American Agriculturist, April 28,1923 
Baker Heads New Jersey 
Extension Service 
T he New Jersey Agricultural Col¬ 
lege has called Prof. H, J. Baker 
of Connecticut to fill the position of 
Director of Extension in New Jersey, 
left vacant last January by the death 
of Prof. L. A. Clinton. Professor 
Baker, since 1916, has been Extension 
Director with the Connecticut Agricul¬ 
tural College, a place which he will 
leave on June 1 to accept the new work 
in New Jersey. He comes into the 
State well fitted both in education and 
experience to fill one of the most im¬ 
portant places in the farm leadership 
of the State. 
Professor Baker was raised on a 
Delaware farm, later completing his 
education and college work at the 
Massachusetts Agricultural College. 
Immediately following graduation, he 
continued association with the Massa¬ 
chusetts College as assistant to the 
Director and also as. assistant instruc¬ 
tor in agronomy. Later he • became 
head of the extension work in farm 
management in that State; then State 
County Agent leader. During the war 
Professor Baker was in the army edu¬ 
cational work in France. 
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Duroc men in New Jersey and Penn¬ 
sylvania have been invited to compete 
in a $600 futurity which will be con¬ 
ducted by the Trenton Fair next Sep¬ 
tember. It is for Duroc spring pigs 
born after March 1 of this year. Nomi¬ 
nations must be made with the Fair 
Association before June 1. The Inter- 
State Fair Association of New Jersey 
contributes $300 in prize money. The 
American Duroc Jersey Association of¬ 
fers $150, and the Mercer County', 
N. J., Duroc Association another $150 
to be used in nomination fees. County 
Agent A. C. McLean of Mercer County, 
N. J., is creating a lively interest in 
this event, which is the largest single 
classification for hogs in the East. 
Last year’s pig show at the Trenton 
Fair was one of the largest shows in 
this part of the country, and with the 
prize money now practically doubled 
the exhibit promises to be a greater 
event this season. There will be 16 
prizes in each class, which opens the 
show for even small breeders. The 
nomination fee for the Duroc-Jersey 
futurity is $5 for each sow, and all 
pigs to be shown in this futurity must 
be regularly entered with the Ameri¬ 
can Duroc-Jersey Association at Chi¬ 
cago, 30 days before the fair. Not 
more than three prizes in each class 
can be awarded to any one exhibitor, 
and all pigs to be shown must be regu¬ 
larly entered in the fair classes for 
spring pigs and in accordance with the 
Pair Association rules. 
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The Junior Farm Clubs in New Jer¬ 
sey have recently become interested 
in a novel pig-raising contest which 
has as its goal a ten of pork from one 
litter of pigs. Each pig of a litter 
when entered in the contest will be 
marked, and the same pigs must be 
presented and weighed in seven months 
from the day they are born. The rec¬ 
ords and weighing will be conducted 
by County Club and Farm Agents in 
the various counties. Every litter that 
develops a total weight of 2,000 pounds 
will be awarded a gold medal. Club 
members whose pigs reach weight of 
1)800 pounds will get a silver medal, 
and those weighing 1,600 pounds a 
bronze medal. 
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A recent survey of New Jersey fruit 
conducted by the State Department of 
Agriculture indicates that peacJies, ap¬ 
ples and beri'ies are in splendid condi- 
bon and undamaged by the cold spring, 
fhis brings considerable optimism to 
the New Jersey fruit men, who have 
noted the serious damage in Southern 
btates to peaches, early fruit and vege¬ 
table crops. Unless later frost injury 
develops, the department states, the 
gi’owers have every reason to expect a 
nne crop of Jersey peaches, apples and 
general oi'chard fruits. 
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• 'xT survey of forest conditions 
m New Jersey indicates that half of the 
available forest land in the State is 
undeveloped, while nine-tenths of all 
jumber used in New Jersey is imported 
of n State,' as well as two-thirds 
all wood products used for manu- 
lacturing purposes. 
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