1082 



NEW JERSEY 



blackberries, raspberries, grajx 

 gooseberries, quinces :iiid plums. 



These fruits ;m-. ;ill umwn lit:i 



the 



have s.-.ii, i« iIm' i^ :i> h ^rrn.^i. lu the accompauyiMg 

 skek-t.iii iii:i|i I'l-, 11-1 i!h numbers in the county 

 indicai*- it- !■■ l^iiiw iijip'tiatir. in total acreage devoted 

 tofruiis, 1 1„ in;,' tin- lai-.xt. The names of the two 

 fruits most l.-u-fjely grown in the different counties is 

 also given. 'Wliile this well shows the general distri- 

 bution of the principal fruits, it does not give the chief 

 for all the fruits, which are as follows 



Apples. 

 Monmouth, 

 Burlington. 



Camden. 



"ears. Peaches. Strawherr. 



•linden, Hunterdon, Cumberhu 

 Quiouth. Sussex. Atlantic. 



Cumberland. Burlington. 



Only 



ounties, Burlington and Camden, are all 

 these fruits r,-|.(irt.il. In Cumberland all are grown 

 comuii-i'ri;il|\ . \rij,i currants and gooseberries, while 

 in Essi\ til. i\c r|,i ii.ns are blackberries and plums. 



The »T;iiil"ri\ iiidusiry of the state is considered 

 apart from tlie aljove fruits. The annual yield is sec- 

 ond only to the output of the New England bogs, with 

 an occasional year when it exceeds that of New Eng- 

 land. In quality of fruit New England does not bear 

 the palm. Burlington county is the chief center of the 

 industry, though cranberry bogs are scattered through- 

 out the southern half of the state. From 100,000 

 to 125.000 bushels is the approximate annual yield 

 from Burlington county; Ocean county, from which 

 no other fruits are reported, is second in cranberry- 

 growing, with an annual yield of approximately 30,000 

 bushels. 



The truck industries of the state are lar-e and varied, 



but 



the 



■\I-ni 



amounted in ouu mouth to over l("i i"ii-, 1.. i,li- ,^,i:,\<: i 

 ties sent by boat from a near-by lanilinu. 



The sweet potato is anotherof .ler-' \ - n-n. .1 ]ir.> in, -^ 

 that is grown in large quantities. Tin y air a.imiiti d t" 

 be the "sweetest of the sweets." 



Vegetable-forcing is a growing industry that is as yet 

 in its infancy. Already there are several plants ap- 

 proaching in size those that have made Arlington, 

 Mass., famous. 



The growing of cut-flowers is another horticultural 

 industry that has assumed immense proportions. The 

 northeastern part of the state is the center of this in- 

 dustry. Roses, carnations, chry-:ti'*)M-Tnnnis, violets, 

 mignonette and smilax are probali!- Hm n . ! m portant 

 ones grown to supply the trade. T :' - i ^ indus- 



try is larsre does not convey the n _ ■ \tent. 



The fact that the value of roses al..n. :,nnii,ill, r. aches 

 into the hundreds of thou.sands of dollars will bear out 

 the statement that "the growing of cut-flowers has as- 

 sumed immense proportions." a_ t. Jordan. 



NEW JERSEY TEA. See Ccanotlins. 



NEW MEXICO, HORTICULTURAL PROSPECTS OF. 



Fig. USJ, New .M.xico includes so raanv diverse con- 

 ditions ,if clinnite and soil that no staf.nients ,-,in l.e 

 made on horticultural subjects wliicli nr. .iiipHi^ilili' lo 

 the whole area. Indeed, every valle\ tm- ii - o\\ n -[h , ml 

 features, and the problem of the Intnn i- lo lin.l oi ,1, 

 velop such fruits, vegetables, cereals, and turaire plants 

 as are best adapted to the several localities, so that each 

 cultivated area may produce a maximum crop of the 

 best quality. 



