=Crops.=--In the production of grain crops the state cannot, on account of its varied surface and its small farms, compete with the western states with their great plains and large farms. Wheat is produced mainly for local consumption. Corn is grown in large quantities in all parts of the state. Rye and buckwheat are also raised in limited quantities. Much of the land, particularly that which is not adapted to the growth of other crops, is devoted to pasture and hay. Many circumstances are extremely favorable to special agricultural industries whose products are vegetables, fruits, flowers, poultry, eggs, milk, and butter. These are: the climate, with its mild winters and generous rainfall; the fertility of the soil; the large permanent population of the state; the presence of thousands of visitors from other states at the summer resorts of the state; the nearness of the farm lands of the state to the great cities of New York and Philadelphia; and the excellent facilities for the rapid transportation of agricultural products to the markets. The constant demand of the large cities makes market gardening very profitable, and this industry is carried on in all parts of the state, but with special intensity in those sections which are near the cities. All kinds of vegetables are raised. Of these the potato crop is the most valuable. In the southern counties, which have a sandy soil, large crops of sweet potatoes are produced. This section is also prominent in the cultivation of tomatoes, beans, and peas, great quantities of which are used in the canning industry. Cabbages, celery, and onions are valuable products. The demand for fresh, early vegetables has encouraged market gardeners to devote increased attention to growing vegetables under glass. Fruits of all kinds are raised in all parts of the state. In the northwestern section of the state, in parts of Warren, Morris, and Hunterdon counties, peaches are grown in great quantities on the stony soil of the glacial drift which is not favorable to general farming. In the western section apples and pears are abundant. While strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and grapes are grown in all parts of the state, they are grown in special abundance in the southern part of the state. In this section establishments for the bottling of unfermented grape juice have grown up. Huckleberries are common in the wooded sections of the northern and southern parts of the state. Cranberry bogs are found in Atlantic, Burlington, and Ocean counties. [Illustration: Poultry buildings, New Jersey Experimental Station, New Brunswick]