The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
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upon the composition and yield OF milk.
The crops that have been thus far stud
led are Turndps, potatoes, eggplants, GU
cumbers. celery, peppers, beets, peas and
ready some definite results have been OBJ
tanned. 1t has been found xhat lime is
almost a specific for the club root Of tur-
nlps. cabbages n allied plants. The ex-
white potatoes have shown that the pro-
per use of sulphur is a remedy that can
be relied ON. The experiments with sweet
potatoes show that sulphur will reduce the
tested land the use of 1t is advocated. For
tomatoes n beans spraying with proper
fungicides will reduce If not entirely pre-
vent the diseases of these crops.
From the Farm to the Market" was
the theme of a ape by Frank II. VAL
entine. of Crawford, N. J. Mr.. Valentine
is associate editor of the Rural New
Yorker. His was gotten up In a
bright way and was very entertaining.
Much of the blame for low prices for
farm products he accredited to the far
mers themselves. The farmers make
many mistakes, which he ascribes to
dishonesty.
Goods of poor quality are on every
hand. Butter which is almost able to
walk alone. it is so -strong-poorly work
ed, poorly sailed, poorly packed, dirty,
so odoriferous that a s-elf-respecting wa
gon would squeak ont an emphatic pro-
test against being creased with it. Eggs
dirty, selling for that cause alone for
8 or 4 cents per dozen less. The New
York markets, he said, would pay 3 or
4 cents more per dozen for white eggs
than for brown ones, while the order was
just the reverse In Boston.
He warned the farmers to beware of
the commission man who INDUCES in
beautifully worded circular letters. He
also urged farmers to nave trade marks
and to maintain an Individuality.
The report of the transportation COM
mittee was then read. Messrs. T. F. D.
Baker. Abram c. Holdrum, Joseph Fitzge
ed any complaints, so their work was not
arduous, the report being merely a per-
functory one. 1t wa recommended that
the classification Of a be changed
will be made to have legislation enacted
in this direction.
A resolution presented by the Hunter
don county board urges the board to use
their influence to have the present Board
of Chosen Freeholders superseded by
three Commissioner to be elected by the
county at large. to be paid a fixed sal
airy, with minority representation guar
anteed.
Resolutions were also presented favor
ing the present system of taxing bank
stock in the municipality where the stock
is held; favoring legislation to prevent
the manufacturing and sale of oleomar-
garine: urging legislation to protect the
a law to abate the tramp nuisance.
The Somerset County Board of Agri-
culture urged the amending of the State
law granting licenses TO hotels and sa-
looms. SO as to make town committees
Licensing boards to grant such licenses.
they also recommend the placing of a
DIRECT tax on bicycles.
All the resolutions were sent to the
Committee on Resolutions without de-
Last evening two very interesting and
instructive Illustrated lectures were Civ
en- The first was by DR.. Byron D.
Haisted, State botanist and horticulture
Termination" This lecture lasted more
John s R. smith Smith. s ssafe s Entomo,d pTef.
gave the second lecture, which treated of
San Jose scale Investigations. Professor
Smith showed the various evollptions of
the San Jose scale and told of its various
degrees of formation. Several pretty
views were shown of points in California
taken while Professor Smith was there
making Investigations into the scale. He
said that he found lots of the scale in Calf
no longer in existence There.
AIT this mornings session the report of
the tuberculosis commission was made and
contained much interesting information.
The balance of today's programme was
At 1880 A. M, 1.-THE Present Status OF the
Dairy Industry in the United States and
Its Possible and Probable Future" by
Major Henry A. Alvord, Chief of Dairy
Division, United States Department OF
Agriculture, Washington, d. c.; I1.30 A.
M, discussion OF dairy food and products.
2:30 p. M, THE Philadelphia Milk Market,
Past N Present, and How ITO Meet Its
Future Needs" by George Abbott; $3.50 P.
Shades in Horticulture" by the Hon.
Charles w Caria1d Cyra ND Paryiy7r Mich