New Jersey for progressive farmers . The light soils of Sonth Jersey prodnce large crops of onions. growers within hauling distance of Perth Amboy dispose of their produceat the popular public market there. Section 5 comprises a narrow strip running close to the shore from Manas-quan to Cape May. Trucking here is less intensive than in other sections,being mostly for the shore trade, and commonly occupies less than sixmonths of the growers time. The rest of the year is spent in other occu-pations, or in general farming. In this section are great opportunities forintensive cultivation of specia
New Jersey for progressive farmers . The light soils of Sonth Jersey prodnce large crops of onions. growers within hauling distance of Perth Amboy dispose of their produceat the popular public market there. Section 5 comprises a narrow strip running close to the shore from Manas-quan to Cape May. Trucking here is less intensive than in other sections,being mostly for the shore trade, and commonly occupies less than sixmonths of the growers time. The rest of the year is spent in other occu-pations, or in general farming. In this section are great opportunities forintensive cultivation of specialties salable in city as well as in shore the use of cover crops and commercial fertilizers, with skillful manage-ment, the light, warm soils produce fine crops of sweet potatoes, asparagusand other vegetables. Section 6, the Bridgeton and Maurice River sections of CumberlandCounty, cover one of the best known trucking areas. Some of the farmsexceed 1,000 acres. The soil in the southern and eastern portions of thissection
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