The Penn's Grove record., 1892-01-22
STATE AGR IEULTURISws,

luC 'clutc I1udlu VI AklICliltUlt Ne
gan its 18th annual session in Trenton
on Tuesday. Every county in the
State had delegates. Gov. Albeit
made a short address in which lie said
lie believed the sentiment was general
throughout the State that the interests
of the farmers should be protected by
the Legislature in SO far as they do not
conflict with other classes of citizen.
ship. lie said lie did not look with
favor on the attempt to fix a caSt-irOn
set Of lates of freight. a commission
to regulate rates from time to
time would result more satisfactorily
He knew that the creation Of new com
missions was subject to criticism, but
in this instance lie thought a commits
sion would afford the only remedy.
The Goveror said, in regard to taxes,
that something had been dOue in the
Tax Commission and IA better state of
affairs was in prospect.
The Governor won applause by ill.,
slSting on the right of the State to pro.
vide good highways. lie thought the
State might properly spend So, 900 a
year in this direction. He advised the
Board to concentrate OH only two OF
three pieces of remedial legislation at
this time, for if they attempted to ac-
complish too much they would find
they had obtained nothing.
Answers to a circular sent out 10y the
Secretary, Franklin Dye, showed that
the number of farm labOrers in the
State were insutlicient-a less humber
less than there was five years ago, aud
growing less from yeaI to year. The
laborerS remaining were not as efficient
and intelligent as those OF ten Years
ago. They are mostly black and white
Americans with some foreigners,
Hands are hired by the month and year
the same as Of old, and the average
wages of single men who board and
lodge with their employer is Sl4.37.
Married men who board themselves re-
celye so per month and garden. Help
wanted shorter days than they did lJor
20 years ago. There is great demand
for female help on the farm which is
about half met. The average wages is
S2.2S. Better wages being paid in the
mills IS the the reason for the scarcity
OF this kind of help. The intloduct-
ION oil labor saving machiL cry Oh the
farm had resulted in Scarcer and dearer
labor while the prices of farm crops
had remained uniformly low.
President Burroughs, of Camden.
spoke strongly for free mail delivery, in
order that the farmer may have his
daily paper and the weather reports.
lie suggested "a mortgage and debt
saving as U%ciatiom," like The loan
associations, to relieve the farmer,
President Burroughs favored the gold
en-rod as The National flower. las
little golden plumes, lie said, mod
friendly recognition to the traveller
upon all our highways" New Jersey
is a garden State and the best outlook
for its farmers is in truck.
DE-. L. B. Voorhees,, reporting for
the Executive Committee, said: THE
year 1891 will be remembered us d year
OF abundant haryests in almost every
branch of husbamdry. Taking the sea.
son through Tor all crops, especially to
the general farmer, we believe the
inancia! condition of the farmers of
the state is little in advance of what
1t has been during Il few years past"
Secretary Dye said The farmers would
find the best returns in ruck-groWinp.