The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30

/ c16tytS important acLlVlLlSS lOE luc
public benefit. Every year effort like
the present one leaves it with prac.
tically no balance in the bank-in dire
financial circumstances"
Recognizing the impossibility OF
functioning for one-hundred per cent
results" with inadequate financial
equipment, the society is launching a
campaign to create an endowment
fund for the conservation and perpetu-
alton of that inestimably valuable
public asset, the wild birds Of New
Jersey"
Highway Board UphoIds Plans
In reply to suggestions from the
North Jersey Rapid Transit Commits
sion dealing with the conflict between
the state Highway Commission and
the Erie Railroad over the location of
the terminus of Route 1, of the State
Highway System near the portals OF
the Holland Tunnels in Jersey City,
the Highway Commission directed its
secretary to inform the Transit Com
mission that full consideration had
been given to the Erie situation and
that the plans finally decided upon. to
which. the railroad now objects, were
settled with the object of facilitating
traffic.
The railroad has set up the claim
that to build the approach to the
tunnels on the line of Twelfth street,
Jersey City, will interfere with future
development of the railroad in giving
service. The Highway Commission in
sisted the plans would be in no way
detrimental to the Erie.
The Highway Commission also will
inform the Transit Commission that
| the plans, which have been available
to the public since last August, may
be inspected by the Transit Commits
sion. Inspection, the board feels, will
prove that the plans will not be in
furious to the railroad development.
The board directed institution OF
condemnation proceedings to acquire
a parcel of property in Twelfth street.
Jersey City, near Jersey avenue. The
plot is owned by Adolph ~Schoenberg.
The commission offered $14.2S6 for it.
hut the offer was rejected. The com
mission will take possession of the
property and leave adjudication of the
price to the courts.
Peach Cross Breeding
Eight new varieties of peaches are
now available to New Jersey homo
gardeners as a result of cross-breed-
ing thousands of peach seedlings at
the New Jersey Agricultural Expert
mental Station, New Brunswick.
The development of these varieties
has covered a period of 10 years. and
has included peach trees from every
part of the world where peaches are
grown. The work has attained such
extensive proportions that the New
Jersey Experiment Station peach
breeding orchard has become the
largest in the world. Thousands OF
peach trees were cross-bred and re-
jected before the station pomologists
hit upon these satisfactory eight
varieties.
AS soon as a tree having desirable
fruit was developed it was carefully
observed as to soil, and climate re-
quirements, and the date of ripening
It's fruit. Only varieties having quail
ties superior to existing varieties
were considered worthy of naming
and distribution. From these a large
number OF 1-year-old seedlings have
been propagated and are now being
distributed at cost among New Jersey
residents requesting them. The sup
Ply, it is stated, is limited to New
~Jerseymen.
All of the new varieties are yellow
1eshed and reported to be of high
quality for their season. and with one
exception are free-stone. They ripen
on successive dates from early in
August to the first week of September
and are to be known by the familiar
names: Marigold, Oricle, Sunbeam,
Massasoit, Goldinch, Eclipse, Prim-
rose and Meteor.
The horticultural division of the ex-
pertinent station states that the new
varieties are so well adapted to home
orchards that collections Of 4, 8 and 20
assorted trees, each collection pro-
viding successive ripening dates from
early August to early September, have
been arranged to take care Of requests
from residents who are interested in
this scientific achievement in plant
breeding.
To War on Caterpillars
Warnings are being sent to orchard
lists, gardeners and farmers in general
by the New Jersey Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station to take drastic ac-
ton against the tent-caterpillar, which
became cry destructive ia this state
last year.
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Camp
Fire Girls are being enlisted to aid in
the work and community leaders Of
: fifty-two towns are now receiving in
formation on how the pest can be
most effectively controlled.
II egg masses have been overlooked.
past experiences has shown that the
young c~aterpillars hatch and begin
spinning a web tent when leaves are
appearing on the trees. 1t is the pc