CHAPTER XXI 



FAMILY SOLANACE^E 



IN this great family the trucker possesses crops 

 which are of great economic importance. Some of 

 them are the eggplant, pepper, potato, and tomato. 

 According to the Thirteenth Census of the United 

 States, the total area devoted to eggplants in 1909 

 was 895 acres, and the crop value was estimated at 

 $154,643. The two States which supply nearly all 

 the markets with eggplant are Florida and New 

 Jersey. The total area in 1909 devoted to peppers 

 was estimated at 3,483 acres and the crop valued 

 at $408,741. Of the leading States producing this 

 crop are New Jersey, California, Florida, New 

 Mexico, Illinois, Texas, and Louisiana. The area in 

 white potatoes in 1909 was estimated at 3,668,855 

 acres, and the crop valued at $166,423,910. The 

 leading potato States are New York and Michigan; 

 the others following in their order are: Wisconsin, 

 Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Maine, 

 Nebraska, Colorado, Indiana, Missouri, Virginia, 

 New Jersey, Kansas, California, Washington, Ken- 

 tucky, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, West 

 Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland, Texas, Oklahoma, 



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