The Monmouth inquirer., 1890-01-30
Farmers Meeting.

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After the usual routine business Sec
retary D. A. Vanderveer, OF Maualapsu.
read letter from Secretary of Agricnl-
ture. Jeremiah Rusk, iii answer to let
ter asking the Department to examine
the then prevailing curious disease in
animals in this.county,in which he stated
that he would send al examiner as soon
as one was at leisure
Mr.. D. ID. Denise stated that the in
vestIgation of plnro-puenmonia bad been
transferred from the State to Nation
al authorities and that the Veterinarians
could only come and examine this dis.
ease at the expense of the Government.
but in any other disease their travelling
expenses would have to be bourne by
those sending for them.
Secretary Vanderveer stated that in
answer to inquiries as to the two most
prosperous counties iU the State be gave
those of Monmouth and Burlington
and those not SO prosperous, Middlesex
and Ocean to the Secretary of Agricul-
ture. This was to make an estimate of
the amount of mortgaged lands held by
farmers and determine the reason of
such bad financial condition of affairs;
Secretary Rusk thought that to incor-
porate any such statistics in the next
census would be failure and increase
the cost of the census 50, 100000, as it
had proven a failure in Connecticut,
where it had been tried. This letter
was in answer to Mr.. Edward Martin g
resolution at the last meeting
John B. Conover, Esq, was appoint
ed delegate to the State Board in
place of Mr.. John FL. Denise, who
could not attend, owing to illness in his
family.
D. D. Denise, Chairman of the Com
mittee to examine the treasurer's ac-
counts, reported they had found the
same correct and there was very credit
able balance in his hands.
D. d. Denise, Esq, said that he de-
sired to call the attention of the meet
ing to two newspaper clippings which
he thought very misleading. He then
read the report of the earnings of a
farmer which first appeared in the Bed
Bank Standard" He called particu
lar attention to the price the farmer said
he received for eggs, 40 cents dozen,
and all other produce in proportion, and
said that these prices were fabulous.
The other clipping was that printed last
week by The INQUIRER, which he also
characterized as very misleading and
thought it improbable.
Secretary Vanderveer stated that he
would make sworn statement that the
figures in The INQUIRER were correct
and stated that he had witnesses to provt
it. He used 800 lbs. of fertilizer OIL
In rnh
by rule.
Mr.. Denise said that he had never
been able to raise any such crops, and
Mr.. Thomas E. Morris interrupted him
by saying: ''you ought to go to Manaia-
pan."
! Mr.. Vanderveer's statement was dis
cussed and statements were made tend
ing to show the possibility OF the yield
by President Combs, James a. Baird,
Mr.. Smock and others. Mr.. VIM. J.
Mcclure read clipping from news.
paper stating very large crop OF corn
had been raised by farmer down
South.
DR.. Combs stated that Alfred Rose. of
Penn Yam, had raised 1865 bushels
of potatoes from 2 acres OF ground year
before last and last year had raised l.OOO
bushels from one acre of ground. This
farmer had two paintings. He planted
early potatoes first and 40 days later
planted late potatoes between the rows.
Discussion then followed as to whether
this should be considered one crop, as
they were not dug at the same time, and
the majority seemed to think it was
two crops.
Mr.. D. D. Denise read statement
from authorities at Vermont as to the
cause of the depreciation of land in that
State to 81 and 80 per acre, in which it
was shown that it was because OF immi-
grafton from that section and the youth
seeking employment in towns and cities.
Discussion then followed as to seed
and the great desirability of having as
near the original seed as possible and 1t
was stated by Mr.. J. B. Conover that
an agent had told HIM that if wheat seed
was planted on new land it would renew
it.
J. Bergen Thompson gave his expert
ence ON dairy farm and said he found
the best feed, ,corn.meal and wheat bran,
one. half of the latter to the quantity OF
the former. He said it was essential to
allow the COWS plenty of clean water,
and, of course the water came in handy
when the milk was too strong. Laugh
ter. The heaviest feeders gave the
most and best milk, but more care had
to be taken with them.
Discussion followed as to whether it
was best to dampen feed or not, but
most of those present thought it did not
make any difference.
Mr.. Morris said that he considered
the Holstein's the best for the quantity
of milk and Jerseys for butter.
Mr.. E. Bodice said that about the
same amount of cesine was found in all
COWS, but it was the butter-fnt that diff.
fered very much. and this the Holstein's
were deficient in--as the quantity did
not come up to 12 per cent, .he stan.
dard established by law.
Mr.. Morris stated this was the reason
why sore dairymen mixed the Jersey
and Holstein's milk, so as to bring the
latter up to IL per cent.
Mr.. Baird stated there were every