A well-kept peach orchard in Cumberland County. 



FRUIT 



New Jersey ranks high as a producer of tree fruits, small fruits, grapes 

 and cranberries. Although forty-fifth in size among the States of the 

 Union, the State is close to the top of the list in quantity and quality of its 

 fruit products. 



All of the standard temperate zone fruits, peach, pear, apple, cherry, 

 quince, grape, briar, bush and vine berries are successfully grown in most 

 parts of New Jersey. The rolling and hilly areas of Sussex, Warren and 

 Hunterdon Counties favor certain types or species; the level lands and 

 earlier seasons of Gloucester, Cumberland and Cape May Counties give ad- 

 vantage to others. The ten days to two weeks difference in the ripening 

 period of the various fruits between North Jersey and South Jersey works 

 to the advantage of the fruit growers by reducing competition. 



Peaches. New Jersey has long been known as one of the foremost peach 

 states, its fruit rivaling that of Delaware, Georgia and California. The 

 orchards of New Jersey produce fruit of exceptional color and flavor. The 

 chief centers of peach production are Vineland, Hammonton, Bridgeton, 

 Glassboro, Moorestown, Beverly, Hopewell and Lebanon. 



Apples. A large acreage planted in apple trees is bringing handsome re- 



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