The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14
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The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Board of Agriculture was held in
the Court House, on Saturday. Horace
Roberts presided. The first business was
the election of officers, which resulted as
follows: President, Charles Lippincott
Vice President, George W. Jessup; Sec
rotary and Treasurer, Henry |. Budd
irectors-Burlington County Agricultur.
al Society, Emmor Roberts; Mount Lau-
rel Farmers Club John E. Darnell; Med
ford Grange, Edmund Braddock; Cooper
town Farmers Club, Benjamin F. Bishop
Burlington County Pomona Grange, John
NJ. Lippincott Columbus Grange, Frank
s. Zelley; Crosswicks Grange, Joseph
Hendrickson; Pemberton Grange, George
W. Lundy; kancocas Grange, Mark
Haines; Moorestown Grange, Clayton L.
Andrews; Edgewood Grange, Nathan s
Wright; at large, Thomas ]. Beans. Del
egate to State Board of Agriculture, Thomas
]. Beans Delegates to State horticulture
Society, John M. Lippincott, George l.
| Gillingham.
The first paper was on "Poultry from a farm
| ers standpoint, what 1t is and what it shoul
| be-" George L. Gilltngham was the speaker
He recited the fact that the main exhibits al
at any exhibition are the fancy breeds, and
while he thought the fanciers were doing good
work, lie was also of the opinion that much
benefit would be derived if directors of these
| poultry shows would offer prizes tor chickens
Hon. ID. d. Denise, President of the State
Board OF Agriculture, read paper on "Mar
keting farm crops" He thought that much
| of the failure to dispose of crops was due tC
the careless manner in which they are packed
] People will frequently purchase on the name
| of the grower, merely because the latter takes
care in packing putting up good fruit or veg
| etahles in an attractive manner. The tas ties
of the different markets must also be studied
ofFrnFa r1Tfo of
must never be overlooked, always remember
ing that goods are packed to be eaten. In nc
business is the mott4 Honesty is the best
policy more applicable than In farming
Too many people face their fruit barrels with
the best apples OF pears. putting inferior goods
in the centre, and then wonder why their
| goods are not eagerly sought after Iffarmers
would get out OF that old rut which they
have so long occupied, il they would visit each
other, crlticising and Offering opinions, better
Prof. Edward B. voorhees,, of the New jersey
| Agricultural Experiment Station, read paper
| on Making and using OF farm manureS."
DR.. Stockton Hough, of Trenton, had as his
subject, sugar beets and beet sugar" DIR
| Hough is very much interested in this subject
| and was the author OF a bill introduced in the
last Legislature with view of furthering the
sugar beet industry. The bill was passed but
was vetoed by GOV. Griggs. DR.. Hough haC
several beets which he exhibited during his
| talk.
Senator Parry thought there was a chance
| for the farmers OF the county to enter into 8
paying industry. He moved that the presi.
dent appoint committee to confer with the
farmers ana ascertain how many will engage
| in growing sugar beets.
Hon. George w. Mcclure, State Dairy Com
missioner, gave his views on "What Iegisla
| ton, If any do farmers and the public general
| ly need concerning the production and purity
| of their milk2' A bill introduced in the Leg
islature last winter was for the purpose OF Sc
! curing such restrictions on the milk business
| as would ensure milk that would be pure and
| free from disease germs. The typhoid fever
epidemic now raging in the upper part of tn,
Z q n 10 rn6 nv Xnr
| the carelessness of dairymen. There Is little
doubt that creamery is responsible, con
! Quoting its business either in ignorance o
sanitary measures or In wilful neglect q
such rules.
AS a safeguard against such situations
there should be legislation giving authority
over creameries and diaries, which does moi
now exist. There is but little doubt that
dairyman will reap financial benefit if Their,
can be established system OF dairy inspec
ton whereby the owl can sell his product:
under certificate showing clean and whole
some state of affairs at his dairy.
| Assemblyman Wildes was also to speak OF
this subject, and he asked the first speaker
he had formulated any form of legislation OF
this subject Mr. Mcclure replied that hi
had not, but his idea was that there should b,
sanitary inspection in the shape of education
to dairymen with the view of securing atten
ton to sanitary rules.
Mr.. WIldes gave n history of some legisla
ton on the subject which had been started
but never successfully completed. He ais
part of the state where COWS are fed Will
swill milk. He believed that legislation /
strictly necessary not only to prevent mill
from such places endangering health but l.
protect honest diaries that use great care AM
produce pure milk, but are prohibited iron
sending their product to the cities for fear
is on the same level as the other stuff.
President Roberts appointed the commit tie
to ING uire into the sugar beet industry. Il
named Senator Parry, Henry L. Budd and Ed
mund Braddock, and said he would appoin
others soon.
Two other papers we're read and the meetin
adjourned.