New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

LIVELY TILT BETWEEN ESSEX AND
prpGEN CoUNTIEs-POULTRY AS AN
INVESTMENT FOR FARMERS.
p,rer Edge. Jan. 2S (SpeciaD.-The farmers of
pereen County to the number of about thirty
a.,bered IN Bogerts Hall here to-day and
u.oned 10 talks upon subjects which are more
~ loss interesting to tillers of the soil. H. w
rouingwood the president Of the County Board
- Agriculture. presided, and Franklin Dye the
secrotary OF the state Board, was present dur
ing the session
The assemblage appeared moro like a meet
ing OF prosperous merchants than of agri-
cu,iurists and a farm hand who sat about the
orossroads grocery in commenting them re-
o,rked that "they Were dude farmers" while
ore OF his companions said that there were
more millionaires in the gathering than there
were farmers who made a business of raising
crops Be that 1t may, the men We're all
Intelligent. and none of them seemed to have
made mistake when they began the culture
~ wheat or small fruits.
Mr. Collingwood opened the meeting with
short address on Some Defects on Farm Man
egen,ent in Bergen County" He admitted that
no had made his share OF such mistakes-in
fact he was farmer by proxy. When he
started into agriculture, he said. he employed
q Norwegian whose knowledge of his vocation
was limited TO overwhelming desire to draw
his wages on time. When he wanted TO give
directions about work Mr.. Collingwood was
forced 10 call in an interpreter and after q
ehort but costly experience he determined 10
study ND the subject. and take the management
~ the place into his own hands. What the
farmer needs, he argued, was brains. lie should
be able to furnish the brains and hire the
ole oily
farmers had been hoeing their own row. whle
the other lines of business were organized
Men formed trusts for selling and manufac'ur
ing farm products and until the FARMERS met
these people halfway low prices would preVali
and they would be at the mercy Of the iniquitous
middeman. ,o
fr,,it-rsiser of Essex County, on can we Grow
Fruit in the East at Profit produced con-
siderable discussion. and led to desultorE
conversation. in which gOod-ratured pahoiNase
caused a great deal of fun.
In the course of his remarks. Mr.. Ward spoke
Of the profit arising from strawberry cuiture
end suggested that the crop was an easy anu
cheap one TO raise as the wives and children OF
the farmer could pick the berries ana prepare
them for market. while the farmer looked after
the other work . - ..
You couldn't get Bergen County women TO
nick your berries" said tall man, who sat in
the front row Of chairs. They were not raised
that way. ,.,s. ,,,
wives of honorable farmers won't assist then 10
make a living in this county, responded MI
Ward ,..
"Our women are not ashamed 10 do the work,
retorted the Bergen County man. but they are
not used TO field work, and l rope they never
will be-" 49, c,
They don't Fl I'd it hardship In Essex Couh-
tv" was Mr.. Wards reply 10 this sally
Then you must i've in the Garden OF Edeh
remarked another Bergenite.
The Essex County man then suggested 'ha'
the children be educated to help run the laiih
by teaching agricultural pursuits in the puDiic
schools and this led to the remark by we'll
known Spring Valley farmer that 1t would De a
good idea for the young farmers or bergen
County to go to Essex County for their wives
and thus import what they did not seem apIe
10 raise at home.
Mr. Wards remarks on the subject OF fruit
ra,s,nr were well received Notwithstanding al
tha chatting and IL is likely that considerable
amount Of small fruit will be cultivated IN Der
gen County in future years.
At the afternoon session there was Iohs
and interesting talk by c. r. Chapman, OF
Peruville ~ Y. on poultry raising Tor proll'
MIR Chapman was introduced as man VINO had
given so much attention TO chickens that ne was
known as a sort Of fowl himself. His tax was
logical and interspersed with 50 much hunor
that there was a laugh at the END OF nearly
every division of the subject. Professor JohI b
Smith. the State Entomologist, Delivered
lecture in the evening on the insect foes OF the
fory