New Jersey for progressive farmers . 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 Stat
New Jersey for progressive farmers . 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 Population.—The industrial and thickly populated sec-tions of New Jersey are shown on the map on page 19, and significantly T^wenty-three. Grain is largelygrown on ourheavier soils. cover a restricted territory, chiefly west and south of New York, east ofPhiladelphia, and along the coast. The central and southern sections aresparsely populated, and much of the land is devoted to, or is available for,farming. Attention is directed to the fact that although the populationdensity of New Jersey, 405 persons per square mile, is exceeded only by thatof Rhode Island and Massachusetts, 75 per cent of all the people are foundin communities of over 2,500, occupying less than 6 per cent of the Statesarea. Outside these communities the population is far below the capacity ofthe land. Determination of Farming Areas.—Most of the land in cultivation lies close to the railways or waterways. Combinations of soil, topography, cli-mate, marketing facilities, custom, and other factors have caused types offarming to become intensified in certain localities to such an extent that it ispossible to take up
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