The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-11-20

BtdHu succeSs, IdDkIIH rye, CeCEetdFy u
the State Board, c0ngratulating the Boatd
Of Managers upon the increased attendance
over last year, remarking that if there was
as great an increase Lext year they would
have to enlarge the hall.
F~oURTH-DAY, 10 a. NJ.
In the absence of Johu Repp, GIassboro,
Jesse s. Brown, Swedesboro, read his paper
upon the subject of"Taxation'' which with
ether papers Will appear IN next week's
issue of the MONITOR.
AT the close OF the reading of this paper,
J. Walter Pancoast, Sharptown, Salem Co,
made some remarks favoring the Henry
George system of taxation.
Mr.. Shoemaker, of Philadelphia, an ad-
vocate of the Henry George system,-that
Of paying tax only on the naked land and
allowing all improvements thereon to be
exempt therefrom, or in other words, not
making it compulsory fer a man to pay
a tax on his industrial enterprises-did not
receive very hearty approval from the
farmers. In fact, much ~disapproval In
stead, questions having been hurled at
him SO fast that lis safety seemed to be in
retreat, and he reiterated.
John Repp, Of Peach Ridge Nursery,
G~lassboro, gave a very practical talk on
"Growing and Marketing Pears"
He exhibited very fine specimens of
Duchess" together with some of a very
inferior grade. These latter lie held UP
before the.audience side by side with the
knottish specimens Of apples which he pro-
cured from the center OF a barrel, put in as
stuffing, you know, which had been ship
ped all the way from New York State TO
Philadelphia to sell. Just think of it. ,'said
he, New York sent these apples to Phila-
| delphia to selli.''
If he intended to set ont a pear orchard.
he would plant but three varieties, Stand
ard, Bartlett and Lawrence; Dwarf Ouch
ess. The latter he would t1eat with barn.
yard manure, cut back every year, and thin
the fruit so that two pears would not be
allowed TO touch each other. His eAper-
fence has been that the Duchess has been
allowed to outbear itself, thus many claim
that it is short lived. But if his prospect
of living was as good as the Duchess pear
tree with proper treatmeut-he should ex-
pect to live 10 a good old age.
He does not want to ship his pears to a
general produce dealer, but to one who
makes a specially of pears alone. Bartletts
be puts in cold storage until they are gone
outside.
PLAN OF OLD STORAGE.
Upper story for ice, 0 It. high. Lower
story for fruit, s #. He fills the upper
story first, when be gathers his ice, then
puts al the surplus ice he can gather
into the lower or fruit department. Then
when he is ready to store his pears, be re.
moves sections of ice, say s #. square, which
he deposits into the upper story. thereby
replenisbing that which has melted during
the summer, and into these bins from
where he has removed the ice il the lower
ct0rr bo sfnrpz his frnif fha-rhr- ,sIs--
over his prodnct until after the glut of thl
season is over.
This year he gathered 1900 baskets
BartIetts off Of 200 trees, and sold them fol
81. 10 to 81. so per basket.
He is an advocate of spraying bis trees.
Does not advise setting cut any mort
Kieefer, as he thinks the present stock O.
trees will supply all demands fer tina
variety.
Samuel OeCou, MoorestowD, responded
to Mr. Repp's last remarks, saying the
Kieefer pear was only in its infancy and
recommended setting out numerously, anc
that a woman who once canned the kieefel
would never can any other.
Peter Peters, V. s., Mullica Hill, gayt
what would have been an able address to
class Of veterinary students, but which wa
not of much practical uss to farmers.
FOURTH. DAY, 2P. N.
We found those in attendance at the In
stitute much delighted with the Dutch
humor OF our brother from Salem county,
Adam S. Graf, Elmer. Asa prelude to hi
practical talk of"now to secure a good eroI
OF hay" he at once remarked that Their
must be a cooper on their committee Of al
raDgements, having selected him to help FL
up space. As an illustration he related al
occurrence OF forty.five or fifty years age
when he first came to this country from
Switzerland. Being q poor boy, and GU
in search of something TO do he cbaBeed il
a cooper shop. AS he waited for the prcpr!
etor to address him, he heard one of thu
apprentices saying to his employer: Yes
terday you told me how to fix q hoop il il
was too small, You told me to splice it out
now to-day l have one that is too large,
what shall l do with that?h
Put a dutcLman H." was his reply
$50" said Adam, Il thought it about tim
| was moving on. And to-day you hav
evidently put in a Dutchman to fill u
space"
IL is hardly necessary to state that thii
explanation brought a storm of applause
but could each reader Of the MoSITol
have heard it in Mr.. Crafts own peculiar
ly interesting accent they would bette
appreciate it, of course, as all know VIII
have heard him talk.
He proceeded to give his methods ofrais
ing hay. A crop of hay begins five year
before you want to cut II. Any n car
sow grass seed.
He believes il a five years rotation o
crops. On a certain plot of sod pu
about 20 tons of manure, piowed down
With five tons phosphate per acre, had II
tons tomatoes. Next year treated like.is
and grew tomatoes. Next year planted t
corn. put on Is tons manure
raised 70 bushels per acre. Next yea
planted to potatoes. Crop poor. Ate
grow ing potatoes sowed to clover and Gu
the following season ) Give tons yer acre
Is afraid of the practice in this county G
truckers sowing clover after watermelon
with success. AS a rule persons pillow whea
stubble when they fail to get a take in III
spring, and never fail TO get a take o
clover.
Quantity wheat, quantity of seed to SOW
On the Acme plant sower,1 quarts of GLOW
er, of timothy. Recommended sowinr
herd ! bu. 10 acre. Questions: "Wiil j
do as well to SOW herd on light land a
heavy? Answer; Had IL experience, Hi
usual practice is to sow clover, timothy an
herd in the spring and harrow.
Time OF cutting grass AID treatment
Cut when the clover begins to turn an
when the timothy begins to bloom. Trie
to get it in cock the day it is cut.