You Are Viewing an Archived Copy from the New Jersey State Library STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILLIAM B. DURYEE, Secretary Thirteenth Annual Report OF THE New Jersey State Department of Agriculture 1927-1928 NEW JERSEY STATE UBRARY TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, NOVEMBER, 1928 You Are Viewing an Archived Copy from the New Jersey State Library CONTENTS PAGE REPORT OF' THE SECRETARY, William B. Duryee.................................... 7 The Condition of Agriculture .............................................•. 7 Results of Activities for Promotion of Better Rural Conditions in State....... 10 Township Roads ...........................................••............... 11 The Business Men's Conference ............................................. 12 Activities of Commodity Groups ...................................•.....•... 18 Agricultural Week ..................•...........,..... ....... ..... .. ..... 13 Licensing and Bonding of Milk Dealers .....•.................•............. 14 Tuberculosis Eradication .................................................... 14 Insect Control .. ........................................................... 15 Public Markets .•...........•.............................•.............•.•. 16 Cooperation . • . 17 Publications •.••...•......•...•......••...•..•.........•............... '.' . 17 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY, Dr'. J. H. McNeil, Chief.............. 19 Swine Disease Control ...................................................... 19 Stallion Registration ...........................•............................ 21 Glanders .. • . • • . • . • . • . • . 22 Anthrax •...............................•................................... 23 Poultry........................................................ ......•..... 24 Tuberculosis Control and Eradication .•.............•..........•............ 29 Contagious Abortion .........•.........................................•.... 47 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MARKETS. Warren W. Oley, Chief....................... 50 Milk Marketing ............................•.............•.....•.....••.•.... 51 Poultry Standardization and Marketing ....................••......••....... 52 Poultry Standardization .............•.................•.....•........•.. 53 Record of Performance ....................••...................••....... 61 Marketing ...........................................•...............•... 62 National Representation .......................•...•............•........ 63 Fruit and Vegetable Grading and Standardization .......................... 64 The Shipping Point Inspection Service ................................... 64 Potato Inspection ........................................... .•.....•.... 65 Peach Inspection ...•..•••.••..•.....•.•...•.......•.......••..•.••.....•. 67 Apple Inspection ......................................................... 68 Special Inspection ....................•...•...........•..•.••............. 70 Investigations ..... ...................................................... 70 Exhibits ....•...,.••........... 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" ... •. ...... .. 71 Legislation ....................................• . • . • . 71 Publications •.................•...•.•••..••.' • . • • . • • . • . • • . 72 Market News ...............................•••............................. 72 Gathering Market Information ........................................... 72 Distribution . • . • • . • . .. • . • • . • . • . 73 Newspapers ........................................................... 73 Radio ........•......... : ................................•.•...•....... 74 Telephone and Telegraph ............................................. 75 Weekly Market Reports .................................................. 75 Weekly Market Review................................................ 75 Market Conditions ..................................................... 75 Weekly Radio Talks .........•....•.....................•....•........ 76 Miscellaneous . • . • • . • . • . • • . .. • . • . • • . 77 Roadside MarKets ..................................................... 77 Farm Prices .......................••......••..........••............. 77 Newark Office ......................................................... 77 Special Trips .......................................................... 78 Transportation .............................................................. 78 Market Organization and Supervision ...........•.......•......•.....•....... 81 Markets Established This year........................................... 81 Swedesboro .• . • . .. • . • . 81 Halomonton ........................................................... 83 Orange ;................................................••............. 84 Cedarville ... • • . .. 85 Rosenhayn ............................................................ 86 Cooperative Work in Markets Previously Established .................•.. 87 Burlington .............;;.............. .•• .. .. .. .• • .. .. 87 Trenton ............................................................... 88 Atlantic City .......................................................... 88 Marketing Train ............................................................ 88 Sumlnary .. • . .. • • . 89 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS AND INSPECTION, Harry B. Weiss, Chief....... 92 Statistical and Related Work ............................................... 92 Crop Reports ............................................................ 92 Pasture Survey .......................................................... 92 !Ilew Jersey Farm Taxes ................................................. 92 The Canning Industry .................................................... 92 (3) You Are Viewing an Archived Copy from the New Jersey State Library PAGE Index Numbers of Farm Prices ......................................... 92 Rural Electrification .................................................... 93 Truck Crop Statistics ................................................... 93 Insec1s Above the Level of Vegetation .....•...........................•• 93 Population, Industry and Agriculture in New Jersey ......•..•.....•.... 93 Auto Truck Receipts of Fruits and Vegetables. ...........•........•.....••. 93 Program for New Jersey Agriculture .................................... 94 Other Economic and Statistical Projects .................................... 94 Tomato Marketing Study ................................................ 94 Analysis of Berry Prices at Hammonton, N. J. .....•......•............ 95 The Poultry and Egg Industry of New Jersey.............................. 95 The Dairy Industry ..................................................... 95 Apple Survey ........................................................... 96 Carlot \Jnloads in Five Jersey Cities .................................... 96 A Statistical Study of Egg Marketing ................................... 97 Agricultural Statistics by Counties ....................................... 97 Analysis of Tuberculosis Questionnaire .................................. 97 Analysis of Municipal Milk Ordinance .••...•..............•..•.....•... 98 Survey of Beekeeping Costs .................•..•..........••...•.......•. 98 Study of Prices ......................................................... 98 Inspection Service ........................................................... 99 Foreign Stock Inspection ..........••........•.••.•........••............. 99 Domestic Stock Inspection ............................................... 100 New England Inspection ................................................ 102 Narcissus Bulb Inspection ............................................... 102 Special Inspections ...................................................... 103 Special Certificates ...................••..••.•..•........•.•............•. 103 Peach Yellows Work .................................................... 103 Christmas Tree Inspection .............................................. 103 Seed Certification and Related Work ...................................... 103 White Pota.to Certification .............................................. 103 The 1926 Crop ....................................................... 104 The 1927 Crop ....................................................... 105 Roguing ................•..........••...................••...........•. 105 106 ~~~!i~n~Phi~i . ~ : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :: : : :: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 106 Suggestions for 1928 .................................................. 108 Summary of Inspection Results ......................................... 109 White Potato Seed Certification Industry of New Jersey.•.......•...•. 110 Sweet Potatoes ....................................................... 111 Tomatoes ............................................................ 111 Corn .................................................................. 112 Raspberry Inspection ................................................. 112 Disease Investigational Work ......................................... 112 White Pine Blister Rust .............................................. 113 The Gipsy Moth ............................................................ 114 Inspection of Nursery and Forest Products......................•....... 114 Results of Scouting and Other Work ..................................... 115 The Japanese Beetle Suppression Project ................................... 115 Basic Principles of the