Cape May County Times, 2 July 1926 IIIF issue link — Page 16

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A Cape May County faroirr wa» or4ar*«l to appear June 21 befora the Halted Stater Diatrlcl Court, at Newarh. for bavlnc violated the Japantw Beetle Quarantine reKUlationn. Thla tanner ehtpped a small hamper of lima bean* and com to Florida last summer without eAtalnlna a permit. While be had ao Intention of violating, any law or -regulation, be has been reeulmd to go to Newark at h<s •wn expense, with the powdbllily

•C being Sned.

Mention here of Una caa<i is tneuly to nerve as a wanui.t: h

Other people, who. being Ignorant t twigs.

C tbeoe regulationa. may attempt' ship produce without obtain-

spur-beaHag varlettea. like Yellow Transparent. Wealthy. Grimes, Jonathan. Staytnsn. York, and Baldwin, than on terminal-bearing varieties, like Borne, Twenty Ounce. Ptarr. and WtUlamn. X. Set should he uniformly heavy for best results In thin-

ning

X. Thin early vartcUea first au-l

thin them early.

4 Have thinning, even on late varieties, done by middle of luly. Thinning later than this date

has but little effect.

6. Space apples 6 to 8 inches apart along the branches and

It Is planned to renew this display at least twice a week throughout the summer. In order that visitors may see our prodacts at all times crisp and fn«h. To keep these exhibits at their bw» will require the united interest and effort of all Cape May County farroeim. Uet H be our pride to see that we aupply material that In quantity and quality will make our display second

ynutfk people who am Interested In taking a four or tWj years course at the New iorpsy Agri-

cultural College.

A contest la In ptogrem to see Turw many growers fn Nsw Jercaa raise SO* bushels of poui'x* per sere. A man must have at least five perea of thorn to eater the control. It has been intimated that ti "esn't be done” In Cape May County^ How about It? Details of the contest will be

eent to anyone Ini

In

I a permit.

Thinning Demunstntiou

Mason. State fruit specialist, gave apple and peach thinning demon miations nt the orchards of W M. Powell and Norman Taylor. Considering the numbsr a troll growers we have la tin roanty. only a handful came out to see the demonstrntioas. Mason had actual figures, which he srrurod from several thinning demons! rollons last year, that left no doubt In the xnlndn cl thoee present that It pays :o thin. Yet figure* are not necessary. Common sense tells us that with d bemper crop of fruit, predicted all aver the country, with •f our county orchards loaded to capacity, the man who thinks this year, when needed, la the man who will dispose of his erop with the least trouble, and for

fruit, yet the yield In bushel* It •oout the same. Tbtnatag la-' creased .he color, reduces Insect and disease Injure by separating the fruit ao they caa be sprayed thoroughly—«»d at a cost of About IS cents per peack tree and »S cents per apple tree. By thinning old wlaraap at liocust Grove Farm. Westville. N- J-. during June. 1*2S. the amount of marketable fruit harvested in the fall was Increased from 7.3 to 9.9 bushel* per tree, and the amount of fruit leas (ban 2Q Inchro in diameter was recuce-J from 4S per cent, on the tratfainnrd treee to 19 per cent, on the thinned trees. Some of the points to be observed In thinning apples are aa foilown: Tit 1* mo’-e Important oil

stem attached to the spur. This can be done with the fingers or with thinning shears. Do not tear the stem off of the spur. 7. Reduce apples to one to a

spur.

9. Mot evidence from Expeitment Stiltons sho- s that (hit alng cannot be counted on to cure biennial bearing. 9. Thinning coeta vary with alxe of tree. In general It -uste shout SO cents to 7S cents o thin a well-loaded tree the: will pick 12 to IS buehels of fnr*. In the fall. IP It pays to thin. Watch these demonstrations In Cape May County—at least for the results. Pour Duchm trees are being thinned and two are being left unthlnned in the oschard of W. II. Powell. At Normas lay lor* orchard five El be-t a trees are being left unthlnned and a row ta being thinned. lew Jersey Organise} Big

Farms are being visited to find out where the host products can he obtained, and many fanners have airrody volunteered their help. It In Impossible, however, to visit all farms In order to give all a chance tc help It Is requested that any grower who would like to have a part In thcec exhibits notify Mr. J. F. Miller, at the Cape May County publicity office. Cape May Court

House.

