American Agriculturist, June 30,1923 
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Jersey Fruit Growers Open Newark Office 
Pennsylvania Farm News—-Long News in Short Paragraphs 
rpo quicken the delivery of peaches] 
X and so reduce losses to consumers* 
in northern New Jersey this summer," 
the Jersey Fruit Growers’ Cooperative 
Association, representing the organized 
growers of the central and southwest¬ 
ern New Jersey peach belt, will open 
an office on July 1 in Newark, N. J., 
in charge of Kenneth Hankinson, on 
leave of absence from the New Jersey 
State Bureau of Markets. Negotiations 
are under way for the establishment 
of offices at other large consuming 
points in northern New Jersey, east¬ 
ern Pennsylvania and the metropolitan 
area of New York City as the season 
advances. Ahe move is in line with the 
special policy of cooperating growers 
in eliminating waste in the marketing 
of this highly perishable crop, by direct 
grower representation which can pre¬ 
vent delays at important eastern cities. 
A fleet of high-powered motor trucks 
as well as special express freight 
service will be employed by the as¬ 
sociation for delivery of its peaches 
within 100 miles of orchard packing 
houses, according to. a separate market¬ 
ing policy on nearby and distant‘ship¬ 
ments. Buyers within the motor truck 
or short haul will receive the peaches 
in a fresher and better shape than is 
possible under former routing methods, 
without representation on destination 
markets to quicken deliveries. The 
Jersey Fruit Growers have discontinued 
the “Blue Jay” brand name, which it 
used last year in distributing its 
peaches to the trade. At a recent Ex¬ 
ecutive Committee meeting of the as¬ 
sociation, “Jersey Jerry” was officially 
accepted by that body as a brand name 
for its products this year. The Fancy 
and No. 1 N. J. U. S. standard peach 
gi’ades will bear labels to that effect, 
while the No. 2 grade will be known 
as “domestic.” 
New Jersey County Notes 
Dry weather of late May and early 
June caused serious delays in maturity 
of pastures, grain and berry crops in 
the northern part of the State, al¬ 
though relieved somewhat by light rains 
in mid-June. In Morris County the 
lack of rain affected grass and grain 
more than usual due to the cold spring, 
which delayed development of the crops 
during the early stages of their growth. 
The condition of oats, wheat and rye on 
higher fields suffered more than crops 
on lower levels. 
Reports from Warren County indicate 
that a similar condition exists and that 
upland crops suffered more than those 
in the valleys. Market gardeners re¬ 
port delayed maturity of strawberries 
and early vegetables, while smaller 
gardeners have been benefited somewhat 
by the slow maturity, in that they were 
able to pack and market the majority 
of their crops despite the general lack 
of help. 
The situation in Sussex County was 
not reported as serious although rain 
was badly needed in many sections. 
Columbus Grange ' of Burlington 
County, N. J., recently voted to hold a 
fair again this season. This is one of 
the active Granges in the State, with 
fraternal and social events held reg¬ 
ularly throughout the year, including 
the initiation of classes for granges 
even outside of the State. William R, 
Shinn was elected Lecturer of the 
Grange and Edward Engle was made 
Director. 
PENNSYLVANIA DAIRYMEN 
FEEL MORE OPTIMISTIC 
The Interstate Milk Producers’ As¬ 
sociation with 20,000 members along the 
Philadelphia milk shed, considered the 
advisability of cooperatively buying 
dairy feeds for its members at its re¬ 
cent annual meeting. No action was 
taken in this regard, however, it being 
felt that the association should make 
use of farmers’ cooperative purchasing 
agencies already in existence and oper¬ 
ating successfully in the State. 
Reports from country shipping points 
indicate that the recent increase of 
three-fourths of a cent per quart in the 
price of milk as secured by the associa¬ 
tion for the late spring and early sum¬ 
mer months, has increased the general 
optimism of members concerning the 
association’s activities. The organiza¬ 
tion has also increased the number of 
its testers to speed up the testing ser¬ 
vice and to provide for the steady 
growth of the organization, which has 
brought in many new members in re¬ 
cent months. 
Pennsylvania Pruit Notes 
The Berks County Fruit Growers’ As¬ 
sociation recently represented at the - 
conference in New York City fop an 
eastern apple show, have voted to take 
space in the Eastern Apple Exposition 
and Fruit Show to be held in New York 
City early next November. The Penn¬ 
sylvania Horticultural Society decided 
not to take part in the show officially, 
although it is reported that some^ of 
the larger grower members may exhibit 
as individuals. 
Early June estimates on the Penn¬ 
sylvania apple crop place the produc¬ 
tion this year at 11,645,797 bushels. 
The estimated yield of peaches will be 
1,699,337 bushels, and of pears 634,351. 
The condition of apples, peaches and 
pears was reported at 94 per cent of 
normal yield; plums and cherries indi¬ 
cate 94 per cent of a normal crop. 
Other Keystone Farm Notes 
Cooperative buying so that individual 
farmers may make a saving incident to 
purchasing in a large way, has been 
developed within the year at various 
places, notably in Lancaster County, 
which, through its Farm Bureau, has 
considerably extended the cooperative 
purchasing program adopted several 
years ago. Fertilizer, potatoes and 
spray materials constitute the chief 
products cooperatively ordered this 
year. Twelve cars of certified seed 
were secured for farmers of the county, 
from Maine, Vermont and Michigan 
chiefly. Over 7,400 pounds of arsenate 
of lead, 3,600 pounds of copper sul¬ 
phate, 1,500 pounds of bordeau and 100 
pounds of nicotine sulphate were pur¬ 
chased for spray materials. Largest 
purchases were of fertilizer, consisting 
of 46 cars of various materials to meet 
county needs. Estimates placed the co¬ 
operative purchases at a total value of 
$ 100 , 000 . 
