Kern finally branched out for himself.

When, in 1915, he died, his real estate holdings in Norfolk and Portsmouth were valued at two million dollars, all of which had been made from garden truck.

He was but one of a considerable class of wealthy men whose fortunes have sprung from the same source.
Many of the truck farms have access to the water.

The farmers bring their produce to the city in their own boats, giving the port a picturesque note.

At Norfolk it is transferred to steamers which carry it to New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Providence, Baltimore and Washington.