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CAPE MAT COURT TIMES, PRfflAT. MAT l tttS.

Cape May County

Of Interest To TKe Farm and Home

Edited by W. COLONS THOMAS

[Thomas 'Column

^ Conserve Moisture for Future Crop Needs f- ’ A dry spell of weather, following all of the rains and wet pother we are having at present, is quite probable. If steps are not taken at present to consent tbi< soil moisture, it will not be available Sot thirsty crops later on. And when it is considered that much produce is about 90 per cent, water, it is easy to understand how yields may be seriously cut by dry weather. )• Land which is to be planted to crops within the next sir weeks Should be plowed immediately, and kept hanowed until the time of ' planting or sowing he seed. | ' In this way the moist 're, which the soil absorbs in the meantime, •rill be held there. V* On the other hand, if the land is not plowed, an immense Jtmounr of evaporation will take place, and ton* of water lost. When the land is plowed there will be considerably more drying out of the soil. For a little experiment, plow half of a field now, where you expect to plant some crop about June 1. Keep the ground harrowed free of grass and weeds. On the other half, plow and prepare the ground just before sowing the seed. 'I'heu plant the whole field ■nd see if there is any difference in yield. Of course one would not expea to see any great difference in vield if the season happens to continue wet. however. on the average, early plowing followvd by frequent 4 harrowing', pays. Expert on EJect ricity to Serve Farmer* '* Firmer* have tapidly taken hold of the idea of having water pumped by automatic dearie systems, however, one sees but a very limited number of elearic motors being used for other purposes on the farm, except possibly to run milk bottle washers. No doubt there are many other things for which elecrric mot'>r» of varying sizes can be used to advantage, such at running the grindstone, com heller, emery wheel, pumping water for irrigation or for the spray tank, grinding feed, sawing wood, etc. The recent appointment of W. C. Krueger as State Extension Specialist in Rural F.lectrification will afford all farmers in this section an opportunity to learn just how they m-'- use elearicity to a greater advantage. Mr. Krueger will no doubt he able to turnih detailed information, including cost, as to doing any (articular job on tbr farm dertrically. * We all know that an elearic motor will furnish the powei for turning a grind stone, shelling corn, grinding feed, etc., but we do not know such daails as the size of motor needed. fV approximate cost and the cost of operation. Possibly elearic motors would be Wd to a far greater extent by tanners if they knew more about the costs and other details incidental to installing them, without having to obtain this information from several different sources. We believe that the appointment of Mr. Krueger .rill provide a convenient and direct source for the Lind of information needed by farmers, and that the establishment of demonstration farms as is contemplated by Mr. Krueger will greatly hasten the use of rlearicity on the farms of

this State.

Lime Often Harmful to Lawns

Market Train Exhibit To Run Again Reading and Central Roads Co-operate With State Department of Agriculture

Begins Tour on July 16

Wet and Cold Weather Hurt Fruit and Truck

South Jersey Truck Crop* About Ten Days Late— Frost, Odd, Sand, Rain, Wand Contribute to the Fanners’ Woea—Potatoes Are Safe

Few Strawberries WB Be Picked Before June 1

By AMOS KIRBY

'.' hr aeries ot cold storms

have swept South Jeraey during the last ten da^a Lave not bees beneficial to the early truck crops and trull tree*. Follow ise a drought of mid-April, the truck and fruit nectiona of Salem. Gloucester. Atlantic. Cumberland and ('ape May ( ountiea have had a series >f »rather haurda vtbat has put the season hack from ten

of rottiniL No i-c'atons are reported aa belua up. bu 1 they have made an excellent roof development. it is expected that other ten days will retail in the

ip hi ea^t of

fie Ida

A-parwca - I. Lpte

The asparagus crop ia about two weeka late ia harvesting. Indication now point.' to the first of the crop beinjt ready to cut about the tenth of May. — - - -

At a conference between agricultural officials and representatives of the Reading and Central Railroads of New Jersey, held Thursday of last week in the office of Secretary William B Duryee of tne New Jersey Department of Agriculture, plans

were made for the operation daw to twe weeks behind »

dem^.t , rMion U, fr.?n The frost has taken its toll In the tenth of May. Tfcis ia

of a™,* ..op. z

be made at many points In ^ tbe , jUnt thal Uwr baTe had North Jersev nrndi.on* dis- ^ - Then has come

two heavy rains daring which nearly six Inches of water fell in less than ten days and the ground Is qpw water logged and cultlvatHO of the »->tl is at a standstiii Poi owing the rains the weather has been extremely cold and accompanied with high winds and much cloudiness. . . Crops in the ground are standing still, with the lettuce plant* tngs suffering severely from tb* effects of too much rain sad coM

weather.