The loss from forest fires in the State 
has been enormous this season and the 
dry weather of late May and very early 
June extended the period of fire danger 
later than in normal seasons. The 
Pennsylvania Forestry Department 
from date recently compiled reports 
over 82,000 acres burned to date. The 
cost of controlling 1,280 forest fires re¬ 
ported was $31,240. Carelessness is 
given as one of the chief causes of 
forest fire. Pennsylvania officials. urge 
full legal action against those to whom 
the responsibility can be traced. 
The Bedford Jersey Bull Association 
was organized in Bedford County, Pa., 
with six bulls, now ordered, to start the 
new organization at an early date. Bed¬ 
ford County, which is one of the fore¬ 
most Jersey sections .of the State also 
has an organization known as the 
Everett Jersey Bull Association, now 
owing five animals and shortly to com¬ 
plete arrangements for the purchase of 
others. 
Dauphin Grange Growing 
On Saturday, June 16 a delegation 
from Success Grange of Dauphin, Pa., 
headed by Master H. L. Bicker, at¬ 
tended the annual picnic of the Juniata 
Pomona Grange held on the fair 
grounds at Port Royal, Pa. Success 
Grange started with twenty members 
only a few years ago. It now has well ■ 
over 100 members. Among the most re¬ 
cent additions is Robert P. Bliss of the 
Pennsylvania Free Library Commission, 
which is doing excellent work in plac¬ 
ing good books in the hands of the rural 
population.—C. H. Forest. 
LONG NEWS IN SHORT 
PARAGRAPHS 
Contrary to the usual belief, exports 
of the leading farm crops have been 
much greater since the war than before, 
and larger even than they were during 
the war. The exports of the eight 
principal food crops, corn, wheat, oats, 
barley, rye, buckwheat, rice and pota¬ 
toes, measured in bushels, were greater 
by 18 per cent for 1920-1922, inclusive, 
than they were during the war years, 
1915-1919, inclusive. Exports of canned 
milk, however, are less tl^n they were 
during the war. Farmers’ market 
troubles are evidently not in the export 
situation, but rather in the larger pro¬ 
duction. In the case of the eight crops 
named, the average annual production 
in bushels was 16 per cent greater dur¬ 
ing the years 1920-22, inclusive, than 
during the pre-war years, and 2 per 
cent greater than during the war years. 
* * 
Mount Etna, arising nearly eleven 
thousand feet above the sea, on the 
eastern coast of Sicily, the largest ac-- 
tive volcano in Europe, has broken forth 
in the most terrible volcanic eruptions 
in a generation. Great seas of molten 
lava miles wide flow slowly but irresist- 
ably down the mountainside and into 
fertile farm lands, destroying the green 
fields, orange groves and vineyards and 
wiping out old villages. The air in 
every direction for miles is filled with 
dust and sulphurous gases, darkening 
the sun. Flames from the eruptions 
can be seen for more than eighty miles. 
The roads are gorged with pathetic 
refugees who have left their homes and 
their beautiful little farms to escape 
the great scourge. 
* * * 
Connecticut has a law against day¬ 
light savings with teeth in it. “No per¬ 
son, firm or corporation, organization 
or association, shall wilfully display in 
or on any public building or on any 
street, avenue or public highway any 
time measuring instrument or device 
which is calculated or intended to fur¬ 
nish time to the general public so as 
to intentionally indicate any other than 
standard time. Any person or organi¬ 
zation violating any part of this act 
shall be fined no more than one hun¬ 
dred dollars.” A similar law exists in 
New Hampshire with a five hundred 
dollar fine for violation. Evidently 
those who fool with the time in these 
States will get fooled. 
* * * 
My skin was wan and buttery, my 
ears were full of buzz, my heart was 
weak and muttery, my tongue was full 
of fuzz. Depression weighed upon me, 
but now I’m feeling fine. My blessings, 
then, upon thee, oh herds of lowing 
kine, which give the food sustaining 
that keeps me thisaway. I’m through 
with all complaining. I drink a quart 
a day!— Shorts and Middlings. 
* * * 
Germany now has 4,652,125 farmers 
who are members of cooperative or¬ 
ganizations. There has been a steady 
growth among German farmers of the 
cooperative idea since 1895. 
* * * 
Danish farmers have, temporarily at 
least, lost their British butter market. 
Large importations in England of New 
Zealand butter caused a sudden sharp 
drop of butter prices in the British 
Isles. ^ ^ ^ 
The production of maple products is 
falling off rapidly, chiefly because of 
the destruction of maple trees by the in¬ 
sect known as the maple case-bearer. 
Dr. Glenn W. Herrick of Cornell says 
that there is a reasonable possibility 
of controlling this insect by thoroughly 
dusting the infested grove with arsenate 
of lead, by means of an aeroplane. If 
you own a maple grove, you may be in¬ 
terested in reading the bulletin which 
you can get by sending a postal card 
to the State College of Agriculture, 
at Ithaca asking for Bulletin 417. 
* * 
Charles W. Pugsley, Assistant Secre¬ 
tary of the United States Department 
of Agriculture, has resigned effective 
October 1, to become president of the 
South Dakota College of Agriculture. 
* * 
The forty-eighth annual meeting of 
the Ayrshire Breeders’ Association was 
held at Saratoga Springs, New York 
June 13 with the largest attendance in 
the history of the association. Consign¬ 
ment sale on the preceding day of forty- 
four red and whites brought $12,565. 
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