Vegetable growing in small family gardens is the commonest way of truck farming.
For all these reasons truck farming should be stimulated by considerable funding.
At any rate, the Japanese, with their driving industry, had just about achieved a monopoly in truck farming, involving a great deal of hand labor.
By the late 1800s, truck farming had come to dominate growth and development patterns in the region.
While truck farming declined during the 1900s, the poultry industry rose to take its place.
Even today, a significant amount of truck farming or market gardening still occurs in the vicinity.
During the 1930s, truck farming of vegetables slowly replaced those crops.
By 1930 the conversion of the economy to truck farming was complete.
Today, the main activities include logging, ranching, truck farming, and tourism.
Pumpkin farms have been added to traditional truck farming.