The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-13
CONDITION OF
STATES CROP
Agricultural Secretary is Not
Optimistic Regarding Situation
FROST HAD A BAD EFFECT
Potato Growers and Truck Farmers
Planted Early varieties-Peaches
Killed, Some Localities, Injured
in Others-Apples Safe.

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Especial Trenton Correspondence
Trenton.-Franklin Dye, Secretary
of the State Board of Agriculture,
made report to his board of conditions
of crops not indicating a heavy crop of
potatoes and fruits. THE spring e
ther was disappointing to the farmers
of New jersey" he said. Favorable
weather set in early and potato grow
ers and truck farmers planted early
varieties. Later cold weather set in
and frost and ice came on May II and
u. This ice in some localities formed
to one and one-half inches in thick
ness, and as the peaches and cherries
were in bloom and many acres of po-
tatoes planted, much damage was
done. Peaches were killed in many To-
calities and injured to some extent
the State over. The crop of peaches
will be very light this year in conse-
quence.
Light Crop of Peaches.
con this branch of farming, Pro
LSS0Ol W. y DIdhS, OIdIS " t1SulIuI
list, says that the crop Of peaches in
the extreme southern section of the
State will be very light. This is es-
pecially true of such varieties as FL
berta, Early Crawford, Mountain Rose
and other early blooming sorts. Some
what better sets of fruits occur in
the southern, central and northern
districts. In the northern half of the
State, varieties like Carman, Hiley
and Belle of Georgia, promise a fair
crop in some orchards, unless there
is further damage by insects. The
crop of Kieffer pears will be light ex-
cept possibly in the northern counties,
but some other varieties of pears have
a good set. Cherries will also prove
to be a very light crop, while the ap-
pie crop promises to be a good one, in
fact, better than last year"
Grass, Grain and Apples Safe.
The directors of the State Board of
Agriculture report a general injury to
all crops except grass, grain and ap-
pies. Early planted potatoes rotted in
many localities to such an extent that
the ground was replowed and planted
in corn. Potatoes that were up were
frozen. The percentage Of potatoes
rotted and killed by the frost was
from 20 per cent in Gloucester, to 80
per cent in Union county. The acre
age planted in white potatoes is but
little in excess of 1912. The decrease
and injruy from wet weather and frost
will, no doubt, give a largely reduced
total yield for the State for 1913, IN
less unusually favorable weather
should prevail the remainder of the
growing season.
while it is too early to give exact
estimates as to wheat, rye, oats and
hay, present appearances of these
crops would seem to indicate hay from
rs per cent to a full yield, wheat at
"a per cent and rye "a per cent of a
full crop" he says.
Election for Congressman.
Governor Fielder has issued a proc
lamation, calling a special election in
the Sixth Congressional district to
choose a successor to the late Lewis
7. Martin. Such an election is unneces-
hary, in the estimation of many, but it
is mandatory. The date selected by
the Governor is Tuesday, July %, and
the primaries will be held on July s.
The former call by the Governor was
rescinded when it vas learned that
the existing law made no provision
for the primaries. On the last day of
the late special legislative session, a
special measure was passed to cover
the situation in that district. There is
considerable strife for the Democratic
nomination. The first avowed candi-
date was Archibald c. Hart, a young
lawyer of Hackensack, who is said to
have the backing of John Hinchliffe,
a supposed anti Wilson man. The
other aspirant is Harvey S.. Hopkins,
the present county clerk of Sussex.
His fight will be made on the theory
that the nomination belongs to Sussex
county, and, Furthermore, that he rep
resents the principles for which
Woodrow Wilson stands.
Automobiles in Trap.
caught IN an trap ar
ranged by the police and inspectors
OF the State Motor Vehicle Depart
ment, nine motorists were arrested
while returning from the Princeton
Yale baseball game, and allowed to go
free upon furnishing $50 bail each for
their appearance at a hearing before
Police Justice Naar. The men ar
rested were Reginald c. Vanderbilt,
New York city; w. Whitney Ball,
chief of the bureau of city property,
Philadelphia; Louis Brognard, Brook
lyn; Robert Coulter, George M.