Taken as a group. South is about ten days behind

the North Jersey producing dis-

trict.

Through exhibits and demonstrations on ttie train, the Department of Agriculture will show the types of pack.'*** bringing the largest profit to the farmers, tne best methods of packing, the advantages of grading and standardliaUon and other up-to-date “tods of marketing. One car >ii be devoted to an educational exhibit along production and home economics lines under the direrof the State Collage of Agri-

culture.

At the conference Thursday, it w .,*/dt elded that the train would begin Us tour on July 16th, and ontlnue for one month. The slops scheduled on the Reading Railroad lines inrludr Trenton Junction. Belle Mead. Hopewell. Kgs Harbor. Mulllca h:'l. Glassboro. WilliamaUmm. Richland. Dorothy. Hainmonton. Cape May court House and Cedar Brook. The Central Railroad stations to be visited by the exhibit train are North Branch. Annandale. Iiloomsbiiry. Flemington. Freehold. Middletown. iaindisviile. Wheat Road. Vineland. Deerfield. Bridgeton. Greenwich nud Cedar

vtlle.

a with

Sources of Green Feed For Poultry Young Growing Slock Requires Green Feed

all . _ .....

the county agent* and Arthur B. Upplncott. of the South Jersey

Fanners Exchange, corroborai s these

fronting Ur New Jersey growers. Knu4 Injuries Report* show that the frost injuries this spring have bees much more serious than in former years. The louse* have been spoiled with fruit trees’bn-4pw levels suffering severely from the April freezes in addition to the Injury from the February free**. During A(fU some orchards haw show* for ms ,a» heavy aa 86 to 00 per cent. Apples show tome injury. in Cumberland- County they report considerable injury, but with a heavy set of bud* there will still be a good crop

01 fruit.

Tomato growers report considerable injury from the freeze of mid-April^ The plants in many instances were killed under the glass Report* are known where I-lants were killed to the ground iii cold frame* that had been

eied with hay.

Slimmer Green Manure Crops

Excellent Means of Inoreaa-

ing Humus in Soils

April. So far only scattered Stalks have been cut and very few bunches have been vent to market. According to County Agent George Lamb, ot Woodbury, the beds are in excellent condition and are ready to cut a good crop Just as soon as the weather

moderates.

Mraaberries Are Hafe Rat late

The Jersey strawberry crop ia The held that ia - , safe from frost Injury, ri* It ia| a crop during the coming six or

going to be quite late. Here Itirtgu

is the firm of Mcy a* the bwd. «, 1UI ,

t»w «wp|fall crop, should be growing one

' ** r soil ira-

will be about two weeks .... with very few berries being picked before June let. At Fed rick town there ia a prospect for a good crop ibis year, but it U going to be much later than

usual.

Pew* tad Oainat Leek Ifoed Pea* and onion* appear to be enjoying the cold and wet weather. They are making an excellent growth The aphis bare not appeared this spring on the peas and the onions are free from Um lb rips Indications now point a reduction in the onion acre-

fee)

fContinued «

Succulent green feed ■ practically indlspetuible to. both

growing stock and laying birds. .., . During the summer month* the Mud,

Sr 1 ;, r^: .Tn^'T, ^ t » »< tor u on the range, but a ’'UPPIT i ng m,... K.cn hti

will have to !*• provided for tbe||.,_|, _.|_a. Winter season The range will! hl * h . , “ nd *

prov ule green feed for only a part of the season unless a double

lyatem of yarding

Lime it not a!way* helpful to lawns, and in many instances it is actually harmful. While clovers thrive best in an alkaline soil, which naturally results from applications of lime, some of the best lawn

grasses need an acid soil.

Experiments conducted in Rhode Island over a period of 15 years indicate that better lawns may he obtained by omitting lime, and thus favoring the grasses which prefer an arid soil. -

Plots treated with lime and sown to Kentucky blue gras* dnd , " 1 ™ r ' '?

