Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-29
EARLY REPORT ON
NEW JERSEY CROPS
Agricultural Boards Announce
ment Encouraging-Drought
Has Wrought Damage.

TRENTON. June 29.--Franklir
lDye. secretary of the State Board OF
Agriculture, has given out the fol
| lowing summary of replies received
from the first call for crop informa
| ton This summer. He said;
Most people for various reasons
manifest an interest during the
growing season in the possible yield
of the several farm crops. The gem
eral business of the country is
strengthened or depressed according
to the crop prospects. The most en-
couraging fact at the present time is
the assurance of full crops from the
farms of the country. Although this
is true of the possible total yield,
some crops will be less than an aver
age, and some localities will fall be-
low normal returns, owing to lack of
sufficient rain, poor seed, insect dep
relations, etc.
For New Jersey rain seems to have
been abundant in the northern coun-
ties, while in the southern the
drought has been very severe, caus-
ing a 90 per cent. reduction in the
strawberry crop, a severe injury to
early market garden crops. Aspara-
gus is marked at so per cent. of a
full yield. and there is a heavy re-
duction in the yield of grass for hay
and pasture
Atlantic County states: Very hot
and dry, no rain for six weeks
Salem County reports: No rain, SO
much corn has failed to terminate.
Asparagus is the only market garden
crop. Some beds have cut well, but
the price has been lower, Other beds
have not cut more than so per cent.
Hay is not more than one-half crop.
Many farmers have not been able TO
pillow their grounds for late tomatoes.
No rain for about seven weeks
Cape May: Late, cold spring; very
dry now and unfavorable weather in
general for any crop except peas for
canning and late corn. Some few
people are harvesting a fine yield of
grass, while others are complaining
of a very short crop"
Monmouth: Potatoes looking eX-
ira fine. Ten per cent increase in
acreage over last year"
Union: "Unfavorable weather con-
ditions and crops SO backward as to
give no prospects at this date for any
reliable crop estimates. No planting
of any amount done in this locality
uHLll MAY 10 ApIA AlDl dll HlcliiEb ~
date; nights too cold and weather
conditions unfavorable for growth.
The strawberry crop will be about
one-half of what was expected two
weeks ago. Season and crop condi-
tons about four weeks behind.
Passaic: THE hay crop will be very
good, season having been very favor
able"
Morris rejoices as follows: Crops
never looked better at this time of
season, with the exception of corn,
which is not quite as forward as some
other years. Present indications for
hay We're never better. Potatoes are
unusually fine. with enough rain to
mature the crop. Altogether, the
farmers outlook is very encouraging.
Alfalfa is not grown very extensively.
Only few have tried it to date
Burlington. Potato acreage about
10 per cent. less than formerly. A
five-weeks' drouth is working havoc
on many crops. Conditions were fa-
vorab BILE for large crops generally until
the present dry spell began. Unless
relief comes soon most truck crops
will be very light"
Somerset: 1.-THE prospect for fruit
is said TO be excellent. Wheat is very
poor, owing to the fly and the wonder
full growth of timothy, which has
choked the grain. Some will NOV
their harvest fields for hay. What
we need most is rain"
Conditions, whether favorable or
unfavorable. as indicated by ten re-
ports received are:
Corn, nine replies favorable.
Wheat, four favora BILE, four unfa-
Vorable.
Potatoes and market garden crops,
favorable by counties. Seven report
favorable on peaches and apples.
Since the reports from which this
summary is made We're written a
copious rain has visited Gloucester
and other southern counties, which
will help unmatured crops. The gen.
eral condition of the cranberry plan
tations is favorable for good crop.