New Jersey Museum of Agriculture
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The New Jersey Museum of Agriculture, located in New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...

, focuses on the evolution of agriculture in New Jersey. The museum's exhibits include farm tools and machinery, household implements, scientific instruments, trade tools, farm vehicles, early electrical appliances and a general store. Other displays tell the story of important agricultural crops in New Jersey, including apples, cranberries, tomatoes, blueberries, corn
Corn
Corn is the name used in the United States, Canada, and Australia for the grain maize.In much of the English-speaking world, the term "corn" is a generic term for cereal crops, such as* Barley* Oats* Wheat* Rye- Places :...

 and potatoes.

The museum opened in 1990 and located on the campus of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences of Rutgers University.
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