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thirty prosperous Jewish farmers, who are not only 

 Jews, but good Americans as well. Their houses are 

 equipped with telephone service; some have modern 

 heating appliances, sewerage, and above all they have 

 modern methods of farming. They are among the 

 best tobacco raisers in the country. 



"There are also several colonies on the southern part 

 of New Jersey. It is true that the experiences of these 

 pioneers have been of the hardest kind, but they have 

 succeeded in overcoming their difficulties and are now 

 not only very prosperous, but are known as the raisers 

 of the finest sweet-potatoes in the country. They 

 raise the famous 'Vineland Sweets.' 



"Although I have had many bitter disappointments 

 in' my life's work, I am nevertheless more optimistic 

 than ever as to the future of Jewish farming. With 

 the encouragement that the Jews now have to own and 

 work their own lands, farming is steadily getting a per- 

 manent foothold among Jews. In fact, it has long 

 passed the experimental stage, and I hope to see its 

 following grow steadily broader and vaster in num- 

 bers; and the orphan asylums would do well to intro- 

 duce horticulture and agriculture into their educational 

 programs, as there is no doubt that many of the wards 

 would develop an inclination to take up farming as a 

 vocation, and thus many would be afforded a healthy 

 opportunity to grow outside of their congested and 

 overcrowded city employment." 



