The Penn's Grove record., 1920-11-19
STATE HARVESTS
HEALTHY CROPS
Bountiful Harvest of All Crops,
With Potatoes and Corn Larg-
est in States History.
RUNY0N WILL BE KEPT BUSY
State Board of Education Appropri-
ates Additional Money for Needed
Buildings at Bordentown Col
ored School.

Trenton. The weather during the
past month has been very favorable for
the harvesting and maturing of all late
crops, and there has been very little
damage from early frost, except ON
cranberry boys.
This seasons potato crop was larger
by 100000 bushels than any crop ever
produced in the state. The average
yield per acre is estimated at 80 BUSH
els and the total production at 16, $780,
900 bushels as compared with 10 $50
600 bushels last year and 9,903, 900
bushels, the average production for the
past ten years.
The total production of apples this
season is estimated at 106 per cent of
normal, or 4,134,000 bushels, as COM
pared with 2,113,000 bushels last year
and 2,241,000 bushels, the average pro-
duction for the past ten years
The average yield of sweet potatoes
per acre this season is estimated at 143
bushels and the total production at
2,002,000 bushels as compared with
100000 bushels last year and 1921
900 bushels, the average production
for the past ten years.
There was considerable damage on
cranberry boys by early frost. The
average yield per acre this year is es-
timated at 12.4 barrels and the total
production at $4,000 barrels as COM
pared with 10000 barrels, last years
revised estimate.
The total production of pears this
season Is estimated at 843, 900 bushels
as compared with 100000 bushels last
year and 605,000 bushels, the average
production for the past ten years.
The average yield Of buckwheat per
acre this season is estimated at 20
bushels and the total production at
100000 bushels as compared with 1877
600 bushels last year and $4,000 bush.
els, the average production for the past
ten years.
The total production Of grapes this
year is estimated at 85 per cen of a
normal as compared with 81 per cent
last year and "a per cent, the average
production for the past ten years.
The corn crcp this season was one
of the largest ever harvested in the
state. The average yield per acre Is
estimated at A bushels and the total
production at 11,264,OOO bushels as
compared with 1880 900 bushels last
year and 10,603, 900 bushels, the aver
age production for the past ten years.
The egg production on commercial
plants during October Is estimated at
18 per cent as compared with "a per
cent in September and Is per cent In
October, 1919. One hundred per cent
equals n egg per day per hen during
period reported for.
What Will Happen to Runyon?
Well, no one can tell what Is going
to happen to Assemblyman RunyOn,
for there has never been a case like his
In the history of the New Jersey legis-
lature. 1t is up to the house to make
its own rules. Under the rules of the
present session It Is provided that "all
committees shall be appointed by the
speaker unless otherwise specially d.
rected by the house" and that commit
tees shall consist of five members
each" This Is the ordinary practice
and has been followed for a long time.
for instance, each standing committee
of the assembly this year is made up
of three Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis, though such a political division
Is not required by the rules.
There Is a time for exceptions to all
rules, and that time may arrive when
Mr.. Runyon is sworn in as an assem-
blyman from Warren. He Is young,
energetic and democratic, but it isn't
likely that he will want to serve on 30
standing committees and 10 joint ones
and thus waste his powers by too much
Investigation of his activities. And
If he wants to concentrate on service
on the floor he ought to be allowed to
do so. It would be a shame if the Re
publican majority, composed of %
members, should try to he| tie th' sim
gle Democrat in committees, so as to
keep him from concentrating on the i'm
portant measures that are to be sprung
upon the chamber. And the adoption
of such a course would not only be a
shame, but it would rob the coming
session of a lot of popular interest. In
order to enliven the proceedings, with
Runyon distracted by committee serv-
ice, the Republicans would have to
stage a fractional fight, unless there
was a real one ready to start in ear
nest.
Minority representation on assembly
committees hasn't been of any consid-
cradle moment in the session this year
or many other years, and no mistake
will be made If the practice shall next
wear be honored in the breach rather
than in the observance. New assembly
rules can be devised so as to give Mr..
Runyon all the rope he desires. After
such an overwhelming victory as the
Republican party has secured it can
afford to be -magnanimous to the single
survivor Of the enemy in the house.
Child Hyuiene Course.