Show love apple ranks first as vegetable canning crop once called tile the love tipple apple and brow rown n mainly as an ornamental plant tile the tomato now ranks first in the united states as a vegetable canning crop As a vegetable crop it Is led only by potatoes and sweet potatoes when introduced into tile the united states from the american tropics about 1800 the tomato tomato was thought to be poisonous because it Is related to the nightshade plant other nonpoisonous members of the nightshade family are the eggplant potato and peppers about tile the middle of the last cen arry canned tomatoes became an article of trade the value of the annual crop is now estimated at more than of which approximately Is spent for to matoes by canners and manufacturers besides lie sides being canned tomatoes are manufactured into soups purees durees catsups cats ups and tomato juice from to tons are grown annually for commercial purposes the industry Is widely scattered over the united states but maryland new jersey virginia indiana and california produce a lang latigu gu part of the crop for canners and manufacturers the tomato like alk e the potato Is the poor mans friend it Is not difficult to grow it is not expensive and can be served the year around either fresh or canned tho the ornamental love apple has become a utility vegetable equally at home in a soup a stew a salad in a dressing or as that home grown delicacy tomato preserves |