To: zarf
NJ is in the USA's top 5 in: blueberry, cranberry and eggplant production and I'm sure there is more to the list. The NJ Tomato is, by far, the best in the nation. Not bad for the 3rd smallest state and the only urban state in the USA. 40% of the Garden State is forest and farmland.
| Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2004 |
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Greenhouse/nursery |
368,546 |
42.5 |
2.3 |
| 2. Horses/mules |
109,000 |
12.6 |
9.4 |
| 3. Blueberries |
45,630 |
5.3 |
15.4 |
| 4. Dairy products |
32,308 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
| 5. Chicken eggs |
28,912 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
| |
| All commodities |
866,719 |
|
0.4 |
60 posted on
12/26/2005 2:09:17 PM PST by
Coleus
(Roe v. Wade and Endangered Species Act both passed in 1973, Murder Babies/save trees, birds, algae)
To: Coleus
40% of the Garden State is forest and farmland.The other 60% tastes like chicken.
63 posted on
12/26/2005 2:20:00 PM PST by
zarf
(The BCS sucks.)
To: Clemenza
74 posted on
12/26/2005 3:53:07 PM PST by
Coleus
(Roe v. Wade and Endangered Species Act both passed in 1973, Murder Babies/save trees, birds, algae)
To: Coleus
Fourth smallest--Rhode Island, Delaware, and Connecticut are smaller.
100 posted on
12/27/2005 7:26:18 PM PST by
Excuse_Me
(How small, of all that human hearts endure, that part which laws and kings can cause or cure. --S.J.)
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