Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-11-25
GLOUCESTER COUNTY FARM
ERS' INSTITUTE.

ctuitiok OtJcctl uatuSAf, AN pdtothH pkdceaSoA
information on agricultural topics 1t will
be impossible for us, in single issue of the
DEMOCRAT to cover the entire scope of the
discussion of various topics, but hope to
fairly epitomize them ALL
FIRST DAY, Thursday, Nov. Is,
President Heritage, of the county board OF
agriculture, called the meeting to order,
and the choir sang hymn No. IL of the
Grange book. The President said be was
glad to see such large attendance, which
showed decided interest; he was glad to
see that farmers generally we're in better
spirits, AID hoped it would continue. His
standing there again, impressed him with
the fact that time is passing rapidly, for it
seemed only short period since he well
coined a similar gathering in the same place
He then turned the meeting over TO Score
tary Dye, who congratulated the farmers of
Gloucester county on the day, on the attend
snce, on the success Of the past season. he
hoped the meeting would be profitable, In
fact, he knew it would. He said 1--WE all
feel encouraged over year ago, and now
what We want to know is what to grow for
the best interest of all during the coming
season.
In taking up the first question on the pro
gram -"Some essentials to success in poultry
aud egg production" Hon. F, E, Dawley OF
New York, stated that the cold storage bust
ness had knocked out the broiler question
and his State will not 60 into poultry rails
ing until people are convinced that fresh
chickens are better than those on ice for
months Egg producing was more profitable
in the winter even clearing 81 per head per
year TO his people, but he understood Nav
Jersey lady had netted 1924 per head from
her stock. BE liked the Plymouth Rocks
white leggings gets large production. Some
succeed better with others. Many poultry
raisers spend too much for putting mp build
ings. He allowed 81 per running foot, and
kept the pisc, we'll drained; advocated a
good tight building, not too much glass, for
the latter let's in cold as well as heat; make
the inside plain put the roosts in traps and
saturated cotton (kerosene) at the ends /;
make all portable, and whitewash every so
days, in. summer once in 80 days. As TO
feed-give occasionally some gritty sub
stance supply plenty of lime for she'll
Thought clover hay cut fine, and at night
p,ur boiling water over, cover up tight and
let steep, good. Thus make a mixture of
100 pounds ground cats, 100 pounds wheat
oran, so pounds bran meal, so pounds lin
seed meal, 10 pounds powdered charcoal, use
with the hay, and salt to TASTE" Give all
the fowls can eat in morning-increase to
f'tten for large egg yield give meat every
other day. A poultry raiser must have a
love for fowls, and not go at them with
cab or broom. Summing up he said a
3 od stock, good quarters and good feed, the
cost per hen should only be 80 cents year !;
three dozen eggs will keep the fowl, and the
rest would bs profit. In answer to q ones
lion, thought hen would yield ten dozen
sggs per year, and good man will get the
bulk of this number from Ostober to May.
Edward Gaunt aud Charles Shute told of
he Profits in growing early chickens Tbs
former said it was necessary to begin year
ahead. Select in Ma,cl, and feed according
10 Dawley. He produced his own eggs for
,hicken raising, uniform in siza; set hen
about New Year's-in the house away from
other poultry, and usually got nine to ten
from hen. Feed first two weeks on dry
cracked corn alone, then feed anything,
using plenty of milk and water Hs raised
the chicks with hens, putting 100 with three
lens In small houses, say 7x8 feet, pushing
Them as fast as possible and get into market
sarly-by middle of July. When the chicks
are two weeks old, for lies, use with brush
,n the head fishberry and alcohol. Mr.. Shute
aid out of 400 chicks last spring be sold $50
and received $2lO SO selling when four
months old. The highest he got was Csc
md the lowest, 22,. R Used all in brooders,
Ia cainE with hens; liked the brooders bet
'er, using lamps; fed four times day sold
III at home.
At this point the session adj burned for
Inner. The ladies of the Grange had pre-
,ared a sumptuous feast for all the visitors
q an adjoining hall, which proved one of
he features of the Institute.
Reassemb bling at o'clock, Isaac Dsrickson
ed off with an excellent paper on the ques
ion, "If the outlook for farmers is more
now than for years past, what
las produced the change p "The question"
lie said, suggests that the outlook is more
INC luraging, and we assume that the infer
'nce is correct one; that in q measure
is with us. Farmers nre getting
better prices for their produce all over the
Jersey included. For this
'eason, as We look out into the future hopes
lnchor holds, and faith is encouraged to be.
ieve. that farming will again become profit
'bie and land advance in price and pros
Derity be restored to normal basis. What
has produced the change? May We not
claim there are many causes i? By increase
,t revenue by higher duties on imports less
Ioreigu goods on our markets; increase of
nome industries to supply the demand fail
IRE of crops in other countries; present
economical way of doing business and living
less acreage and light crops ; the gold output
an increase in standard money confidence
May we not soon see
every mill in operation and every willing
worker employed at full time aud good
wages. 1t lie admitted that the
London market rules the markets of the
world for snch goods IS she imports, there
fore sets the price for our exports, and at the
same time products sold at home for the ex.
porter and home buyer purchases in the
same exchange for the same price at the
same time. We truet this humiliation is
past, though they may compel us to sell our
products at the worlds prices, yet we may
require that the world sell to us at our
prices, thereby equaIizing trade, and though
We, the consumer, must pay higher prices
Ior what we bay, we will have higher prices
Tor what we sell at home, thereby increasing
The volume of money circulation. am per
'uaded that the volume Of the earnings Of