In 1885 brill estimated the total crop of Suffolk County at about 125,000 barrels.
"The Cauliflower"
A. A. Crozier
To the above may be added the following excellent directions given by Mr. Francis brill, of Riverhead, Long Island, in his pamphlet on the cauliflower: "Occasionally, by reason of drouth, and frequently by reason of the ravages of insects, great difficulty has been experienced in growing plants in spring and early summer, which seldom occurs in the fall-at which time, however, the same precautions may be used.
"The Cauliflower"
A. A. Crozier
Francis brill, in his book on "Farm Gardening and Seed Growing," said, in 1872, "For the past two years the farmers of the east end of Long Island, especially about the village of Mattituck, have planted largely of cauliflower, being incited by the successful experiments of some who have removed here from the west end, who were formerly engaged in growing vegetables for the New York markets.
"The Cauliflower"
A. A. Crozier