The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-01-30
Salem Co. BOARD of agriculture.


Salem Co. Board of Agriculture.
The annual meeting of the Salem county
Board of Agriculture was held in McAIlis-
ter's Hall on Monday last, the attendance
being large, a number of ladies being
noticed among those present.
Routine business, such as disposal of
minutes, reports of auditing and other
committees, bills, ETC., was disposed of.
On motion, the annual dues were ordered to
be fifty cents. e. G.. Brick was elected
delegate to the State Board for one year, in
place of Reeve Tlitcraft, who Is unable to
attend.
The following resolutions, offered by j..
Walter Pancoast. were adopted.
WHEREAS, For the purpose of sport certain
parties in this county have set free u number
of foxes brought from other States; and,
WHEREAS, These animals are rapidly in
creasing in numbers and threaten to become
very destructive to the poultry interests of
this county; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Salem County Board of
Agriculture request the State Board to bring
before the legislature the bill making the in
territorial introduction of foxes and other
wild animals hostile to the agriculturists of
the State a misdemeanor to be punished with
adequate penalties.
WHEREAS, At its last session the State Board
of Agriculture adopted the following reso=
olutions:
Resolved, That the annual publication of
The acts OF the legislature by newspapers as
now required is unnecessary and IL burden of
public expense that should be remedied at
once by appropriate legislation.
Resotred. That pamphlet laws should by
statute be required to be published and dis
tributed every year within thirty days after
adjournment of the legislature; therefore
Resolred, That the Salem County Board of
Agriculture request the State Board of Agrt-
culture TO instruct its Legislative Committee
to introduce a bill before the Legislature pro
viding that hereafter the laws passed at each
session cease to be printed i'll the newspa-
pers and be published for distribution at
cost in pamphlet form within Thirty days
after adjournment of legislature.
WHEREAS, 1t is believed that the New Jer-
sey farmers. are becoming poorer, not from
their inability to produce wealth but from its
unequitabie distribution and the depression
in price of his products.
WHEREAS, Ii is only by united action
through legislation ana by ether means that
these conditions can be remedied which
action will demand thorough preliminary dis
c~ussion.
Resolved, That the Salem County Board re-
quests the State Board to instruct its Execu-
tive committee to arrange no programme for
the afternoon session of the second day OF its
annual meeting in 1892, providing at least
that time for the farmers of the State after
adequate deIfberation TO make known their
wants and grievances and voice their de-
mands.
WHEREAS, Oflate years the income of sal
aried officials has practically been largely in
creased through its increased purchasing
power, owing to The decline in the price of
products, which decline has correspendingly
decreased the receipts of the farmer.
WHEREAS, Notwithstanding the above facts
in several instances there has been IA large in
crease in recent years of the actual amount of
salary paid to some State and county officials
without benefit to the public service.
Resolved, That the Salem County Board re-
quest the State Board to take such action as
will secure the repeal of all unnecessary In
crease of the salaries of the State and county
officials, and especially that the salary of the
Governor be decreased from $4,000 to s., 900
per annum, the old and adequate amount.
WHEREAS, 1t is impossible for three men I'M
aided successfully to combat the thoroughly
organized or INSCRIPTIONS influences that
often resist our j. efforts.
ResoLued, Thatthe Salem County Board ask
the state Board to recommend and request
presidents OF the various County Boards to
Immediately appoint in each county q Legis-
lative Committee of three, that the Legisl t
tive Committee of the State Board should
need arise. may at once concentrate and focus
upon the legislature orany prominent official
the power they represent. and that it Will fur
Their recommend each County Board annually
to elect a Legislative Committee as one of its
regular committees.
The resolution below, offered by j.
Walter Pancoast, was voted down.
WHEREAS, The number Of farmers who can
rot attend the sessions of the State Board.
though they have as keen an interest i'll its
proceedings, must largely surpass that of
those who do.
WHEREAS, There Is ut reason why this
class. through the animal reports, should not
be given full Information concerning all bust
ness brought before the Board.
ResoGred, That the Salem County Board re-
quest the State Board to instruct It's Exeeu-
tive Committee to print all resolutions pre-
sented to it and the action of the Beard there
on, except in such special cases as the state
Board itself shall otherwise direct.
lie eItCtlUu vi unttiS ItSuttcu III Tie
re election of the following; Pres Rich,
man Coles; Vice Pres, Edw. L. Borton;
Treas, j. Walter Pancoast; Sec, II. C.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jersey Agricultural
and horticultural Association, NJ. d.
Dickinson; Salem Co. Pomona Grange.
Levi Prickett; Friesburg Grange, G. r.
Loyeland; Woodstown Grange, Elmer
Gaunt; Courses Landing Grange, Empson
Atkinson.
At the afternoon session, Prof. Il. B.
Voorhees,, of New Brunswick. delivered an
instructive address on 1.-THE Scientific
Feeding of Farm Stock" which we will
publish next week.
John Repp, of Glassboro, then gave a
practical talk on Fruit Culture" Messrs.
Voorhees, and Repp were given a rising
vote Of thanks for their addresses.
Woodstown was selected as the place for
the next meeting in April.
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borough Council and Waferworks.
Borough Council held a long session IN
Monday night, it being eleven o'clock be-
fore adjournment, and the result of their
deliberations has been a fruitful source Of
criticism ever since. All the members
were present except Mr.. Lippincott, who
was kept away 10y the serious Illness of a