of which stands Philadelphia, is as largely 
devoted to trucking as to peach growing. 
To this add the countless vegatable grow¬ 
ers in the four Pennsylvania counties adja¬ 
cent to Philadelphia, and we have an area’ 
of five million acres of land suitable for 
vegetable farming, and on a very large 
part of which the business is pursued, prac¬ 
tically and profitably. The vegetable crops 
aie varied in themselves, and are alter¬ 
nated with fruit, grain and grass, the rota¬ 
tion bringing around in proper time the 
-culture in truck of nearly the entire acre¬ 
age. Southern New Jersey has been called 
the “vegetable garden” of the Union. It 
possesses everything to insure success, soil, 
climate, natural fertilizers, almost limit¬ 
less rail and water communications to 
almost limitless markets. The system of 
diversified agriculture, as carried oa in 
Jersey, has, transformed the peninsular jx)r- 
tion of the state from a wilderness of piney 
barrens to almost an unbroken truck patch. 
Esculent vegetables, fruits, berries, grapes 
and wine-making, and now every indica¬ 
tion of successful sugar-making, affording 
a system of culture broad enough to insure 
success, let the climatic fluctuations of the 
seasons be what they may. 
The appellation “Jerseymen” is indeed 
synonymous with market gardener, so gen¬ 
eral is that pursuit in the state. Hundreds 
of thousands of tons of vegetables grown 
from the seed distributed from Philadel¬ 
phia, never enter that city even in transit; 
they are sent by steamer and sailing vessel 
to the ports on our northern and eastern 
coasts, New Y ork to Halifax and by rail to 
the cities of the West. Immense quan¬ 
tities ot tomatoes and sugar corn are can¬ 
ned to be shipped to the uttermost parts, 
and to illustrate, we will here state that 
1,100,000 bushels of tomatoes are sealed up 
into cans in the state of New Jerse 3 r alone, 
and in Delaware and Maryland 1,477,000 
bushels; again New Jersey puts up an 
immense quantity of salted green pickles, 
Burlington county alone salting over 100,000 
bushels—incredible some might say, but 
nevertheless correct. One grower and can- 
ner of sugar corn in Maryland plants 2500 
acres annually, sealing and distributing 
the crop wherever commerce extends. 
Voluntary Testimonials. 
Temple, N. H., April, 1885. 
Mr. Tillivghast: Dear Sir, Your seeds are true 
blue every time. Wish you could have seen my cab¬ 
bages last fall. I got the first premium on some of 
them, at the county fair. Have had several applica¬ 
tions for the “secret of raising them.” I tell them the 
main thing is to buy Tillinghast’s seeds every time. 
I think I can sell more seeds next spring, and I mean 
to be ready early. I did not sell all my plants last 
summer, but I expect to sell all I can raise next time. 
People had got to thinking they could’nt raise cab¬ 
bage round here on account of the fleas aud worms, 
but I have shown them better than that this year.' 
I like Seed-Time and Harvest and wish it much 
success. Respectfully, L. M. Shepard. 
Gouldsboro, Me., Mar. 1G, 1885. 
Mr Tillinghast: Of all your 1001 agents, I doubt 
if one ever read your instructions with more pleasure 
than did I the odd one. I have tried for years to find 
out about the cabbage maggot. He has robbed me 
of many dollars. One year I lost every plant I had. 
Of laie years I use lots of lime and raise cabbage. 
W hen I read in the P. I. your chapter on maggots, I 
laughed right out. I will fix the rascals now. You 
are correct, I know you are. 1 bought Mr. Gregory's 
book years ago, but you are ahead of him. Iam 
quite an enthusiast in cabbage raising, and almost 
the only person here who attempts it. 1 take new 
ground every year, but yopr idea of feeding the 
fleas on the old ground is new and a good one. I 
discovered some time ago that the green worm would 
injure a small patch more than a large one; so I am 
in for the large patch. I remain yours with thanks 
and best wishes, j. l. Hovey. 
I. F. Tillinghast: Dear Sir,—Your Puget Sound 
cabbage seed made me the best brand of cabbage 
that I ever grew, and I am an old hand at it. I took 
the first preminm at our county fair for the largest 
cabbage, aud the best assortment, and the plants I 
sold took second premium. Respectfully, 
John McKnight. 
Derry, March 14, 1885. 
Mr. I. F. Tillinghast: Dear Sir,—Enclosed will 
find a small order for garden seeds. I have used 
your seetf for the last two or three 3 ’ears, in connec¬ 
tion with seeds from four other seedsmen, and consid¬ 
er yours as good as the best: never had any trouble 
about their coming up. Yours Truly, 
E S. Fletcher. 
A Summer Day. 
Oh, perfect day of Summer time! 
1 see the purple shadows climb 
The peaceful hills, as down the west 
The sun ^oes journeying to his rest. 
While all the valley at my feet 
Is wrapped in calm as deep and sweet 
As that which in my fancy lies 
About the peaks of Paradise; 
And softly to my heart I say, 
Is heaven more fair than earth today? 
