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southern states. Much of this range is nearly barren, producing only shrub-oaks and yellow pines ; but the rest of the state has a large proportion ofgood soil, excellent for grazing, and for the various purposes of agriculture.The productions are wheat, rye, maize, buckwheat, potatoes, oats, andbarley. Great numbers of cattle are raised in the mountainous parts for themarkets of New York and Philadelphia . Large quantities of butter andcheese are also made.

The exports are flour, wheat, horses, cattle, hams, cider, lumber, flax-seed,leather, and iron. The greater part of the produce exported from this statepasses through New York and Philadelphia ; and hence the amount of thedirect foreign exports in 1829 was but $8000.

Great quantities of leather are manufactured at the valuable tanneries ofTrenton , Newark , and Elizabethtown. Large quantities of shoes are madeat Newark ; and glass is manufactured in the southern counties, particularlyin Gloucester, to a great amount. But the most important manufacture isthat of iron. In the county of Morris there are 7 rich iron mines, 2 fur-naces, 2 rolling and slitting mills, and 30 forges. The annual produce ofthese works is about 540 tons of bar iron, 800 tons of pig, besides largequantities of hollow ware, sheet iron, and nail rods. There are also ironworks in the counties of Burlington, Gloucester, Sussex, &c. The annualproduce in the whole state is computed at about 1200 tons of bar iron, 1200tons of pig, and 80 tons of nails, exclusive of small articles.

There are 26 banks in New Jersey , viz. Belvidere Bank, Belvidere; Cum-berland Bank, Bridgeton; Salem Banking Company, Salem ; State Bank,Camden; Farmers’ Bank of New Jersey , Mount Holly; Trenton BankingCompany, and Mechanics’ and Manufacturers’ Bank, Trenton ; State Bank,and Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank, New Brunswick ; State Bank, Eliza-beth ; State Bank, Newark Banking and Insurance Company, and Mecha-nics’ Bank, Newark ; Commercial Bank of New Jersey , Perth Amboy ;People’s Bank, and Paterson Bank, Paterson ; State Bank, and Morris Bank,Morristown ; Sussex Bank, Newton ; Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank, Rah­ way ; Orange Bank, Orange ; Morris Canal and Banking Company, Jersey City ; Princeton Bank, Princeton ; Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank, Middle-town Point; Union Bank, Dover; Manufacturers’ Bank, Belleville.

Ednc tion There are colleges and theological seminaries at Princeton and* ' New Brunswick , and academies at various places.

This state has a school fund, which amounted, in October, 1829, to$245,404 47, which is all in productive stocks, yielding an interest, on anaverage, of about 5 per cent. A tax of half of one per cent, on the amountof the capital stock of the several banks, subscribed and paid in, is alsoappropriated to thi« fund ; and the whole annual income is about $22,000.By a law passed in 1829, $20,000 were annually appropriated to the supportof common schools out of the income of the fund.

R ti ' us The P^sbyterians have 85 churches, 88 ministers, 20 licentiates,den -niina- and 12,519 communicants; the Methodists, 10,730 members; theii’.ns. Dutch Reformed, 28 churches and 28 ministers ; the Baptists , 34churches, 21 ministers, and 2,324 communicants; the Episcopalians, 20ministers; the Friends are considerably numerous, and there are some Con-gregationalists.

Constitutiin The constitution of New Jersey was formed in 1776; and noand govern- revision of it has since taken place, except that the legislature hasmcm ' undertaken to explain its provisions in particular parts. The govern-ment is vested in a governor, legislative council, and general assembly ; andthese bodies united are styled The Legislature .

Ths members of the legislative council and of the general assembly areelected annually, on the second Tuesday in October.