New Jersey for progressive farmers . tion for buying supplies and selling business for the year 1919 exceeded half a million dollars. During the potato shipping season the Monmouth County Farmers Ex-change, with headquarters at Freehold, operates some thirty branch loadingstations throughout this famous farming section. It is the oldest and largestfarmers business organization in New Jersey, with about fifteen hundredstockholders. Mount Holly is the headquarters of the Burlington CountySupply and Produce Company; and at Woodstown is the office of the SouthJersey Farmers Exchange.
New Jersey for progressive farmers . tion for buying supplies and selling business for the year 1919 exceeded half a million dollars. During the potato shipping season the Monmouth County Farmers Ex-change, with headquarters at Freehold, operates some thirty branch loadingstations throughout this famous farming section. It is the oldest and largestfarmers business organization in New Jersey, with about fifteen hundredstockholders. Mount Holly is the headquarters of the Burlington CountySupply and Produce Company; and at Woodstown is the office of the SouthJersey Farmers Exchange. These three organizations, located in the chiefpotato sections, ship the great bulk of New Jerseys potato crop, and supplytheir members with millions of dollars worth of seeds, fertilizers, feeds andimplements. The South Jersey Federation of Tomato Growers is especially active inportions of Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland Counties, and looks out forthe interests of its several hundred members. The Co-operative Growers Tiventy-tivo. Much of Jerseys farmland is adapted to the use of tractors. Association, with headquarters at Beverly in Burlington County, chartersa special train daily in summer to carry its members products to the NewYork market. The largest poultry association in the State is located atVineland, the center of one of the greatest poultry districts in the several hundred members of this active organization use special labelsto advertise Vineland eggs. Educational Associations.—Besides the organizations for buying and sell-ing, many associations have been formed for the promotion of various typesof farming. Prominent among these are the New Jersey State Horticul-tural Society, the State Dairymens Association, the State Potato GrowersAssociation, the State Alfalfa Association, and the State Poultry Associa-tion. Meetings are held at intervals to discuss methods for the advance-ment of their respective interests. FARMING AREAS Distribution of Populati
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