The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-18
STATE CROP OUTLOOK.
The Prospects for the Farm
ers Are Good Except
in Fruit.
ereciol 70 The .Jeyaev city Ne,ps.

Specint to the JERSEY City Netus.
TRENTON, June IS, 1s90.-Franklyn Dye
Secretary of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, has issued a circular, giving the
condition Of the growing CROPS through
out the State, the prospect of farm crops
and the amount sof ~depredations Of the
wheat louise and other insects. The In
formation was received from the secre-
taries Of County Boards of Agriculture
and Oranges. to whom inquiries wer'
sent from the Secretary OF the State
Board. It Is gathered from this lnforma
ton received chat
Wheat, though somewhat injured BY
the wheat louise, will be an average yielu,
say 80 per cent.
Ry is also fail crop, and though In,
jur ed III some localities by the louise, VIII
bear 95 per cent.
Grass flor hay) is reported good, with
few exceptions. The statements made
warrant 105 per cen
Oats, the State over, are very seriously
injured. The wheat louise seems TO have
raided this crop, n with a late frost the
crop is an entire failure. Some loca Itles
hope for 10 per cent. Of a crop. In the
more southerly section of the State this
crop is being ploughed III and the ground
planted TO potatoes.
Corn, in the northern part of the State,
was planted late, owing to wet weather,
and now needs working, but the ground
is 100 wet for even this, n the grass
is overcoming the crop. The seed did
not come up well the State over. The
present condition Il prospect will war;
rant IS per cent.
Potatoes did not come up well, gener-
ally. Some fields being ploughed up and
%replanted, but with the addition of the
extra acreage of late potatoes planted on
oaL ground, a full average crop is ex-
pected. From the experience of last
year, however. the possibilities of rot are
a standing menace to present hopes.
Fruit. of the larger varieties, is a fail
ure the State over.
AppIeS-Some favored localities report
a short crop; say % per cent.
Peaches are an entire failure not
enough for local use. The warm winter
advanced the buds, which bloomed pre-
maturely early, and light frosts and chill
ly weather following destroyed thiscrop.
The failure will be a serious and lrrepa-
able loss to those who have depended upon
their orchards tor their income.
Pears are not over % per cent.
Strawberries are % per cent, with re-
munerative prices.
Cherries are almost a failure.
BlackberrieS-Ihere is an abundance of
blackberry bloom, and hopes are enter
tanned of a full crop OF this delicious
fruit.
Insect enemies increase in numbers and
ravages on the melon, tomato and cab
g crops
Rose bugs have already begun their
destructive work on the grape bloom in
the southern part of the State, and those
having grape vines should prepare to
meet the foe aud save their fruit, if
possible.
While the wheat and grass prospects
are now up to the average of q good year,
should the weather at harvest time be as
continuously wetas it was last year the
crops will be greatly reduced.
Twelve counties report the wheat
louise.
The horn.fy has made its appearance
In the northern part of the State. Farm
ers should secure the X.sO. dust, recon-
lnended by Prof. Smith, in order to coun-
teract the work of the pest on their cows.
Extracts fromletters from the various
counties tell ofi6he damage to crops and
fruits throughout the State as follows
Burlington-Wheat, rs per cent; rye,
so per cent; grass for hay, 100 per cent.
Tree fruits of, all kinds almost q blank.
Early planted c0rns came up well; late,
poor. About one-half the potato fields
up poorly. The aphis has been busy
with the wheat, rye and oats. damaging
the first Two Notwithstanding the latter.
Altogether the prospect is poor for The
farmer.
Monmouth-Wheat and rye badly dam
aged by rustland blight and by the wheat
louise. Yieldifrom 60 to IS per cent. Oats,
total failure Apples h~avedallen off badly
and promise only 25 per cent of a crop.
Pears, not over 5 per cent. Peaches, u
failure.
Middlesex-Wheat and rye, never bet
ter. Grass, good. Fruit of all kinds, ex-
cept strawberries, light. Oats looking
badly on account Of louise. Corn and po-
tat0es came up well and promise well at
present.
Hunterdon-Wheat, rye and grass are
in a very fair condition and promise a
full crop. Oats look now like a total fail
ure. Corn did not come up well, but is
making d good start. Potatoes LOOK well.
We have no peaches, at least only a few.
Apples n cherries, light.
Union-Wheat and rye look we'll.
Grass is unusually heavy, and promises
a large crop. Corn is backward and
weedy. Potatoes. more planted than
usual; look fairly well. Apple bloom
was blasted. Pears are very few. Black
berries and raspberries biossomed abund-
antly. The former is badly rusted.
Morris-Wheat and rye are looking
well; promise 100 per cent; a larger acre
age OF the latter than usual. Where the
meadows are in good condition the hay
crop will be heavy and of good quality.
Oats are uncertain, owing to the louise.
The potato flea is quite bad on late-plant-
ed fields, and the beetle is here in force.
Corn was planted later than usual; early
planted did not come up we'll; a larger
acreage than last year.
Camden-Prospect for wheat not very
promising, say rs per cent. rye, 80 per
cent; grass, 100 per cent. Fruit very
poor. No years worth speaking Of. Apples,
perhaps 25 per cent. Oats. a failure. Corn
looks fairly we'll. Potatoes came up very
poor; III many places they were re-
planted; others are badly missing ana
very uneven. Insect ravages on fruit,
two-thirds loss; grain, from o~ne-eighth to
one-iifth.
Sussex-Wheat. judging from the
ent stand, is d full average. Rye is badly
damaged by the same insect that has at
tackled the oat crop. The heads are badly
injured. Previous to this the prospect
was above the general average. Corn was
badly washed out by heavy rains, which
made r~eplantlng necessary and the stand
is quite uneven Grass, on the upland. is
an abundant crop; on low. bottom lands,
too wet.
Sussex-A green worm has been OBJ
served working upon the blades Of grass.
Much blue grass in the pastures and
along the roadside looks yellow and dried
up An examination shows that the
roots have been eaten off by some insect.
Cumberland-Wheat slightly Injured
by insects; will make 80 per cent Grass.
large crop promised, say 10 per cent.