truckage
truck·age
T0385700 (trŭk′ĭj)truckage
(ˈtrʌkɪdʒ)Truckage
supply of trucks; trucks collectively, 1901.| Noun | 1. |  truckage - a fee charged for transporting goods by truckage |
| 2. |  truckage - the activity of transporting goods by truck |
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| 释义 | truckagetruck·ageT0385700 (trŭk′ĭj)truckage(ˈtrʌkɪdʒ)Truckagesupply of trucks; trucks collectively, 1901.
truck farmingtruck farming,horticultural practice of growing one or more vegetable crops on a large scale for shipment to distant markets. It is usually less intensive and diversified than market gardeningmarket gardening,cultivation, on suburban land of high value, of vegetables and flowers for the supply of nearby cities. Heavy fertilizing and the planting of successive crops are employed to obtain continuous returns from the acreage. ..... Click the link for more information. . At first this type of farming depended entirely on local or regional markets. As the use of railroads and large-capacity trucks expanded and refrigerated carriers were introduced, truck farms spread to the cheaper lands of the West and South, shipping seasonal crops to relatively distant markets where their cultivation is limited by climate. The major truck-farming areas are in California, Texas, Florida, along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and in the Great Lakes area. Centers for specific crops vary with the season. Among the most important truck crops are tomatoes, lettuce, melons, beets, broccoli, celery, radishes, onions, cabbage, and strawberries. BibliographySee L. C. Peirce, Vegetables (1987); O. A. Lorenz and D. N. Maynard, Handbook for Vegetable Growers (3d ed. 1988). truckage
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