New Jersey for progressive farmers . ts fertile soils and the close proximity of its farmland tomarkets New Jersey has always been a large producer of vegetables. Theyare grown commercially in every county, and Jersey Grown, as applied toproduce offered in city markets, means high quality for the consumer andgood prices for the producer. In quantity production New Jersey ranks high. 53% of the peppersgrown in the United States are raised here. It is the second asparagusproducing State in the Union. Three of our counties are among the firstfive in the United States in the production of sweet po
New Jersey for progressive farmers . ts fertile soils and the close proximity of its farmland tomarkets New Jersey has always been a large producer of vegetables. Theyare grown commercially in every county, and Jersey Grown, as applied toproduce offered in city markets, means high quality for the consumer andgood prices for the producer. In quantity production New Jersey ranks high. 53% of the peppersgrown in the United States are raised here. It is the second asparagusproducing State in the Union. Three of our counties are among the firstfive in the United States in the production of sweet potatoes, of which NewJersey produces 1,800,000 bushels annually. The Richfield section of Pas-saic County enjoys the reputation of being the most intensive gardening sec-tion in the United States. In one square mile between 20,000 and 25,000sash are operated. New Jersey with more than sixty canning factories, hasone of the largest canning industries in the country. This specialty may be grouped broadly in three classes: Thirty-eiffht. In somesections truckcrops areprofitablygrown nnderirrigation. 1. Market gardening, which is most highly developed in the northernsection where land values are relatively high. 2. Truck gardening, which uses lower priced land in every part of theState, yet is always in close touch with the markets. 3. Production for the canning factories, an industry that is specially de-veloped in the southern and central sections. The sections described here are those in which some type of vegetablegrowing has become specialized, yet it should be understood that other dis-tricts are constantly being developed. T/iirty-nirif TRUCK AND MARKET GARDEN SECTIONS (see map opposite.) Section i comprises a large part of Bergen County. The size of thetruck farm varies from 12 to 40 acres. The soil is a good loam. Many ofthe growers formerly used large quantities of manure; now they sow covercrops such as vetch, rye, and the clovers, after the last cultivation, and applycom
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