No. 6. DEPARTMENT (~»F AGRlCUI.Tn RE. 15 



ceivc the saiuc atteiilioii Ihat is given to otlici- cci-cal crops. The 

 principal reason for this is to be found in tlie fact that in the more 

 elevated sections of tlie north the season is shorter and the cooler 

 climate is not so well adapted to corn production, while other cro])s 

 ji'row equally as well and, in some instances, better than in tlie lower 

 lands of the south, (leneral farminj;- is practiced in these north- 

 ern counties of I lie cnst boundary with many exceptions in favor 

 of dairying. 



The southeast section of the State or southern counties of 

 the eastern border, possess a climate adapted to the production of 

 all the crops grown in this latitude with equally favorable soil con- 

 ditions. The vicinity of these counties to the city of Philadelphia 

 has much to do in determining the kinds of crops to be grown or 

 the distinct branch of the farming industry to which their popula- 

 tion shall turn their attention. The immense milk supply required 

 to meet the wants of this great city gives the milk dairy a very 

 prominent place among the farmers of this section, and some of the 

 most finely equipped dairies to be found anywhere in America are 

 located here. Truck farming, or market gardening, is also very 

 profitable in this section, and large areas of farm lands are de- 

 voted to this industry, while other farmers, with equal success, turn 

 their attention to fruit growing, making a specialty of small fruits. 

 The counties along the southern border of the State are also quite 

 different in their natural features. Going west from the neighbor- 

 hood of Philadelphia along the boundarj^, the country for a distance 

 of about one hundred and twenty miles, presents an unbroken ap- 

 pearance. The slight elevation of this section and its location im- 

 mediately east of the Appalachian Mountains, which favorably af- 

 fects the climate, together with an exceedingly rich limestone soil 

 make it one of the best farming sections to be found anywhere upon 

 the American continent. The principal grains grown in this section 

 are corn and wheat. Tobacco is also one of the staple products and 

 as the quantity of tobacco grown in other parts of the State is lim- 

 ited, it is the large amount produced in this section that gives to 

 Pennsylvania the distinction of being one among the first states 

 of the Union in tobacco production. The animal industry of this 

 section is also very important. Cattle, sheep and swine are among 

 its farm products, while many cattle are shipped into this section 

 from other points and are f(^d here for the Philadelphia and New 

 York markets. From twenty to twenty-five thousand head of cattle 

 are distributed every year to feeders from the stock yards of Lan- 

 caster city alone. Here, also, are to be found many finely equipped 

 dairies, the dairy herds being composed of well-bred and well-se- 

 lected stock and the dairy barns and other buildings being most com- 

 plete in all their appointments. 



The remaining counties of the southern border are more or less 



