden • Hypernyms: ↑farm * * * noun : a farm devoted to the production of vegetables for the market * * * truck farmer …
6agriculture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Science of cultivating Nouns 1. (art ofgrowing) agriculture, cultivation, husbandry, farming, tillage, culture; aeroculture, aeroponics, agrobiology, agrology, agronomy, agrostology; gardening,… …
7Denham Springs, Louisiana — Coordinates: 30°28′47″N 90°57′15″W / 30.47972°N 90.95417°W / 30.47972; 90.95417 …
8Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
9Tractor — This article is about a vehicle used in agriculture or construction. For the power unit of a semi trailer truck (articulated lorry), see tractor unit. For other uses, see Tractor (disambiguation) …
10vegetable farming — Introduction growing of vegetable crops, primarily for use as human food. The term vegetable in its broadest sense refers to any kind of plant life or plant product; in the narrower sense, as used in this article, however, it refers… …
