The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-19
State Board Of Agriculture.

AkE1CulGuV0e
The oath annual meeting of the State
Board of Agriculture was held in Trenton
last week, opening on Wednesday. Rev.
George G. Maddox made the opening
prayer.
President Denise appointed as a Legis-
lative committee, Charles Collins, Moores-
town; John 7. Cox, Readington, and A.
G. Holdrum, River Vale.
The other committees appointed were:
Credentials, M. D. Dickinson, DR.. E.
b. Phillips, John T. Oberly; Resolutions,
Hal Allaire, ]. M. DalrympIe, H. F.
Bodine; Officers reports, George L. Gill
bingham, Joseph Fitage and. George
Vandruff.
President Denise, of last years Legisla-
tive committee, reported that only one
bill had been passed in the interest of the
farmer, the bill appropriating 81 900 to
secure parasite from California to de-
stroy the San Jose scale.
In his annual report, Secretary Dye gave
historical review of the Board.
Theodore F. D. Baker, of Bridgeton,
presented a resolution, which was re-
ferred, recommending the State Board of
Education to introduce in the public
schools Professor Voorhees, First Princi-
Piles of Agriculture"
E. B. Voorhees,, Professor of Agricul-
ture and Director of the State Expert
mental Station, made an address on "The
Work of Experiment Stations"
]. S. CasterlIne, of Morris, introduced a
resolution, which was referred, fayoring
the repeal Of that part of the school law
that has abolished the school districts, as
formerly constituted, and the money as
sessed III each school district shall be re-
funded to such district. This subject was
before the Board last year, but not acted
on.
H. F. Bodine, of Hunterdon, made the
report of the committee on freight rates.
There was a general discussion demand
ing from the railroads the same rate for
pears as now charged for apples. Pears
can only be transported at about three
times the cost of apples. The committee
was continued with power to secure a
more equitable adjustment of rates.
DR.. Phillips, of Cape May, presented a
resolution asking for legislation against
the army of tramps in the State. 1t was
referred to the committee on resolutions.
Aaron Barton, of Gloucester, wanted a
committee appointed to inform the New
Jersey Congressman what tariff protection
is needed by the farmers.
The Somerset County Board wanted the
Board to consider the advisability of a
tax ON bicycles and also the ACCESSIBILITY
of amending the State law granting Ii
censes to hotels and saloons, so as to make
Township Committees licensing boards to
grant such licenses.
A resolution asking for the prevention
of the sale of oleomargarine as butter was
applauded.
The resolution to pass law similar tc
the Massachusetts, law, in reference to
the arrest of tramps, was reported favor.
ably, but laid on the table, as no one
knew what the Massachusetts law pro
vided.
The resolution to favor Commissions
instead of the present system of Free
holders, was referred to the Legislative
Committee.
The resolution to tax bicycles was laid
on the table, and the adverse report
against furnishing convicts with tobacco
was concurred in.
The following resolutions were adopted
Favoring the use of Prof. Voorhees,
text book on agriculture in the schools.
For the Freight Committee to get pear
classified as apples.
For the taxing of bank stock in tht
locality where it is held.
A resolution favorIng an export boun
ty of 20 cents bushel on wheat and II
cents on other cereals was referred Il
the Executive Committee.
The resolution regarding oleomargarin,
was reported adversely, on the grounC
that there was already law on the mat
ter asked for.
The following new officers we're elected
! President, D. D. Denise, Freehold Vic