Just drop a card naming the) fruit*, vegetables and flowers you Don't Wound Tints an going to have and they will| Avoid wounding -or brushing be selected and taken care of . plant* when cultivating or workPeas. lettuce, rad lab or. rhu-l lug around them. In’ harvesting barb, beets. carroA. cabbage.' fruits and vegetables to be stored scullions and cherries will be In avoid brutsli

Fire Counts Against Straps Stumps In cultivated fields are a aerlou* liability. Thuy occupy valuable land, foster lue growth of weeds, mar the appearance of otherwise Mnooth fields, shelter har.uful Insects i prevent the efficient chine ry.

season when the shows open July

first.

Whs' have you? The tuition at (he New Jersey College for Agriculture ha* been reduced from 9200.09 to $10.00 a year. A college education, supplemented with farm experience, is a wonuerful met Tbt* office would like to get in touch with

frequently begins where the protective covering Is broken. Certain Insects, such as the potato tuber moth, gain access at point*

of injury.

Vegetable Me* Mfend by Severn} Crop Feats Vegetable growers la all part* of Ihe State are experiencing much trouble this year with cer-

New Jersey's flret large-scale market, owned entirely by farm- j era. was opened on June 15 near j Bradley Beach by Monmouth County fruit and vegetable gr >»•-! era. The new market covers two i acres and Is operated by farmers 1 Incorporated under the name of' "North Shore Market Growers'! Co-operative Association." Why i not have one at Wildwood? • ’ * Cape May County Exhibits Fruit*. Vegetable* and Flower*' needed for Seaqul Show. Plan* were developed last week for selecting and collecting a steady supply of Cape May County'* choicest fruit*, flower* and vegetables to he put on display at the Sesqul-Centennlal Exposition and at the South Jersey Exposition. thla summer.

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tain Insects. 1 vegetable gardening at th* Slate College of Agriculture has a 20-acre field of peas fall ip produce one bushel of aalablc pea*, because of the ravages of aphis. Thorough dusting with nicotine dust In the early atagea of Infestation, he balieved would have saved the crop. Cutworms are practically bad this year, doing much damage to bean . tomatoes, eggplants, sweet potatoes, and other crops. This worm I* being controlled by careful growers who apply poisoned bran mash In the evening near the plants, placing It where the peat la moat likely to roach It. Reports are coming In that siring henna and lima beans are not doing weO In certain aeetlons. because of a maggot which works In the seed and young sterna. This baa been found to he th* eeed-can Infests com. cabbage, beans and

far discovered la to plant the seed ao that It will germinate quickly and send out strong apt Oita. To accomplish this In cold, wet weather aueh as ha* prevailed In nomc parts of the Bute this year, some grower* plant shallow. When rapid growth occurs. Injuries sf the Insect seem to be eutgrowa. Cantaloupe Blight lust season we heard a tot ahoAt farmers twlllnc cantaloupe* off of blighted vines. The selling of such meioua ao doubt hurt* the roadside market business In general. Many of our growers hare proven to their own salIsfaction that home-made Bordeaux aproy will control blight. Bordeaux mixture consist* 'of three pound* of bluest or*, costing about 10 cents per pound, four pounds of lump lime falacked) added to 90 gallons of water. Slice blight has not 1 known lo occur In New 'Jersey 'before August 19. growers usu-

ally begin spraying about the last weak In July. Spraying thoroughly with Bordeaux mixture generally recoils la a better quality, larger* production (usually an extra pick oror mat on uaM vine*) and certainly the •rl good win.

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