The news., 1882-02-02

Resolved, That the Board Of Directors
shall consist of fifteen members 10 hold
Office for theterm ofthree years, provided,
that at the first election after the adoption
thereof, five shall be elected for one year,
| five for two years and five for three years,
and at each annual meeting thereafter
| five shall be elected for the term Of three
years.
The above is for consideration at the
next annual meeting
Mr.s Trick then withdrew his motion.
i William s. Taylor read the programme
of proceedings of the State Board Of Agri.
culture to be held at Trenton on LIST, and
I'd, inst, and extended cordial invita-
tion to all to attend.
The election of Directors was then
called and the old board was unanimous
ly chosen the chairman of the meeting
casting the ballot They are as follows
President, Isaac Fennimore, William
r. Hancock, Judson c. Gaskill, John B.
Collins, Joseph Wills Emmor Roberts,
B. F. Deacon, W. s. Taylor, H. ]. Budd,
Samuel Chambers, Henry Ellis.
Henry J. Trick moved that vote OF
thanks be rendered the Board for their
services during the year and for the
successful and praiseworthy manner in
which they had looked after the best in
terests of the society The vote was
unanimous
The finance committee was re-appoint-
ed, consisting of James Lippincott, James
Logan, James w. Deacon.
Isaac Fenimore, President of the Board
and John B. Collins, Secretary were each
rendered vote of thanks by the meeting.
Henry ]. Budd gave notice that he
would offer an amendment to the consti-
tuition next year, altering the time of
holding the annual meeting from the
fourth Saturday in January to the first
Thursday in January. The meeting then
adjourned.
Following is the report of the Burling
ton County Agricultural Society as read
before the State Board of Agriculture in
session at Trenton yesterday
/ Mount Holly January 3lst, 1882
P. T. Quinn Esq, Secretary, State Board
of Agriculture,
Dear Sir:
In conformity with your request, to pre-
vail on some of our best farmers TO give
me at the close of the season, an account
of their years experience, for publication
in your annual report, | scattered several
hundred circulars among the agricultur-
alists of this county, requesting them to
report their successes, but have failed to
i receive one written response.
This think was partly owing to the
great drought which prevailed from the
last of June until the close of the growing
season, preventing as it did any marked
results in crop-raising and causing in
many cases almost failures. Yet al
though we can report no great crops We
can testify that the net cash receipts of
the average farmer exceeds those of pre-
vious years, because the prices realized
were much larger. As q consequence
farms are in greater demand at advanced
prices, both for rent and purchase.
Hay, potatoes and rye,growing early In
the season were good crops and sold, and
are selling for large prices.
Edward l.. Bovine, residing four miles
southeast of Mount Holly, raised on
thirteen acres 2200 bushels of potatoes, or
about ITO bushels to the acre, which he
is selling at $1.15 and $1.25 per bushel-
or about 5000 per acre. He had also 20
acres of corn that yielded 75 bushels to
the acre, his average crop was between
so and so bushels per acre. He also
raised and fatted $4,000 pounds of pork
and sold the same for $9.40 per hundred,
or $3,105. His yield of wheat last year
was over 80 bushels per acre; this year
from 1S to 20 bushels per acre and this
denotes about the average decrease for
the county, but the increased price brings
the cash results nearly up to the larger
yield and lower prices oflast year.
The occasional good crops of corn re-
ported and the conditions under which
they we're raised affords instructive les
sons to every farmer. In moat every case
where the frat planting was early and
the seed quickly germinated, the
crops realized, from so to 80 bush
els to the acre, while poor seed, (which
was the rule this year, and late planting
; and late starting, which was also the
| rule, on account of the required frequent
re-plantieg, produced crops ranging from
25 to ushels to the acre. The results
show that with good seed, early planting
land in mellow condition and kept so
/ with frequent string, average corn crops
| can be grown in our improved loaming
soils with very little moisture or rain fall.
On account Of the protracted drought
the sowing of winter grain was delayed
beyond the time when farmers think i
/ necessary to seed to raise crop but the
! open and warm winter has helped It Tor
ward 80 that the promise 10 equal to pre-
ceding years,
There are now three creameries in hi
| county, none of which show striking
, profits on account of the extreme drough
causing short milk supply and too high
prices for milk for profitable working in
, 10 butter and cheese. The supply also
Z fell so far below the working capacity o
! each creamery, the necessary expenses
, were out of proportion to the amount o
milk obtainable. -
The outlook for another ysaB y brighter
. tbs farmers are learning, BY means @
: silos, cutting and crushing their corn fod
der, more skilfpl combination Of varieliel
, Of cattle food. to bridge over dry seasons
soas to produce more milk at less cost anc
more uniformly throughout the season
I Thus afiording more steady supply st
necessary for the successful working of 1
creamery. There are now five silos with
in Q radius of six miles of Mount Holly
and 90 far as opened the owners testify
0 to satisfactory results Some farmers are
: claiming 'sas good and better results from
the cutting and crushing Of dry and well
cured corn fodder, which with the add
, ton Of the same quantity of meal, as witt
: ensilage, carries the cattle as far, and pro
3 duces as much milk"
For apples this has been phenomenal