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COST OF PRODUCING TOMATOES IN OTHER STATES IN IQ2O 



New Jersey 



The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station has obtained informa- 

 tion on the cost of producing tomatoes in southern New Jersey for the 

 years 1918, 1919, and 1920. The average costs of growing tomatoes 

 in 1920 in that section are given in table y/j.. 5 The yield per acre was 

 lower and the cost per ton was higher than in New York. The expense 



TABLE 74. COST PER ACRE OF PRODUCING CANNING TOMATOES ON 205 FARMS 

 IN NEW JERSEY GROWING 2040.25 ACRES OF TOMATOES IN 1920 



* This is the number of plants purchased. Plants that were raised are not included, 

 t Quantity figures are for total applied . Cost figures are for proportion charged, which was influenced 

 by rotation. 



New Jersey Agr. Exp. Sta., Bui. 3S3'-52-53. 1921 



