The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08
FARMERS, INSTITUTE.

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THE STONE ROAD CONTROVERSY.
The first business of the session was
the reading Of a paper by Clayton Con-
row, of Cinnaminson, Burlington coun-
ty, its subject being ''Are Stone Roads
Economical" He said: "Good roads
are the corner stones Of farming, and II
we have bad roads we might as we'll
give up our business before we are
heavy losers. Roads must be built by
the townships, counties, State OF priv
ate corporation, or all, and here of late
years nine-tenths Of the stone-roads
constructed in the State of New Jersey
have been built by the townships, which
is a great injustice. Men who last year
fought against stone roads in BurliDg.
ton county are this year advocating
them, and are doing all in their power
to have the roads constructed.
The taxed valuation of property in
Gloucester county in 1882 was SIG, $780,.
S15, and in 1892 the valuation was $14,.
675,11G, showing a decrease of 81, 324,-
500, which l claim is partly due to poor
| roads.
John G. Whitall, a prominent farm.
er, of Woodbury., read a paper on Twill
Farm Property Bear the Tax necessary
to Build Telford Roads?" Mr.. Whit
all gave figures showing the cost Of
hauling a ton of produce over all kinds
Of roads, and showing that stone and
macadamized roads are a great advan.
tage to farmers, and not only to farm.
ers, but to all manufacturers and mer-
chants.
Mr.. Harrison, a prominent promoter
and builder of stone roads, was called
OIL to give the cost Of their construction.
He said: "The cost differs greatly ac-
cording to the foundation of the road.
In the northern part of the State, some
years ago, a stone road would cost from
$40, 600 to ST., 600 a mile, which, how
ever, was an exorbitant sum, az a good
road can be constructed for from $4,000
to $1,000 per mile. To keep a good stone
road iD repair will cost about $50 q
mile each year. while two miles of gras-
Ell turnpike 1 have known to cost $500
per annum for repairs. On a dry sandy
bottom the macadamized road is the
cheapest and best, while on a wet,
springy bottom the telford road is the
best. We want a sentiment stirred up
among the people to get the State to APP
propriate $500, 600 next year for stone
roads," e
Mr.. Silas Belts, { ~.l county,
was introduced aud said: 81 did not
come to speak OH this subject, but as 1
was one OF the committee which intro
duced this bill, and which the farmers
claim is not just the right thing, l arise
to tell you that you are working in the
wrong dire" and you better leave
that bill 2 .ause If it is changed
IL will H dvange to you farm
ers. y years has any law been
passe( Kew Jersey Legislature
that 4ected so much credit or the
StateN that Road Law"
SWEET POTATO GROWING.
b. R. Black, of Mullica Hill, spoke
oil Experiments with Fertilizers in
Growing Sweet Potatoes" and stated
that during his experience as a grower
he could not say that the New York
manure with the fertilizer was a good
combination.
Theodore Brown, Secretary of the
Institute, gave an address on the same
subject, and stated that the main point
for argument was whether nitrogen
was beneficial to the sweet potatoes, as
it was a very costly nutrition.
"Our experiment last year showed
that the use of manure and commercial
fertilizer was profitable in growing
crop. The experiment this year, al
though OIL the same plan as last year,
was not near so successful in growing
large crops.
FERTILIZERS, when increased quaint,
ties were used, produced less result.
than when used in the usual quantities
but why, we cannot determine"
At the afternoon session Mr.. Jessup
of Burlington county, was called Oh t.
explain the cause of soil rot and a posi-
BILE preventive for that trouble. Thi,
trouble has caused great losses to many
of the farmers in Camden, Salem, Glou
cester and Burlington counties, ani
every possible remedy has been tried by
the farmers. but with little or no avail
MI. Jessup, in speaking Of the trouble
said that he had tried the experiment
of putting Bordeaux mixture on hi
potatoes, and found it to be of yaluabl,
assistance in preventing the soil rot.
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