The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-10-23
u. S. Census Bureau win Mail
Schedule of Questions to Be
Followed by Enumeration.
CROSS STATE HIGHWAY
State Chamber of Commerce Ready to
Submit Final Taxation Report to
Legisiature-FinanciaI Condition
Teachers Pension Fund Sound.

pUEL lOT NEW JGIS6y, COu-
ditions existing October 1, special at
tention is called to the agricultural
census to be taken this fall by the
United States Census Bureau. Pro
vision is now made for an agricultural
census every five years instead of
every ten years as heretofore.
The census is to be taken "as of the
date of January 1, 1926" but relates to
the calendar year 1924 The enumera-
tion in New Jersey will begin Monday,
December 1, though in some states
the start will be made November 1.
The enumeration must be finished in
ali districts by January 81, 1925, but
for many districts an earlier date will
be set.
"All information reported will be
treated as strictly confidential" says
"the bulletin of the Agricultural De-
partment," and will not be used as a
basis of taxation or communicated to
any assessor The schedule will relate
to size and tenure of farm, acres and
production of all farm crops, farm
values and debts, number of trees and
production Of all fruits, number of all
classes of live stock and poultry and
many other miscellaneous items.
"a copy OF the schedule is to be sent
all farmers through the rural carriers
as a sample, but is not to be filed out
and mailed. An enumeration will cali
at each farm and collect the informa-
ton desired, the copy being sent to
enable the farmer to become familiar
with the questions in order that he
may answer with as little delay as
possible when the enumerator calls"
Az indicated in the crop bulletin, the
condition of corn was seventy-one per
cent normal, indicating yield of ap-
proximately 341 bushels an acre and
production Of 1904 900 bushels, as
compared with 9,440000 bushels last
year and an average of 10,673,000
bushele for the last ten years.
The preliminary estimate of the
average yield of oats per acre is thirty
two bushels. The total production this
gear Is estimated at 100000 bushels,
compared with 100000 bushels last
year. The quality of this years crop
is ulu6ly pSIC6HJ OI uOTuldl,
with eighty percent last year.
The production of buckwheat is es-
timated at 100000 bushels, compared
with 100000 bushels last year. The
average yield of all tame or cultivated
varieties of hay this season is estimat-
ed at 172 tons and the total production
at 531, 900 tons, compared with $4,000
tons last year.
Condition Of the potato crop October
1 was eighty-five percent of normal
indicating a yield of 1872 bushels an
acre and production of 9,750000
bushels, compared with 100000
bushels last year. The sweet potato
crop is placed at 2,295,000 bushels,
compared with 2,196,0OO bushels last
year
The condition of the cranberry crop
September Is was seventy-eight per-
cent OI normal, indicating a yield of
approximately 173 barrels per acre
and a production of 10000 barrels
compared with 100000 barrels last
year aAd an average of $4,000 barrels
for the last ten years.
hired by the month this season are
placed at $4S with board and $40 with
out board. Wages by the day, includ-
ing piece work, are placed at $2,75
with board and $3.50 without board.
These wages are slightly higher than
wages reported in July, but about one
percent less than at this time last
he 30 20 To-
present is reported at eighty-six per-
cent of normal and the demand is
Lightweight percent Of normal, making
the potential supply about 97.8 percent
of normal.
Cross State Highway
There seems to be ground for rea-
sonable expectation that through the
good offices of Governor Silzer the
State Highway Commission will take
definite action toward building the pro-
posed road to complete a hard-surfaced
highway from Camden through Mount
Holly, Pemberton, Browns Mills,
Lakehurst and Toms River to the Bar
regat Bay bridge at Seaside Heights
to give a direct State route between
Philadelphia and the seashore. Recent
ly there has developed new agitation
from the Ocean county end and in re-
Spouse to a letter setting forth the
good reasons for such road at State
expense there is an answer from Gov
ernor Silzer's secretary, Frederic M.
P. -Pearse, saying: "You may rest as
sured that the Highway Commission
will give the matter every attention"
The route was added to the State
highway system by passage Of Senator
Mathis bill in the last session of the
legislature.
This is the best encouragement the
agitators have received and they be-
lieve that the way has been opened to
get something done. They set forth
the Importance of such highway to
the taxpayers OF New Jersey who
motor between their homes and the
uhrs~m rnaOrfe tho roo cnnah1n nYnac-