The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-06-30
Interesting Letter from New Jersey


Swedesboro, N. j., June lS 1909
To the Reynoldsville STAR
| The writer was called to SSedesburo
! by the serious Illness OF relative, ani
arrived here at ] 80 o'clock on the
afternoon of June IL, having start, d
from Reyuoldsville at 9 o'clock the
evening previous.
The writer was very much surprised
to find that the farm products for
which New Jersey is famous were so
| far advanced, whereas, in the neighb r
hood of Reynoldsville, potatoes and
corn were just getting nicely started,
tomato and cabbage plants were just
being set out, and strawberries were
just beginning to ripen.
New Jersey is low, level land, sandy
and pebbly, and ranges in altitude from
several feet below to forty or fifty feet
above sea level. This low, fiat country
is drained by many tide creeks, which
have been deepened and widened to
such an extent as to make them navi-
gable by tugs, barges and small steam
ers. The soil and climate are admir-
ably adaped to truck and fruit raising.
SwedesbOro Is the centre and ship
ping point Of one Of the very best OF
these truck raising districts, which has
been shipping small produce, such as
lettuce, asparagus, onions. radishes and
Strawberries, for month or more.
Strawberries we're exceedingly fine
and large this season, although they
did not hold out quite so long as usual,
and the supply will be exhausted in a
few days. The asparagus season will
also close in few days. The "round
potato" season Is "in" and tomatoes are
beginning to ripen. "Round potatoes"
which are very large and fine crop,
are being shipped now from Swedes-
boro, on the iron steamboat, "Pioneer,"
to Chester, Pa. The "Pioneer" made
its initial trip yesterday, and will re-
turn to Swedesboro to-day. From the
first until about the twentieth of July
from ten to twelve carloads Of tomatoes
will be shipped from Swedesboro every
day, and almost as many more will be
shipped by boat. Potatoes will also be
shipped on large scale. Some sweet
potatoes will be placed on the market
in July, but the main crop will not
come until the first Of September. Cit
rons and cantaloups will flood the mar
ket during the latter part Of July and
throughout August.
Directly across the street from where
the writer is making his home while
In Swedesboro, is the residence and
farm Of William Rode, one of the fore
most truck raisers OF this community.
Mr.. Rode was among the first to
market radishes, onions, lettuce, as
paragus, rhubarb, beets, spinach and
straw berries. He has many fine fields
Of early sweet corn, potatoes, sweet
potatoes, tomatoes, cabbages, citrons,
cautalOupes and melons.
Swedesboro is, besides being the
center of great truck raising district,
one Of the prettiest towns to bs found
anywhere. There are no disfiguring
shacks, no tumble-down cottages, no
unsightly alleys, saloons or back yards.
Every street has smooth even cement
sidewalks and curbing on both sides,
and the streets are macadanized.
There are many fine shade trees, and
everything is clean, neat and in APPLE
pie order. There is large aud very
beautiful lake above the town and
above the lake is the largest aud best
kept cemetery within many miles. 1t
is on the highest piece OF land in the
vicinity OF Swedesboro-a circular,
rounded knoll, and is laid out In the
shape of cart wheel, with curved
drive entirely around it, drive around
the center plot and drives for spokes.
GERALD ]. LYONS.