Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-08
NEW JERSEY O

AdCt Oul o"u IeIlltOIy COuiu ue
placed within the boundaries of a sin
gle county in Texas and never be
missed. To the farmers of the West
the average New Jersey farm is moth
ing more than a truck patch. Most
people who have never visited us
think Of the state as a narrow strip
of sand along the Atlantic coast in
tended mainly to furnish, summer
homes and places of amusement for
New Workers and Philadelphians.
Our industries, however, are not
to be overlooked. In fact, of recent
years New Jersey has become one of
the most important manufacturing
states in the union. Our cities are
rapidly building up and, because of
our proximity to New York, the sites
we have to offer are ideal for the
many corporations that like to center
about the metropolis.
Because we are so seldom recog-
nized as an agricultural state the fig
ures recently sent out by the depart
ment of Commerce and Labor set
ting forth New Jerseys crop report
are exceedingly interesting. The fig
ures are for the year 1909 which
are now complete. According to
the report we find hat the leading
l crops of the state last year ranked in
the order Of valuation as follows:
Hay and forage, $7,627,OOO; corn,
$6,664,0OO; potatoes, $4,98O,O 900;
wheat, $1,569,OOO; sweet potatoes
and yams, $~1,527,OOO; oats, $713,-
GOO and rye, 100000.
One of the most noticeable things
about the report is the great de-
crease in the quantity of cereals rails
ed and the big increase in potatoes.
The only exception is the slight in
crease in rye. The report shows that
for the decade ending 1909 hay and
forage showed a decrease of 1926
acres, of 81 per cent. From 412,757
acres in 1879 hay and forage I~ncreas-
ed to 458,267 in 1889, decreased to
414,61O in 1899, and again in 1903
to 4O1,345. Hence the acreage Of
hay and forage in 1903 was less
than that Of 80 years ago. The total |
yield in 1909 was 56s,442 tons; the
average yield per acre, IA tons, the 1
average value per acre, $1,000. !
During the 10 years from 1899 to !
corn decreased 29,817 acres,or /
-O.1 per cent. Starting with 344,-
,55 acres in 1879, corn fell to 267,- |
548 in 1883, rose to 295.258 in
1899, c~-1to ian again in 1909 to
265,441. The total yield IN 1909
vas 1~0,O0O,731 bushels; the average
held per acre, 88 bushels; the aver
.ge value per acre, $25.1O. :
Wheat in the decade from 1899 to
1909, decreased ASSOC acres, or
a6.9 per cent. from 149,76O acres In
1879 wheat dropped by 1889 to 121,-
$40, rose by 1899 to 1851, but
again fell by 1909 to S8,665. The
aggregate yield in 1909 was 1,489,-
7O1 bushels, of which 1,48S,242
bushels was winter wheat. The ay-
erage yield per acre was IS bushels;
the average value per acre, $3.50.
Oats between 1899 and 1909 de
creased 1929 acres, or 8 per cent.
From 137,422 acres In 1879, oats
.feII to 1887 in 1889; to 1880 in
1899, and to 1880 in 1909, a CON
slant and consistent decrease. Hence
in 1909 the acreage of oats was but
slightly above onehalf that of 1879.
The total yield in 1909 vas 1876
1852 bushels; the average yield pei
acre 10 bushels; the average value
per acre, $3.50.
From 1899 to 1903 rye increased
So acres, or OF per cent. Starting
with 1OG.O25 acres in 1879, rye
dropped to 1926 in 1899, to 68,967
in 1899, but rose in 1903 to 69,032.
The total yield IN 1909 was 951,271
bushels; the average yield per acre,
IA bushels; the average value per
acre, s1O.25.
During the decade prior to 1903
POTATOES Increased 2O,O95 acres, or
80 per cent. From 1879, when A.
COG acres we're harvested, potatoes
rose by 1889 to 46,711, by 1899 to
52,896, and by 1909 to 1891. The
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