The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1891-12-15
FARMERS MEETING.

= connection with the annual meeting
the Burlington County Board of Agricu
ture. The session was largely ATTENDED
and many interesting subjects discusses
The meeting opened at 1890 on Frida
IL morning with an address of welcome b
y Edmund Cook, president, of Burlington
Q The report of H. L. Budd, secretar,
u gave the following as the average yiel
/ per acre for the year 1891: Corn, .
bushels; wheat, %; rye, Is; oats, 40
9 hay, II tons; potatoes, white, 60 barrels
Q sweet, 20 apples, 100, pears, 100; peaches
a $50 baskets; grapes. 1000 pounds; straw
. berries. $500 quarts cabbages, 1920; to
matoes, 5 tons. The average price pc
acre of farm land is $50, as against $6'
three years ago.
3 Edward Burrough. of Merchantville
t who was expected to deliver an address
| sent a letter stating that illness prevented
his being present.
Has the credit system been of any ad
vantage to the farmers" was discussed b,
Robert NJ. Brock, of Bridgeboro. In hi
opinion this alludes to farmers in poo
circumstances, not those who are wealthy
1t is of the greatest advantage to the ay
erage farmer and in numerous instances
has been proven so. Those farmers, how
ever, who work but four or five days in 6
week and who are lazy and improvident
are the ones who have abused the credit
system. To the industrious, wide awake,
enterprising farmer, the credit system is
of great advantage.
The subject was followed by discus
sion in which N. P. Greedy, Clayton Con-
row, Secretary Budd, Samuel Chambers
and others took part.
On the question of the cause of high
taxes was suggested the increase of the
governors salary and the bridge expen-
ditures by the board of freeholders. Rob-
ert NJ. Brock said the class of men elect
ed as freeholders in many townships is
not what it should be. Men are reflect
ed who are known not to do their duty
toward the county. The board should
meet four times instead Of five. Many of
the members do not know half the time
what business is before the board.
Clayton Conrow, of Moorestown, spoke
on Diversified farming it's limit to be
profitable" He said; ITO farm profta-
bly, we must diversity our industries. If
we confine ourselves to one crop we will
be busy at one time of the year, but dur
ing the remainder of the time we will be
comparatively idle. A farmer should
never be driven by the business; he
must drive it. A farmer should be master
of the situation at all phases of the year.
The farmer should dispose of his labor
in such way that it will yield the best
results"
Prof. Byron D. Halstead, of New Bruins
wick, delivered an address on Some of
the fungous enemies to crops" He con-
fined himself to the fungous diseases of the
potatoes only. The most important of
these diseases are soft rot, soil rot, and
black rot. The principal disease of the
Irish or round potato is the potato scab.
Some think it is due to insects, others
think fertilization has a good deal to
do with it, but the direct cause is the
presence of fungous growth. His re-
marks were illustrated by several charts.
He also exhibited chart of the scale Of
results from experiments showing the
presence, In comparative quantities, of
soil and black rot.
1.-THE spraying of plants with lnsecti-
cides and fungicides and the results"'was
the subject of a. discourse by Col. Alex
ander w. Pearson, of Vineland. He says
spraying is neither difficult nor tedious.
81 find that single spraying usually pro-
tects 90 per cent. of trees fruit. If
every vine was sprayed for some years.
mildew and rot would be considerably
decreased. The efficacy OF spraying the
Irish potato plant has also been proved
during the past few years. Individual
experiments will satisfy all that spraying
once or twice year. is of the utmost i'm
portance and usefulness
"Sweet potatoes and melon culture" was
discussed by Thomas ]. Beans, of Moores-
town. These crops cannot be planted and
let 90, but they must have a considerable
amount of care and attention. In the po-
rous, light, sandy soil, the sweet potato
becomes fine, clear skinned, well-round-
ed and sound, and will find ready sale.
In the cultivation of melons the charac-
ter and condition of the soil must be con-
sldered Manure and fertilizers should
be carefully and judiciously applied. The
manure should be as fresh as possible.
He also stated the method and time for
gathering the fruit of citron and other
vines and showed how to pack and ship
the same.
On Saturday morning the following Of
ticers of the Board of Agriculture were
elected President, Edmund Cook, Bur
lington; vice president, Charles Parry,
Parry secretary, Henry I. Budd, Mount
Holly; treasurer. James Lippincott. Mount
Holly; director to this association from
the Burlington County Agricultural So
ciety, Emmor Roberts, Moorestown; di-
rector from Mount Laurel Farmers club,
John Darnell from Cooperstown Farm
ers club, Benjamin F. Bishop, Beverly /;
Pomona grange, Arthur ]. Collins. Moor
estown; Medford grange, Edmund Brad
dock, Medford: Crosswicks grange, Ed
win Satterthwait, Crosswicks; Pember-
ton grange, Joshua Forsyth, Pemberton !;
Rancocas grange, Joseph Lundy, Rance
cas-; Moorestown grange, Albert Haines,
Moorestown; Edgewood grange, Nathan
Wright, Burlington Columbus grange,
Robt Taylor, Columbus director at large,
Thomas J. Beans delegate to state board
for two years, Thomas J. Beans, Moores-
town.
The first subject discussed was ''The
future possibilities and profit of pears
in the light of the crop of 1891" Emmor
Roberts said he had about as good a crop
OF pears as any farm, and good prices
were realized, from SOC. to 81 per basket,
1t was certainly paying crop. To raise
pears successfully they must be given
much attention or they will not pay.
Martin L. Haines said he had a good
crop but couldn't dispose of it at any
price. He did not think the Kieffer va
riety fit to eat.
Judge Forsyth stated his crop of Bart
let's was finer and better than ever, but
he couldn't sell them even at ten cents
per basket.
| c. B. Sears, on an orchard near Trenton
barreled his Kieffer pears the same as ap
pies, put them in the cellar and allowed
them to sweat. When the skin had dark
ened he marketed them to advantage.
Martin L. Haines said the Kieffer is al
;ht ;f NOR, cot tho outsida ona week ant