New Jersey for progressive farmers . center of this section is Glassboro, about which aregrouped a limited number of large apple and peach orchards. The soilhere is fairly light, but quickly responds to treatment. There are manyopportunities in this district for the development of orchards on a largeor small scale. Section Q.—This section, with its center at Hammonton, is known pri-marily for its peaches and small fruits. It has much to offer , dewberries, strawberries and grapes are grown extensively onthe light, warm, early soil. Section lO.—This area is well known for i
New Jersey for progressive farmers . center of this section is Glassboro, about which aregrouped a limited number of large apple and peach orchards. The soilhere is fairly light, but quickly responds to treatment. There are manyopportunities in this district for the development of orchards on a largeor small scale. Section Q.—This section, with its center at Hammonton, is known pri-marily for its peaches and small fruits. It has much to offer , dewberries, strawberries and grapes are grown extensively onthe light, warm, early soil. Section lO.—This area is well known for its peaches and small fruits,while the production of apples is developing rapidly. The soil is earlyand easily worked. Vineland is the center for peaches and Bridgeton forapples. Cedarville, Dividing Creek and Port Norris, are famous for theirstrawberries. Early Campbell and Gandy being the leading varieties. Fifty-tivo NEW JERSEY Chief Fruit Sections1920 Scale of milet 10 IS 20 OBPARTMENT OF CON5ERVATION I, OCVELOPneNT Fifty-three CANNING Based upon the great quantities of fruits and vegetables produced infavorable localities, and upon the extremely perishable nature of these pro-ducts, many canning factories have been erected, and do a flourishing busi-ness during several months of the year. There are over sixty such factoriesin the central and southern parts of the State, giving seasonal employmentto more than five thousand people. Tomatoes and pears are the principalcrops canned, supplemented by peas, beans, corn and berries. In parts of Salem County, tomatoes for canning are raised in connectionwith dairy farming, which provides manure as fertilizer. In the Swedes-boro vegetable section large quantities of late tomatoes are turned over tothe canhouse after the early crop has been marketed for domestic use. InCumberland, Cape May, Atlantic, Camden and Burlington Counties, largeacreages of canhouse tomatoes are grown annually under contract agree-ment.
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