Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-11-25

II we could do this in 1897, are we brainy
enough to do as the farmer boy did ct school
when he kissed pretty girl and was chided
and asked II he would do better, remarked
that he would like 10 do it again. Ia 1t
possible? Let us see. In 1895 and SO the
Philadelphia papers had much to say about
soup houses 10 Kensingtou in the win
ter, bat in August. Now, these people
should have used our produce In those years.
Why didn't they9 No work means no
money, 90 money no food, no food means no
market, no marketa miserable lot Of farmers,
storskeepers and mechanics. Now there lie
business revival in that district, business
is looking up. Brother farmer, these work
log men want your products next year. Be
sure and get it ready for him. Now, If
were asked to give, in CONDENSED form, the
way 10 which we might star in this state Of
comfortable living for the farmer, as well as
other people, would say it must be done
by cooperation. We do not want TO make
war upon any class OF people, bat other peo-
pie take care OF themselves. There are too
many people between the farmer who grows
the produce and those who consume IL. Ten
Thousand tons of manure will have come
down the Salem road between October and
April l. Gould not this be procured of the
dealers without commission of ten cents
or more per ton being paid TO some person
between ne and the manure pile!n
a.. ,..I oAa IS
are there not indications that American
boys and girls are appreciating them more
than formerly ?" was the subj act Of a paper
by Caddie J Gill and one by Mary E. Black
which will soon be published 10 full in these
columns
Edgar Conrow of Moorestown gave an ex
celent talk on Small Fruit Culture" and
chose as his principal theme, stra wberries.
he said the first thing necessary was the
soil we'll drained and moist. 10 preparing
the soil pillow deep-success depends on pul
verifying the ground we'll. Place on level,
about 3x2 feet when set out; in cultivating
weight the cultivstor, bat do not shake the
plant. Liked the WoIverton and Candy, the
latter being al excellent shipper and fine
quality, besides has an excellent reputation
in msrket-people will wait for them. Along
about this tins it is well to mulch them !;
stable manure good, not compqsted, as the
plants want nitrogen for foliage-put ma
nure on heavy. In picking, he sorted had
pckers to take two baskets, then guarantee.
THE leaf in fruit culture,n was the topic
for discussion by Hon. ]. s. Woodw ward, OF
L1ckport, N. Y. and those of his hearers
who have looked upon the leaf as an inferior
djunet to fruit raising, surely have de
cided change in opinion. He said several of
the apples on the table before him showed
the fungus, arr shows that the leaves were
diseased. His remarks were lengthy but to
the point, and much information was CLEANED
from his address. He believed in spraying
-Bordeaux mixture.
10 the evening 7. B. Terry, of Ohio, spoke
on "The Wife's Share" his principal theme
being equality. Miss Laura Holmes read
an excellent paper on "How does the liquor
problem affect the farmer" Mrs Sadie
Gaest closed the days session with pleas
ing recitation.
SECOND DAY, Friday, Nov 10.
At the opening session, a question box
inquirer was told that celeryshould be hilled
up from the first to the middle of October
As to the care of orchards, advice was
given that non-bearing trees should be
given the same care as if in full bearing, SO
that the strength of the tree may be hus-
banded to sustain crop the following
year.
There was no direct experience in reply
to the question for experience in the
apple fertilizing the pear" the concensus of
opinion being that it did not.
Broad Tire and Effect on the Road' was
discussed by Albert Heritage and Elmer
Bradshaw. Both speakers argued that the
effect was good, preventing ruts and jog
holes, and having a tendency to improve
and not destroy roadways Mr.. Heritage
asserted that a two-ton load on a two-lnch
tread wagon will do more damage to the
road, than forty loads on a four-inch
wagon. II four-inch tread wagons were in
general use, we would not have holes in
the stone roads, and good roads would wear
longer. He favored townships paying a
bounty for each wagon changed from mar
row to broad tire. Woolwich township had
expended $1,000 in that way in two years
to the lasting benefit of the roads. We
should have legislation, he said, requiring
manufacturers to cease building narrow
tread wagons.
into consideration the benefits of broad tire
on heavy wagons, the wonder is that
progress is not more rapid. In hauling
loads in both field and on the road, the
bread tire wagon is preferable to the mar
row tire. We have been standing still in
road making, and as consequence are far
behind foreign countries in that respect.
Broad tires will go long way in road
mendirg and keeping in good condition.
Good roads shorten distance, while poor
roads lengthen distance. The coming road
must have hard, smooth surface the year
around. When we have general system
of good roads, then we may look for rural
delivery of mails.
In answer to questions, Mr.. Bradshaw
said there we're no disadvantages in using
broad tire. Mr. Heritage thought that
about 10 days out of 365, when there was
peculiar mixture of snow and sleet, per-
haps broad tires gathered more dirt than
narrow tires.
Mr.. Dye said the greatest detriment to
stone roads was in keeping them in repairs,
and the greatest destroyer of stone roads
was the narrow tire heavy wagon.
Charles Parry, of Parry. Burlington Co..
read very instructive paper on Chestnut
Culture" Several thousands OF tons of