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NEW JERSEY CROPREPQRT : DUALITY, PRODUCTION AND ' COMPARISON OF THE PRINCIPAL CEREALS, VEGETABLES AND FRUITS OF THE STATE. _____ i • Weather conditions during the 1 past month were extremely favorable 1 to growth of vegetation, and all crops < ahow a substantial increase over July : 1 estimates. I CORN The condition on August 1 was 88 per cent of a normal indicating a 1 yield of 40 bushels per acre and a : total production of 10.240.000 bushels ' as compared with 10,800.000 bushels, | last year final estimate and 10,603,000 - bushel, the average production for ' ^_lhe past ten years. WHEAT The crop suffered sererly from j winter killing dpring the past winter ' and the yield' is the lowest for the past ten years; it Is estimated at 16.3 J bushels per acre and' the total productiM, 1,490, Otaf bushels, last year's : With 1,96^WB bushels, last year's . *Wi«l estimate, and 1,602,000 bushels, ; the average production for the past ( ten years. The quality of this year's crop is 88 per cent of a normal which , is 8 per cent under the average quali- j ty for the past ten years, and twelve ! per cent better than the quality of last year's Crop which suffered severe damage from wet weather after har- ' ▼est •' OATS The condition of the crop on August 1 was 96 per cent of a normal, indicating a yield of 33.6 bushels per acre and a total production of 2,587,000 bushels, as compared with 2,461,000 bushels, last year's final estimate, and 2,827,000 bushels, the average production for the past ten years. The stock of oats still remaining on farms is estimated at 5 per cent of the year's crop or 123,000 bushels as compared with 204,00 busshels last year, and 186,000 bushels the average stock on hand August 1 for the past ten years. RYE The yieldVhis season is estimated •t 17.5 bushels per acre and the total production 1,260,000 bushels as compared with 1,296,00 bushels, last year's final estimate, and 1,291,00 bushels, the average production for the past ten years. The quality of this year's crop is 94 per cent of a aormal as compared with 83 per cent last year and 98 per cent, the average for the past ten years. OTHER CROPS The condition of other crops in New Jersey and the average condition for the past ten years on August 1 expressed in percentages of normal are as follows: FIELD PEAS, 93, 90; FWd BEANS, 92, 87; TOMATOES, 90, 85; CABBAGE, 3, 86; ONIONS, 95, 85; GRAPES, 90, 85; WATERMELONS, 85, 91; CANTALOUPES, 86, 81. The total production of BLACKBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES is estimated at 82 per cent of a normal as compared with 80 per cent, the average for. the past tan years. EGG PROUCTION The egg production on commercial plants during July was estimated at J»9 per cent compared with 44 per cent for 'June and 40 per cent for July, 1919. (100 per cent equals one egg per day per hen during the period reported for.) Trenton, N. J., August 10, 1920. BUCKWHEAT Unfavorable weather for preparing the ground for seeding and shortage of farm labor has caused a reduction of eight pei cent in the buckwheat acreage. The area sown this season is estimated at 10,000 acres as compared with 11,000 acres last year and 13,000 acres, the average sewn for the past ten years. The condition of the crop on August 1 was 80 per cent of a normal indidatfakg a yield of 20.7 bushels per acre and a total production of 207,000 bushels as compared with 197,000 bushels last year aad 252,000 bushels, the average for the past tea years. POTATOES Tha «np is la exeeUaat ceadttiaa fa aM parts ef the ~ r t

