after the potatoes are harvested, furnishes the organic matter necessary to 

 maintain the physical tilth of the soil and makes livestock unnecessary for 

 maintaining fertility. 



WHITE POTATO SECTIONS 



(SEE MAP OPPOSITE.) 



Section i. The Monmouth and Middlesex area, the largest and most 

 important in the State, has 25,000 acres in potatoes. The industry has been 

 most highly developed and is increasing each year. The average production 

 per acre is from 80 to 90 barrels, or 220 to 245 bushels. The average 

 potato farm in Monmouth County has 73 crop acres and a total farm area 

 of 98 acres. Other averages per farm, figured before 1914, show $17,673 

 capital invested, receipts $4240, a farm income of $1801, and 2.4 men re- 

 quired. These values have materially increased since the war. This area 

 has level topography, good roads, convenient shipping stations and fine social 

 advantages. The potato most commonly grown is the American Giant, 

 which is hardy and scab resistant, and lends itself particularly well to local 

 conditions. 



Section 2. The Cumberland and Salem Area lies farther south, where 

 the soil is slightly heavier than in Section 1. It is neither so large nor so in- 

 tensive a potato center and the crop is produced more largely in rotation. 

 The farmers raise mostly round stock, such as Irish Cobbler and Mill's 

 Prize, together with late crop potatoes, such as Red Skins and so-called Pink 



A potato crop ready for the market. 

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