The Penn's Grove record., 1920-11-12

fore the hrSt OF next month. Delay
would be fearfully costly. A dollar
spent now, the experts explain, is
worth more to New Jersey than $40 q
year hence.
Opposition to the call for the
'sinews of war" to start the gypsy
but 1t is highly desirable that the peo-
Pile of the state realize the gravity Of
the emergency. Governor Edwards Is
In entire sympathy with the proposed
expenditure and is ready to sign the
bin when 1t reaches him. The cooper
alton of the federal authorities is as
sured. also financial assistance for
campaigns that must follow the pre-
IIimirary one now organizing.
The gypsy moth has begun its in
roads in various parts of the state. and
the battle line includes the following
centers: Somcrville, South Orange,
Elizabeth, Deal Beach, Glen Rock.
Madison, Paterson and Wyckoff. One
of the leading authorities on theg gypsy
moth, summoned from Washington.
says the moth egg masses in the Som-
ervflle neighborhoOd arc the worst he
has ever seer and promise infinite
trouble if not speedily eradtcated. The
annual expenditure for The suppression
of the gypsy moth in New England is
fully 81, Zoo, 600. Lot New Jersey prof
it by this sad and costly experience
and by action at the start
make such OUTLAWS unnecessary.
Agricultural College.
Each year the State Agricultural
College, New Brunswick. gives short
courses in agricultural subjects. The
object of these courses is to give those
interested an opportunity to learn Sci
entifc and practical agriculture DUR
ing the winter months. The studies
are not limited to boys and girls alone,
but all who care to attend. They Of
fer an excellent opportunity TO those
who cannot take the special course or
the full agricultural curse. This
year registration day is November 10
and closing day February "a.
Three courses are given, and the pu-
D. has his choice. There is q course
in poultry keeping, n in vegetable
gardening and a third In dairy farm
ing. They all prepare the student for
practical work and give him an insight
into the means of progressing with his
studies at home after the courses have
come to an end. Many Of the states
foremost agri%culturists began their
soil working operations with knowl-
edge gained through the short courses.
Tuition Is free to residents of the
state. There is, however, a registrar
ton fee Of SIS, and $40 is charged for
books and supplies needed during the
course. The student boards himself
in New Brunswick or near by. Any
one sixteen years of age or older. with
a public school education, is eligible,
city dwellers as well as those from
the rural sections. The lectures given
the students are by the leading pro-
fessors of the college. so that the
very best information is disseminated
The classrooms and laboratories are
exceedingly well equipped for the
work.
The subjects treated In the course
on poultry keeping are types and
breeds of poultry. poultry breeding,
poultry feeding, sanitation and dis
eases, incubation and broOding, poul-
try farm management. exhibits and
Judging, marketing poultry products,
poultry buildings, flock practice, poul-
try farm crops, soil fertility, animal
~husbandry and fruit growing. The
whole field of the industry Is covered
in an abridged fashion. which gives
the working knowledge desired for be-
ginning operations along scientific
lines.
In the fruit growing and vegetab e
gardening course the subjects pre-
sented are also of a diversified nature.
They cover soil fertility. fruit grow
ing, vegetable gardening, spraying,
pruning. fruit judging, plant diseases,
plant propagation, insect pests, horti-
cultural machinery. animal %husbandry
and poultry husbandry.
The course in general agriculture
and dairy farming treats the field
broadly and discusses soils and fer
t~iliZers, farm crops. stock feeding.
milk testing, dairy h~usbandry, animal
h~usbandry. stock judging, farm ma
chinery, farm buildings, land drain
age, farm management, poultry hus-
bandry. fruit growing and farm in
sect pests.
AssembIymen Have Few jobs.
Few assemblymen will have more
thar one lob to give away at the next
session. The present assembly has 69
employees divided among 33 members,
or more than two apiece. Unless the
number of employees is increased at
the mex session which, in view of the
fact that they are so numerous now
that they get in each others way and
half of them have noting tC do, would
be at least indiscreet, the SO places
will be divided among 80 members.
War Bonus Plans.
Selection of Major Leonidus Coyle