Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-12-27
VOL. XLvII.
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Annual Gathering of the Tillers
of the Soil at the Court House.
THURSDAY MORNING


OF the Soil at the Court House.
THURSDAY MORNING
The farmers OF Cumberland County,
met this morning at the Conit House,
In destitute assembled. The meeting
was held under the auspices OF the
State Board of Agriculture.
The session began shortly after ten
O'Clock, President 8. T, bowler, of
Vineland, calling the meeting to order.
State Secretary Franklin Dye made
some interesting reports. calling etten-
tion to the increased interest taken In
the Institutes throughout the State.
He thought these meetings should be
attended by all farmers and their
wives and daughters. They should
talk of success and failure, giving hints
and helps which will prove of incal.
culable benefit to the agriculture ts.
The first subj ct to be discussed, as
appearedupon the program, was 1.-The
Past Seasons Experience In Growing
Vegetables and Small Fruits In Cum
berland County"
Secretary William Bacon spoke fest.
He skipped over ae vegetable part of
the subject and called attention t . the
strawberry fair and exhibition 10 Vine
land, and spoke of the fine specimens
shown there, which have recent
ly been propagst9d. The tomato crop,
Mr.. Bacon said, was not successful last
year, owing to the peculiar season.
Mr.. Bacon also thought that aspara-
gus should demand the attent ion of
the farmers generally as 1t was good
paying crop. It WAS easy to raise,
simply taxing much manure.
Mr.. Theodore Baker followed upon
this subject, giving detailed account
of an experiment he made with Elk va
rietles OF tomatoes, and he showed
that the variety known as the "Con-
queror," which yielded the largest
crop In given time.
In speaking of the strawberry crop,
cctr. Baker said that he had been tax
Station, and had enjoyed rare privi-
leges in so doing. He had found that
In this county last see On there were
1000 acres of strawberries, not count
ing Landis and Deerfield townships
and Milvllle. Maurice River town
ship, the banner township, there were
500 acres of berries.
Ninty.nine.one hundredths of the
acreage was made up of the CANDY
Prize, Mr.. Baker claiming that this
was wrong, throwing such a vast
quantity of the same variety In the
market at one time. 5000 quarts per
acre was little above the average,
when figured at that rate; 1t showed
that there were three millions of
quarts of berries raised in this county
last season. The maxium price was
five cents per quart making otal of
S15OOG0. From this was taken $40
900, the expenses in raising the crop
and putting 1t In tue market, leaving
but a net profit of $4,000. This was
ridiculously small, and Mr. Baker
claimed that there should be some re-
medy. He showed thst an increase OF
one cent per quart would make pro-
fit to the farmer of twenty per cent.
AS a remedy he would demand cheap
er freight rates, cut In the price of
picking, the growing of the proper va
riety upon the various kinds of soil,
doing away with gift crates etc.
The ell tire address of Mr.. Baker was
interesting In the extreme and all pres
ent paid his remarks the closest atten-
tiop.
The morning session was closed with
an address by Mr.. Gillaham, of Moores-
town, upon Growing pork, or breed
, ing and feeding swine for market"
His paper was an exceptionally we'll
prepared one, and filed with excellent
points.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
There was a larger number Of per-
sons present at the afternoon session
session of the Farmers Institute Thurs
day, among those present being sew
eral ladies who we're with their hus.
bands. All present took very great
interest in the proceedings of the day.
Promptly at O'Clock Secretary Dye
Introduced to the audience James
Cheesman, President of the Butter
Makers Associa tlon, ,Southboro, Mass,
who addressed the meeting on the sub
ject, .Milk Values and Prices" The
gentleman was a very pleasing talker,
addressing the audience in an easy.
conversational manner. He showed a
thorough knowledge of the subject, and
gave his hearers very interesting ad-
dress. He spoke highly of Jersey bred
N0wa apd dooIorad that thew had