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show graphically something of the development during the next 20- 

 year period for which the suppression of the salt-marsh mosquito 

 would open the way. 



Agricultural — 



631,000 acres of unimproved farm lands in 

 eight South Jersey counties. 



Present value $56.00 an acre 



Value when properly worked 150.00 an acre 



Gain 94.00 an acre $59,000,000.00 



600,000 acres of unimproved land in the same 

 counties. 



Present value 20.00 an acre 



Value when properly developed 100.00 an acre 



Gain 80.00 an acre 48,000,000.00 



Seashore resort industry, very conservative estimate, (last 



20 years has seen almost if not quite as much) 200,000,000.00 



Industrial and urban development, also very conservative 200,000,000.00 



Total $507,000,000.00 



Fig. 19. Effect of salt-marsh mosquitu on real estate. 



These estimates do not take into consideration the effect of this 

 development on the value of home and city property in the same 

 inland sections. Without doubt the creation of tremendously in- 

 creased markets would result in great increases in the value of home 

 and city property in parts of the state not directly affected by the 

 salt-marsh mosqtiito. 



