Tomorrow marks the return of the farmer’s market in Susanville. Please note the location has changed and it is on Pancera Plaza, Main and South Gay Streets, and not the Susanville Depot. When the big lumber mills were established it was a bonanza to the local agricultural community. In 1924, the Fruit Growers Supply Company purchased the following for its workforce.
| 300 pounds of fresh apricots | 25,000 pounds of apples |
| 500 pounds of asparagus | 5,000 pounds of beets |
| 4,000 pounds of green beans | 21,000 pounds of cabbage |
| 3,540 pounds of cucumbers | 1,270 pounds of sweet corn |
| 10,400 pounds of carrots | 10,500 pounds of cauliflower |
| 2,200 pounds of celery | 5,200 pounds of grapes |
| 12,600 pounds of watermelon | 17,560 pounds of other melon |
| 11,600 pounds ofgreen onion | 50,000 sacks of dry onions |
| 13,400 pounds of peaches | 100 pounds of pears |
| 1,000 pounds of peppers | 13,800 pounds of tomatoes |
| 89,200 pounds of beef | 24,500 pounds of veal |
| 33,600 pounds of pork | 2,200 pounds of turkey |
| 3,860 pounds of poultry | 1,300 cases of eggs |
| 21,800 pounds of butter | 14,220 pounds of ham & bacon |
| 117,500 pounds of flour |
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