The Mount Holly News

For Protection at Wrightstown
A large delegation from this county went to Trenton yesterday to confer with Governor Edge on ways to preserve peace and order in the neighborhood of the camp at Wrightstown.

Judge Lippincott, Sheriff Stecher, County Clerk Knight, Prosecutor Kelsey and Detective Parker represented the county at large and there were representatives from every township bordering on the camp grounds. The question of passing ordinances covering everything that may be originated in connection with the camp work was thoroughly discussed and it was suggested that there should be sufficient license fees adopted to pay any extra expense for policing and patrolling. When the cavalry gets to Wrightstown it will be expected to act as a constabulary force but will have control of the soldiers only.

In a statement just issued by the New Jersey State department of Agriculture at Trenton the attention of farmers is called to the great quantities of food stuffs that will be required by the federal government for the training camp at Wrightstown. It is expected that there will be 38,000 men quartered at this cantonment besides 11,000 horses and mules. Millions of pounds of beef, mutton and pork will be required for these men, and in addition immense quantities of vegetables and fruits will be consumed. The following table gives some idea of the quantities of the latter needed annually in this one cantonment: 199,500 bu. potatoes; 58,400 bu. onions; 84,200 gal. each of pickles and vinegar; sufficient wheat for 15,603,750 loaves of bread; 34,200 bu. navy beans; 4,300 bu. evaporated apples; 3,200 bu. evaporated peaches; 1,710,000 lbs. canned tomatoes; 1,109,700 lbs. butter.

In addition to these supplies large quantities of other produce will be bought by the men, and all kinds of seasonable fruits and vegetables will be in great demand. The men and officers are well paid and the tendency will be to vary the ration allowed by the government by purchasing other kinds of foods. It is probable that a retail market will be established at the cantonment and farmers will be given a chance to sell their produce direct to the men at good prices.

The 11,000 horses and mules quartered at this camp will consume 27,720 tons of hay, 1,237,680 bushels of oats, bran in varying quantities, and 6,660 tons of straw for bedding purposes. The daily grain ration for each horse consists of 10 pounds of oats and for each mule 9 pounds of oats, while the hay ration is 14 pounds per day for both.

The War Department at Washington will ask for bids on these materials and all those who desire to sell supplies to the government should consult the specifications on the above named products before the time for selling. In fact a study of these specifications will enable the producer to grow the crops and the varieties which are needed.

Governor Edge believes that it is the patriotic duty of the farmers, especially in the vicinity of Wrightstown, to grow the products which will give the men a nourishing and palatable daily ration. Copies of the specifications on all these supplies may be obtained from the Department of Agriculture at the State House, Trenton, New Jersey.