Excerpt from Geology of the County of Cape May, State of New Jersey
The agricultural resources of the county, and the means for their development, have been prominent subjects of study; and, in this respect, I feel confident that the results will be valuable to the State, and will justify the enlight ened policy which originated and has sustained the survey. From the location of the County of Cape May, remote from the great lines of travel, it has heretofore been but little known in other parts of the State; and, on account of its distance from market, its agriculture has not been much developed. Its climate is delightful; it has a soil which yields generous returns to the cultivator; and its resources for fertilizers are almost unequaled. It is sus ceptible of a high degree of agricultural improvement, and is now rapidly advancing. Within the last six years the quantity of its staple agricultural products has increased fifty per cent., and the price of land has doubled. When the railroads now in process of construction are Opened through this county, and proper facilities for marketing are afforded, the Whole area of Cape May will be desirable ground for farmers and market gardeners.
Accompanying the Report is the elaborate and beauti fully executed map of the county, by Lieut. E. L. Viele, State Topographical Engineer. The importance of this map for exhibiting the geography and topography, as well as the geology of the county, must commend it to the approval of every one. I have colored it in accordance with the geological descriptions given in the Report.
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