Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-04-14
Gou. Edge Orders
A Planting Week
For Entire State

planting Day" to be followed by
Planting Week" is a move in the aid
of the present preparedness plans of
the State and nation. Governor
Edge, in proclamation issued this
week, has designated April 81 as
Planting Day" and the week follow
ing as planting Week."
The Proclamation
Following is the proclamation in
full:
"The period is one of uncertainty.
There is no lack of confidence or
patriotism, but the food raising eco
nomic question is not as clear and
distinct as we would have i. One
sure way of dispelling the mist of
uncertainty in this respect and re
establishing that stability which we
should have is O increase the produc-
tivity of our farm lands.
'The international uncertainty
which faces the country and the I'M
certainty of food prices at home are
closely related. The effect of this re-
lationship may become more apparent
as time goes on. For instance, moth
ing is more important to a country
in state, of war than he morale of
the people. No one will dispute the
fact that the cost of living has much
do with the spirits of a people at
war. War entails certain sacrifices.
One of these is financial. The coun-
try expects to expend money and to
expend it literally in indicating hui
man rights and the principles of lib
erty set forth in the Presidents mes
sage. This means taxation and
natural increase in the cost of living
unless something is done to naturally
reduce the cost of living through in
creasing the supply of foodstuffs.
The only answer is more farming, in
tensive farming andwidespread in
terest in agricultural pursuits among
citizens of military age and those
who, for one reason or another, are
not called away to the colors. There
fore, in addition to being prepared
ness measure because of it's useful
food resources in times of war the
cont o-the-farm-movement" has merit
as a task of peace.
Work Appeals to People
at is scarcely necessary to interest
the people in agriculture. 1t is a
pursuit that appeals to human in
stincts because it is work in the
great outdoors. What is most neces-
sary is to instruct those people who
have absolutely no knowledge of the
first rudiments of farming.
"The following dates prevail gen
orally in the external part of the
State, and in the southern counies
the dates would naturally be earlier
and in the northern counties later:
Beans pint ;. April 20-July 20
Corn pint =. April 20-July 20
Cucumber-1 or. so hills,
April 20-June 20
Onion Sets-1 quart -. :. April l
Peas-1 quart ........... April l
Potatoes quarts ........ April l
Pumpkins OF. ........... May l
Radishes-1 or. -. April May Is
Spinach OF. ...... April 1 to 20
Squash OF. 30 hills $3.50. May l
Turnips-h OF. ............ May l
Parsnips-1oz. ............ April l
Realizing the value to the State
and to the country of such cam
paign is agricultural education at
this particular time.
Designates April q
"Now, therefore, I, Walter E.
Edge, Governor of the State of New
Jersey, do hereby proclaim Saturday,
April twenty-first next as
planting Day"
and the week Immediately following
as
planting Week."
the former to be participated in prin-
cipally by the younger folks and the
latter by he grownups. l urgently
suggest and recommend that this
proclamation be read in every class
room in every public school in this
State and that the teachers at he
same time, afer securing all infor-
nation from the State Department of
Agriculture, direct the attention of
the pupils to he products which can
be most adventageously raised in
their particular section of the State,
together with the proper time for
planting and all other necessary Ill
formation.