The Penn's Grove record., 1923-07-20

northern states is much more deslTa
ble thar seed from the warmer coun
tries, such as Italy and France. II
looks as if this might account for soma
of the failures with red clover in the
past"
Drought Damages Crops
Generally discouraging conditions
with respect to truck crops throughout
New Jersey are indicated in the month
" crop bulletin of the State Depart
of Agriculture, setting forth con
ditions existing at the beginning OF.
July.
The bulletin says the prolonged
drought seriously decreased yields OF
strawberries, peas and asparagus and
set back other vegetables. The few
local showers were followed usually
by heavy, drying winds. Wind II
sand storms contributed to the dam
age, though recent rains have some
what improved conditions.
Tomatoes, ~earlies and second ear
lies. throughout the state are looking
fair. In most sections the set is good
but growth has been hindered by dry
ness. Late tomatoes are poorer. Tex
as and Mississippi are shipping about
one-half as much as last year, but OF
good quality. New Jersey earlies have
',een only Of a fair quality thus far.
The July outlook for white potatoes
in the state indicates only slightly
more than a half crop. Sweet pota'
toes have been slow in getting started
Stem rot, especially in Gloucester
county, is serious.
Drought, thrips and maggots have
worked havoc with the onion crop
which is only 60 per cent of normal.
Plants under irrigation show improve
ment. Acreage in onions is about the
same as last year.
Dry weather, yellows and maggots
have combined to lower the cabbage
crop to about "a per cent of normal.
Conditions in Gloucester and Salem
counties are better than in Burlington
Acreage is about 8 per cent less than
last year.
Compared with other truck crops.
the outlook for sweet corn is favora.
BILE, although its growth has been
backward. Catalogues are quite
backward, but may improve under ia,
vorable weather. Large shipments
are being made from the Imperial Val
ley, Texas and Mexico. 1t is estimated
the New Jersey acreage Is about 10
per cent in excess OF last year and
that the acreage of six composing
states has been reduced about 10 per
cent.
The peach outlook is described as
good. Early varieties of apples, such
as Transparent, are poor, according 10
present reports, and the June drop
was heavy.
No BootIeegers in Camp Dix
Students for the reserve officers
training camp find the village Of
Wrightstown dry for the first time N
five years. Mayor Hillman Gresham.
the farmer executive, has put to flight
the army of bootleggers who gathered
there and is sitting tight on the officia!
lid.
The camp has been established IN
that part of the post next to the vii
lage. Quarters for the students are II
the convalescent wards of the old basa
hospital at the intersection of the
Lakewood and Browns Mills roads.
Rum runners figured that it would
be easy picking to slip hootch across
the line to any thirsty student officers
but that was before the farmer mayor
issued his edict.
Mayor Gresham said it had not been
necessary to deputize his farmer neigh
bors and arm them with shotguns Ia
clean up the town.
The bootleggers know we mean
business" he said. we have playad
only one card so far. If necessary e.
use them we have three or four more
up our sleeve. Tar and feathers arc
not a part of the official plan of com.
batting lawlessness. but some of ouI
citizens are indignant enough over the
continued law defiance of some OF
these alien squatters to adopt unusual
tactics to get rid of them
Roofing Out Sweatshops
Sweatshop conditions throughout
New Jersey have so improved recent
ly, due to the activities of scores OF
state inspectors, that the authorities
expect soon to eliminate all undesira
BILE practices, it was stated by Charles
A. Weeks, deputy labor commissioner.
Municipal authorities and the courts
and manufacturers and workers who
are said to have violated health regu
lations by working at home have co
operated with the inspectors, it was
said. Many home workers have Oh
tanned licenses upon learning they
were necessary, and only six cases
have been turned over for prosecution
to Attorney General Thomas F. M
Gran.
To Aid Health in Jersey
Five physicians were named by Gov.
ernor Silzer to constitute a state med
ical advisory board They are Drs
John J. Broderick Of Jersey City, Frau.