. ii- , i , t ■- , , . the pmiliryrot-n should grow some clover had about as many weeds, such as dandelion and plantain , ur r, ,. ro| , ^ chard or kale after a few years, as they did of lawn gras*. ' sbbsge. lettuce and other vegeThr plots which were sown to Rhode Isla id bent grass, and j <“bU eiop* «re also exrcllent j which were top dressed with fertilizer* producing an acid rraaion - ,orm ’ 01 " uccu , ' DU S * 1 *' chard

no lime bring applied,

the end of the fifteen-year pent*! Island bent grass, which had crow

.. p.uuus.Hi ‘C-V*"-. used by picking the outer! ■ vitirelv free of weeds of any kind at, |*,vs*. permitting the inner one*

There was a solid nod of Rhodi

ded out all of the weed'-

ll lime is omitted when the lawn is hriittg prepared, if - the proper grass or grasses are selected, and it the right top dressings ark given, there i* no reason why a weed-free

lawn cannot be maintained.

i leave*, pennltting the Inu^r 1 . to grow and furnish a contiou- ; ous supply of green feed. Man- . ged in this way swiss chard { will furnish a continuous supply , up to freezing weather. It should lie planted In May on rich soil.

To Run Marketing Train Again Thin Year

teed* are sown. In

lx half to two feet apart, and the 1 plants thinned sir to eight Inches j In the row. While It Is yet j early plans should he made to I grow late cabbage and root crop*

... , . , - 1 a * mangels and carrot* (or It is interesting to note that another marketing demonstration i lh ,i j ole fall and winter I ceding, train will he run this year during July, making stops in Cumberland j These crop* may be planted In ■nd Cape May Counties. Packing, grading and stvle of package has • Juno for fall and winter feeding, t big infiuencr on the prices received by farmer* for their produce. ^ slogan

scrub sire to make good

'hash, but purebred sire to gel I be qa»h." is a slogan suggested

avousr interest in promoting

Farmers who grow high quality

not yet I' .med the value of the thine an opnortuiii v to realize greater profit* Possibly because they have been forced to by

: 's and vegetables, btit have j just mentldnrd. are losing!.

Writer i farmer* pay far more attention to grading, quality, packing, j lh f packages and attractive label* than do the farmers in the

state-

Vritern farmer* know that they cannot afford to ship low quality , ungraded fruits and other produce across the country, because transpv nation and marketing charge* would not allow it. Tberciore they *bi? only high grade produce, properly graded and packed, in standard container*, on which the\ usually place a neat and attractive label. Now picture the ungraded, "topped." knottv produce which som$ .of our eastern producers ship, stacked up in any old kind of container—no label—on a New York curb or auction market, alongside of this western produce. It may look good to the shipper when it leaves him. hut if makes a mighty poor impression <*n the people to whom he wishes to sell, when it arrives in the citv. The fact that several thousand (’ape May and Cumberland J County :j.sner* were sufficiently interested last vear to visit the | State Marketing Traiii. in order to learn more about packing and grading, i- an indication that many of our fanners realize the importance n* thi* phase of their business. It is not sufficient to grow high quality produce, although that in itself will go a Song wav. hut it is necessary to properly grade and pack it in standardized container*, ii the highest market prices

: pure bred bulls..

aeeompanyinc

und storms. The lender beets

and carrot* sAsrn early

spcinK were Just coming through the ground at the time of a high wind and yand storm, and they were literally cut to pieces and even blown from the soli

iry to replant a large

part of the acreage of these two crops In Cumberland County Sand HIU ('parairn* Tiiimw* So blgb did the winds blow that some early plantings of io-para-gus have been completely buried. One large planting mar Svedesboro -..as buried so deep that the furrow* were filled with drift

•and in nor uitrmnon. I’otalu Crop Is Safe

According to Arthur K Uppincoil, manager of the South Jersey Farmers Exchange. Woodstown the early potato crop is npiparcntly safe. Corroboration from former Senator J. G. Borion. also of Woodstown. states that the first rain followed a drought and the ground soaked up all of the water. When the second storm bit this section, the potatoes had made sufficient growth that the seed wu* past the dangei point

Wr j Railroad*

the profit ot growing hi nor properly marketed.

the Reading and Central ' uli the State Department

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. _ South Jeraey ditinns: Cow pea*, soybean*, dan grasa. aorgbum. •un Sowers. Cow pm core and sun flowers should seeded at the rate of six peeks per sere, broadcast, sudau gt at the rate of twenty-five poo and aorgbum at the rate of lorty pound* per acre. All ot crops may be seeded from May

ISth to August 1st.

They can be grown on land that

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