Industries of New Jersey. . and Long Beach, separated, the latter entirely and the former almost its entire length,from the mainland by a narrow lagoon called Barnegat Bay, with many inlets and a large number of smallislets, the inlets mostly containing excellent oysters in great abundance. The surface is mostly level, withextensive forests of pine, the lumber from which enters largely into the industries of the county, some beingworked up at home and much of it exported. The county is drained by the Toms River and Cedar and OysterCreeks. The soil is somewhat sandy, except in Jackson, Plumstea
Industries of New Jersey. . and Long Beach, separated, the latter entirely and the former almost its entire length,from the mainland by a narrow lagoon called Barnegat Bay, with many inlets and a large number of smallislets, the inlets mostly containing excellent oysters in great abundance. The surface is mostly level, withextensive forests of pine, the lumber from which enters largely into the industries of the county, some beingworked up at home and much of it exported. The county is drained by the Toms River and Cedar and OysterCreeks. The soil is somewhat sandy, except in Jackson, Plumstead and Manchester townships, but thejudicious use of marl and fertilizers has rendered many farms in the sandy tracts very productive, corn andpotatoes—especially sweet potatoes—being the staples ; besides which large quantities of cranberries are raisedin the lowlands. The main line and two branches of the New Jersey Southern and the Tuckerton Railroadtraverse the county. The county seat is at the village of Toms MODEL FARM S C E N E —P .\S S A I C COUNTY. PASSAIC COUNTY.—This county was organizedFebruary 7th, 1837, its territory being taken fromBergen and Essex Counties; it is of a very odd shape,and comprises scarcely 200 square miles, with 68,716inhabitants in 1880; the population in 1850 was 22,569;in i860, 29,013, and in 1870, 46,416; the real andpersonal property was appraised in 1870 at $43,177, surface of the county is in parts mountainous, in others rolling, and the soil very fertile, with extensive veins of iron, and excellent limestone underlying it inmany places ; though the iron has not been mined to any considerable extent, the ore has been proven to be ofsuperior quality. The Passaic, Ramapo and Pequannock Rivers drain the county. The portion of the countycultivated is not large, but the cultivation is of the best, and the crops are large in proportion, the staples being NEW JERSEY. 5=; corn, potatoes, etc. Passaic is distinctively
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