(2) Tni 

 Fe. The 

 fruits de 



NEW MEXICO 



is impossible to enter into details within the 

 short article, it may be said, in brief, that the 

 :ones are well represented and of horticul- 

 itance in New Mexico: 



ilian zone: at about 8,000 to 9,000 feet. Ce- 

 V cultivated successfully, and good pasturage 

 lint fruit trees, with one or two possible ex- 

 ill not withstand the cold. Irish potatoes .p, 



in this zone. In this zot tops ;ue often 



.our ,iri;.'ation, as on the ^a^,■anH.nto moun- 



siti..n /.oile: at about 7,000 feet, as at Santa 

 p, i,lnons fruit trees and all sorts of small 

 a-lniit ;(M\-. r.,rn also does verv well, and 

 susrar beets ln.^r Pr.n u'rown with much success. 



(ill I |i|" I s 1 IN / !,-: at about 5,000 to 6,000 feet, 



:i- - . I potatoes and the European 



tiv., I the deciduous fruit trees are 



lai-. : -r.. ii. In,- i- ,i ^'ood peach region, but apples 

 are le-s pioiPal.le iliaii formerly, owing to the abun- 

 dance of the codlin moth, which increases very rapidly 

 owing to the wann climate. 



(4) Middle Sonoran zone: somewhat lower than the 

 last, as in the Mesilla valley and at Deraing. Horticul- 

 turally, this resembles the la.st, but its native products 

 resemble those of the Lower Sonoran. {See American 

 Naturalist, April, 1900.) Cotton can be grown, but is not 

 considered as a possible source of profit. 



T. D. A. COOKERELL. 



New Mexico lies altogether above the altitude of 

 3,000 feet. Some cultivated vallevs, in which many 

 fruits and vegetables succeed, are as high as 7,000 feet. 

 This is the altitude of Santa F^, where gardening and 

 orcharding are successful. It is mostly a country of 

 mountains and mountain valleys. The mountains reach 

 to 14,000 feet. The average height of New Mexican 

 valleys and arable areas proVeiMv or.-, eds 5.000 feet. 

 While the territory is verv l:irj. iIm o, i the moun- 

 tain districts and of the ariii ' liiUsides is 

 so great in proportion that 1 1 ■ ! to farming 

 and horticulture which can lie )i , ,- oi ,| ., h.-n all water 

 re-ourrr, ;,r. niili,.,i. Mill not much exceed 2,000,000 

 a. I , ^ 1 I , I n of this amount is at present 

 in , I . •' I In- acreage under cultivation, 

 ;i. , I ■ ... r share. 



I I . I iliat as much as 500,000 acres 



ill- !. ill 1.1 to horticultural uses. The 



■! these soils, and of this cli- 



II . 1 '. - I I .1 yard and orchard crops of 



those that favor common farm crops; hence when the 

 demands of the future American population crowd 

 the resources of supply of the higher orders of human 

 food, it will of necessity follow that the soils and con- 

 ditions that will yield the liiui -; .i!.i nut- .if the most 



valuable foods will be dev.-i- ' ■ ! K. As this 



time draws near— a quarter t. hence — the 



iof NewMexicofor ti. „ , .'i.iuost im- 





under good husbandry are p.itnati 



great average elevation ab.iv.- ~. n 



tion from most of the destrn.-t i\ -• i.l 



mid climates, hence surer. .1.. ..['i i , i . .i. r ,.n.l larger 



crops. The altitude gives n.i.ii . i- , i n , r temjiera- 



tures, while the latitude pi i . ■. . i-e winti r 



cold. The grapes of Spain t.ml h. \ :... iimwn with 

 little or no protection. In fact, the perfect siUubrity of 

 the climate renders horticulture easy in nearly all its 

 branches. 



It must be understood that crop-growing in New 

 All ^ii.i i- l.r^. Iv ,lii"ri.lint on irrigation. There are 

 n. ' !•, I.- i! ri:- .A l.h'h mostly fall in summer. 

 ! : 1,1. - .liout 12 inches. Most of the 



.1 , II ,,,; ,, .....re. The standard of water 



s.i| pi. oi III. irn^asnu ....mpanies is 12 inches. The 

 l.ossihle limits of irrigation farming in the old states 

 are very narrow. 



Stated in brief terms, irrigation costs money and 



