Tomatoes for a soup factory. 



VEGETABLES 



By virtue of its fertile soils and the close proximity of its farmland to 

 markets New Jersey has always been a large producer of vegetables. They 

 are grown commercially in every county, and "Jersey Grown", as applied to 

 produce offered in city markets, means high quality for the consumer and 

 good prices for the producer. 



In quantity production New Jersey ranks high. 53% of the peppers 

 grown in the United States are raised here. It is the second asparagus 

 producing State in the Union. Three of our counties are among the first 

 five in the United States in the production of sweet potatoes, of which New 

 Jersey produces 1,800,000 bushels annually. The Richfield section of Pas- 

 saic County enjoys the reputation of being the most intensive gardening sec- 

 tion in> the United States. In one square mile between 20,000 and 25,000 

 sash are operated. New Jersey with more than sixty canning factories, has 

 one of the largest canning industries in the country. 



This specialty may be grouped broadly in three classes : 



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