New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-19
AGRICULTURE INNE W-JERSEY
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD IN
TRENTON.
rp,Nc1s 1rE TELLS OF TIL. SUCCESS OF THE
HIRsCH HEBREW COLONY At WOOD
p-%F SOI-TU Jersey.
IBr TrLrGRAru TO THE TRIBrNr.1

IFY TIIIGEAIH TO I'M IhiT' SUI
Trenton, Jan l-.-The twentieth ahruai "'ec""e
OF the NcwJersev State Board OF Agriculture was b's"
at the State House to-day Presden, Edward hu'
r0ughs. o.. Camden in tie chair on account '" Wv
intense cold, particularly IN the rural dis''l''S' VI"
attendance was rSiiicl"d. At noon governor "'''
visited the meeting and received cordial efce''"H
lie assured the farmers hat he was IN hearty sS
patty with the causes they advocate. ana "onIu W.
operate with them in securing desirable lcei-ialo"
The presidents annual address, which was deHN''eu
this afternoon. and the reports 0! the 'aro"' I'm
mltccs showed that the board wa' haMHg P''s''
in every direction. The most Interesting paper OF
the day was BIZ Francs Il. Lee OF trenton VIM,
theme was New Agricultural Development III SCUM
ern New Jersey The paper deal: Win the history
and economic progress Of thc iIr,th li'bre" coons
AZ WoodbInc Cape May County. In HI, Introduction
Mr. Lee made a strong plea for the agrcullura! ue
vclopmcnt Of south jersey, showed the progress 'ue
I'm colonial times In that section OF ia" STATE anu
citing the growth Of Nincand. showed how all VI
south Jersey could he made fertile. The progress
Of Woodbnc since August, 1871. under superintendent
Jah,ovitch. wa, a revelation to the board I'll" Town
consist. of I.,G lois, around which are thftyacrc
firms and the outlaylng low Lands are reserved ior
pasturagc-upOn the plan Of medlarV'l hne"sh
communities. In one year GOD acres VI
farm land twelve miles OF driveway ana l'' acres
of town lots have been wrcstcd from natural Wilder
ness TIL, town houses built by the company. which
Tnnd cost from $50 to III 800 each. ana ar m"ur's
of ncatncs, and aiaptality Tor cpl"nlNio n'"d' inc
same /. true Of The farm houses. Active WORK
will give 100 house, In WoodDnc By spring. Cloak
cutting knitting and cigar factories ether built
~ being constructed. y new hotel and a handsome
West jersey railroad station. sinISoGu'' p"bnc
.cbool and Hu-siai. bathousr ar" completed or III
course Of erection. y fine park has been Ela o''
with streets of 1cat width. the avenues l'1N% Inca
with poIais and maple. ON the farms raclI aGn
cuuIist ha, 30 fruit tree. POINTED IN l7Jl, WIN
an acre. Of grapes and small fruits. Lfl' Nc-tahF
growing Il, readily in Cape May aS IN Norfolk, were
also successfully raised
Mr. Lee cnGsIvOTt4 10 impress upon the board mat
the Ilir,cl Fund l. 10 establish II Hebrew poor
house iut "A grant OF money 10 aid tl0s" VINO n"d H.
Work I, the motto OF the COLONY and to that END
system OF selection las been Instituted from refugees
who have been In New ori >IS two years. Inc J''
arr. selected and being sent to Woodbinc select thrE
los tl. company taking "a hfternNcar morigag" nj
/ p.r cent aui giving the men cmro' meat In clear
Ing land while the wives and dauSAicr- work III IN"
f,i,yi, The soil OF Cipe Nav IS similar to that nj
southwestern Russia and suSccp'l" OF great improV"
mont, th. coloni,is are enthusiastic concerning "a,
project and desire 10 become Ann rioanL'd a, mu'h
Is possible. H., ., --ov, and an
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