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Show IILMII1III UIlMs. Tilknumlier of abandoned farmi In New Jersey lias led the Conimisaloner of Htallitlci of tint Bute to mike a careful liHulry Into the cause. The aaalstauce of locil aaaesaora was ob talnedln order to get the Information all Ihe more accurately. With tbe ex. cetlon of three counties, Hudson, 1-a lex m I Union, New Jeney Is an igrl tultural Htale. lUturni from :13 townshii outside of the tliree coun tin inenlloned were received. Ouly ono county, Hilem, reporta no aband. oued farm. Ho far aa kuowu 313 vicited farms have I cm reiairtml. Many of these, however, aro not ab-solutely ab-solutely abandoned, Inasmuch aa they aroused fur grating. The chief reason for this desertion Is poor loll. Thirteen were ghou up on account of mortgagee, nine for taxa lion, 10 because of worn out loll, aud twenty ilx through joor nnnigo ment and Ignorancv. In addition, tho report sajs In a general gen-eral way tint farming la not a prosperous prosper-ous Industry In Nt w Jersey. Though the great market! am within a few hours rldo of the firmer there, he has thu same grlevincoia the granger of Kansas ami of Dakota, that Is, iih nj nf transportation. Here Is a iroblem for the ilillosolurs of the 1'arnurs' Alllmct. |