The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-07
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state Board of Agriculture.
At the second days session of the State
Board of Agriculture held in Trenton on
Thursday of last week, Mr.. John S~tatesir,
of Monmouth, Master Of the State Grange,
presented a report showing a gratifying
growth of the Grange. Two hundred and
four new oranges have been organized in
the United States during 1889, with sever
al thousand new members.
Tie State Premium Committee of 1889
repo rted on premiums given last year; a
first premium Of s25 for best wheat crop,
and a.second premium of SIS; also on corn
hay, &C., showing some crops,
notably a crop of d tons of hay per acre,
in Monmouth county; 49j bushels of pota-
toes, in Monmouth county; 81 bushels of
corn per acre, IN Monmouth county; 374
bushels of wheat per acre, Monmouth coun-
ty; 281 bushels of sweet potatoes; 5000
heads of cabbage marketed from two acres;
692 baskets of tomatoes, Burlington coun-
ty. Burlington county also took first pre-
MUM for heavy crop OF pears, netting oy-
er 800 per acre, clear of all expenses and
commissions, in a large orchard.
The discussion on the merits of the yari-
Gus breeds of dairy cattle, in the absence
of Mr.. Ct. W. Farlee, Of New York, was
opened by Mr. Belts, of Camden county.
During the discussion, participated in by
the jersey cattle breeders, some remarka-
bic productions were mentioned, notably,
one cows milk yielding one pound of but
ter to twelve pounds of milk, in New Jer-
sey, and one pound of butter to six pounds
of milk, in Tennessee; also, an average re-
ceipt of from 800 to st25 per head per
aDnum from several herds. Mr.. james
Nelson spoke on the Holstein breed OF
cattle, quoting instances where a single
COW brought an income Of 5000 per annum
to her owner. Mr.. !. W. Nicholson, of
Camden, opened the discussion on the
Guernseys, advocating the good qualities
of his favorite breed. His manner of hand
ling his subject showed a wide knowledge
of the respective merits of the rival breeds.
He also spoke of the enormous increase of
production in dairy cows; ten pounds of
butter per week, a few years since, being
considered enormous, now yields of over
thirty-six pounds are verified.
Prof. E. B. Voorhees,, State Chemist, de-
liyered an able and instructive address on
"fodders and Feeds-their food value and
manurial value His subject was deity
handled, and the many questions brought
forth by members showed how much in
terest is being taken in this branch OF
science by the agriculturists of the State.
Prof. Voorhees, was requested to have the
table of values given in his paper printed
in the next regular bulletin of the station,
for distribution among farmers.
DR.. W. b. L. Miller spoke on the dis
eases OF cattle in the State. He calls
special attention TO the diseases pieuro-
pneumonia and tuberculosis. He wishes
to impress on the farmers the necessity of
prompt legislation to prevent the spread
of these diseases, and especially to prevent
the sale of meats so diseased and milk
from such diseased cattle.
Judge William NJ. Lannine, Trenton,
was introduced and made an address on
'S9me Law for Farmers, . touching on the
laws pertaining to title OF lands enjoining
especial care in having legal papers prepar-
ed.
Judge Forsythe, of Burlington, opened
a discussion on Chow Can We Make Our
Farms Pay Better" He holds to the the
DRY that one of the worst things farmers
have to contend with is the special legisla-
ton secured by the manufacturing indus
tries as against the farm; advocates the
procurement of a foreign market to enable
the surplus products to be disposed of;
that, without a growing foreign market,
the condition of the farmer of New Jersey
must yearly become more and more the
condition of serfs. All the people of the
United States could to-day be fed fully by
the cultivation of but one-fourth of the pre-
sent acreage under cultivation.
Professor Z. B. Voorhees,, State Chemist,
delivered an able and entertaining address
on "Manures: Their Preparation, Preserva-
ton and Application" Farmers should
make a more careful study of the essential
elements of the soil, that they may now
nun W 4CpAdCC tiOSc iHSACQiCHto "a thS
soil which their crops are constantly con-
Stunning. The Professor also gave a num-
Der of simple and valuable formule for
the preparation of artificial manures.
At the session on Friday resolutions were
offered against the proposed increase
of duty on tin plate, on account of the
influence such duty would have on canned
goods.
The latter resolution brought forth a
heated debate, participated in by the Hon.
Thomas II. Dudley, of Camden; A. 5. APP
plee, of Mercer; Judge Forsythe, of Bur-
lington, and other prominent agriculturists.
The resolution was lost by q vote of "a to
81.
DR.. d. b. Halstead, State Botanist,
New Brunswick, delivered an entertaining
address on ''Some of the Diseases that
Seriously Affect Plants, Vegetables and
Fruit, aud some Remedies that rave Prov
ed Successful He spoke at length on
common diseases of plants in New Jersey,
with remedies that may successfully be
used. STRAW from rusted grain throw n
in barnyard will reproduce rust in crops on
which manure is used" Rust is transmit
ted from plant to plant. aud when one plant
is affected AL are. With smut, neigh
boring plants are not affected. Soaking
the grain in a weak solution Of blue yitrioi
will kill the smnt spores. In corn, smut
ted ears should be gathered and burned and
never left in the field. His lecture was
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