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ties where it is found in New Jerse}^ it constitutes the standard soil 

 type for this class of farming. In Monmouth County the speciali- 



FiG. 8. — Field of American Giant potatoes on Sassafras loam, near Freehold, N. J. 

 Yield over 275 bushels per aero. 



zation in potato growing has been pushed a little further than in 

 many other localities, but the extension during the last 10 years of 





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Fig. 9. — Digging and shipping American Giant potatoes, Sassafras loam, near Freehold, 

 N. J. Yield over 275 bushels per acre. 



the area devoted to potato growing in southern New Jersey has been 

 largely upon this soiL 