of a normal indicating a yield of 129.2 bushels per acre and a total production of 18,824,000 bushels as compared with 10,560,00 bushels, last year's final estimate, and 9,903,000 bushels, the average production for the past years. SWEET POTATOES Condition on August 1 was 93 per cent of a normal indicating a yield of 135.8 bushels per acre and a total production of 1,901,000 bushels as compared with 1,750,000 bushels, last year's final estimate, and 2,627,00 bushels, the average production for the past ten years. HAY (TAiME) The acreage harvested this year is estimated at 104 per cent of last year's acreage or 338,000 acres. The condition on August 1 wa!s 98 per cent of a normal indicating a yield of 1.64 tons per acre and a total production of 554,000 tons as compared with 487,600 tons last year and 499,00 tons, the average production for the past ten years. TIMOTfflT: The condition on August 1 was 97 per cent of a normal as compared with 93 per cent July i estimate, ^nd 88 per cent, the average for the past ten years on August 1. CLOVER: The yield this season is estimated at 1.6 tons per acre as compared with 1.5 tons ' last year and 1.5 tons, the average yield for the past ten years. The total production for this year is estimated at 96,000 tons and the quality 95 per cent of a normal as com- j pared with 1 per cent, the average quality for the past ten years. AL- , FALFA: The condition on August ( l,was 93 per cent of a normal as compared with 88 per cent on July 1 j estimate, and 91 per cent, the average condition for the past ten years on August T. The acreage of WILD HAY harvested oh farms this season < is estimated at 100 per cent of last year's acreage or 39,000 acres. The condition on August 1 was 90 per cent of a normal. PASTURES The condition of pastures on August 1 was 94 per cent of a normal ' as compared with 94 per ecnt, July 1 ' estimate, and 78 per cent, the aver- ' age condition for the past ten years, on August 1. APPLES"—" The condition of the total or agri- j cultural crop on August 1 was 84 ' per cent of a normal indicating a to- 1 tal production of 3,225,00 bushels as J ( compared with 2,818,000 bushels, last year's final estimate, and 2,241,00 ( . bushels, the average production for | the past ten years. The COMMER- | CIAL crop is estimated at 838,000 barrels as compared with 587,000 bar- . rels, 1919 -final estimate, and 524,000 | barrels in 1918. PEACHES The condition of the total or agri- , cultural crop on August 1 was 74 duction is estimated at 1,032,000 buper cent of a normal and a total pro- . shels as compared with 1,018,000 bu- . 937,000 bushel, the average production : . shels, last year's final estimate, and , 000 bushels as compared with . MERCIAL crop is estimated at 815.for the past ten years. The COM- ' t 683,000 bushels, last year and 678,- j . 000 bushels, the average production ; t for the past ten years. PEAS j The condition of the total crop on August 1 was 70 per cent of a nor1 mal and the production is estimated at 764,000 bushels as compared with . 500,000 bushels last yearis final estimate and 605,00 bushels the average ^ production for the past ten years. r UNCLAIMED LETTERS r List of unclaimed letters remain- - ing in Cape May P. O. for week ending August 11, 1920. Anderson, C. W. - _ Austin, Mrs. James EL — — v • Baldwin, W. W. - Canfield, Mrs. H. __ ] - Carter, Thomas - Clover Dairy - Grace, Mrs. Carroll B. s Haines, Mrs. Win. Jr. s Hawes, Mrs. C. A. t Johnson, Mrs. Pauline e Lames, Miss Ethel e Matthews. Jonathan McArdle, Mrs. Lilly :- McArthur, Miss Mary A. e Murphey, Miss Kathryn i- Meuse, Andy a Owen, Theodore ■- Van Sever, Mrs. F. Van Stiver, Mrs. H. Ward, Mrs. C. Will son, H. C Wright 1»W Ida n laadliac for the above please say * SOL NX*DLEft, F. M.

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Bryan and Ella Keeaan. By virtue of an order of the Com* ttf Chancery of New Jeraey, made on the day of the date hereof in a causa wherein John Keenan at all., are complainants, and you and others are defendants, you are required to appear, and answer to the complainant ' j bill on, or before the 23rd day ef September, next, or the said bill will be taken as confessed against you. ? The said bill is filed for Hie partition of certain lands situate in the i borough of North Wildwood, county of Cape May and State of New Jersey, and you are made defendants because you are part owners thereof. M Dated July 22, 1920. H. W. Lewis, Solicitor of Complainant P. 0. Address 4 Chelsea Bank Bldg. Atlantic City, N. J. 7-31-20-2581-6t ?j CAPE MAY COUNTY ORPHANS' COURT the Matter of -\On Petition for Estate of I Sale of ..Land to Hughes - Pay Debts deceased I Order to Siwv ) Cause Earle C. Hughes mH Mary P. ' Hughes, executors of the estate of Memuean Hughes, deceased, having I exhibited under oath a true aooount of the pereonal estate and debta of decedent, whereby it appears that the personal .estate of the said Memuean Hughes, deceased, is insufficient to pay his debts and requiring the aid of the Court in the premises. It is on this ninth day of July in - the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty, ordered that all persons interested in lands, tene- > , mcnts, hereditaments and real estate , of the said Memuean Hughes, deceased, appear before the Court on the fourteenth day of September, A. D. 1920, at ten o'clock A.' M., to show cause why so much of the said lands, tenements, heridatements and real estate of the said Memuean Hughes, de- ' ceased, should not be sold as will be sufficient to pay his debts. Jt is further ordered that this or- ' der be published in the Star and Wave, one of the newspapers of this County and State, for six weeks at least once In each week. HARRY H. ELDREDGE, 1 Judge. Harry S. Douglas, Surrogate. , 7-17-7t-P. F. 620.00 ' ROMEO MACCIOCCHI , ( IMPORTER of HIGHEST I QUALITY of ITALIAN GROCERIES Italian Olive Oil, Maccaroni, Cheeses, , Fruits and Live Chickens Open evenings and all day Sunday BROAD AND ELMIRA STREETS Cape May. N. J.

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