The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-12-13
Board of Aerioulture.

7 HGEIIMg BuTIlngLOn LOun-
! ty Board OF Agriculture was held at the Court
House, on Saturday. The president, Charles
Lippincott, was not able to be present, and
EmmOr Roberts was called to the chair
Henry l. Budd acted as secretary, and read
his annual report
| The ection of officers took a different
course than at former meetings. Instead OF
electing from the floor, 1t was ordered that the
president appoint a committee to make NOM
| nations and report at the afternoon session.
The president named as this committee,
Messrs John Nj. Lippincott, Edmund Cook,
Hollinshead, Charles d. Horror, John E. OAR
nell
The first paper was read by Edmund Brad
dock, on the production and consumption OF
cranberries." The cultivation of this berry is
comparatively new. Those present can easily
| remember when they were a wild product
The berries are found as far south as Virginia.
but the fine, cultivated berries are seldom
grown south OF this state. William K Brad
dock was the pioneer grower of cranberrles
He laid out bog about 40 years ago in Sha-
mong. Joseph q. Hinchman was the next to
the usual custom OF planting in the lowlands
and started the bog or pond system. To such
an extent has the cranberry interest grown
that the time has long since passed when COM
mon varieties are to be relied upon, and fancy
vines must be set out. Much care Is neces-
sary in the care OF boys, which must be kept
clear OF brush and weeds. A picker can make
from 81 to s. per day, according to his skill.
The largest crop of berries harvested was in
1888 The largest growers in this county this
year, were: Wills Il Evans, 22,0O0 bushels
Theodore Budd 1900; Martin L. Haines
II 1000; Hinchman estate, 5000 Cleanliness in
packing and packages has much to do with
the sale of this fruit.
At the conclusion of MI. Braddock's remarks,
John 4. Darneli moved that all papers be pre-
sented to the secretary who will prepare syn
Opsis to be offered to the State Board.
L. B. Terry, OF Ohio, spoke on Potato Grow
ing" He opened his remarks by saying that
he liked clover sod for potatoes. For %
years he has followed this idea, planting clo-
yer, potatoes and wheat and believed that the
system gave great fertility. Early potatoes
should be plan ted very early, others in June.
potato likes "a cool climate best, as is evil
0enced by the success of potato growers in
Maine, Vermont and other eastern states.
Hence potatoes should be put in in time to es-
cape summer heat New jersey farmers make
great mistake in not paying especial atten-
ton 10 the growing OF u second or late crop OF
potatoes. very remarkable fact stated by
the speaker was that the large farm he owned
had been brought to stale of perfection with
out the use of u cents worth of purchased ter
tilizer The planting of clover. wheat and po-
tatoes resulted in the natural enr1ching OF the
ground.
The committee on nominations named the
following officers who were elected: Pres-
dent, John Warrick; vice president, Edwin
Dudley; secretary and treasurer, Henry 1.
Budd directors, Emmor Roberts, Burlington
head, Mount Laurel Farmers Club Benjamin
Bishop, Coopertown Farmers Club; Isaiah A.
Balltnger, Medtord Grange; Robert Taylor.
Columbus Grange; Joseph hendnckson
Crosswicks Grange; Henry X. Lippincott,
Pemberton Grange; George b. Hancock, Ran
Grange; Nelson p. Greeley, Edgewood Grange;
George Wildes, at large; John X. Darnel del.
egate to State Board of Agriculture Charles
Society.
Farming compares favorably with other
occupations when the same care and business
tact are used" was the subject assigned to
Nelson z. Greedy. Business men may well
look at farmers and think that they are waste
full and wonder how they succeed Too many
farmers are willing to dispose of their products
at low rates and slopshod methods. Little
things are allowed to continually go to waste
lt1ffi oin
enough business methods. Manufacturers
work differently. Even the steam they use IL
made to do double duty before it loses It's
power The farmer who uses business meth
DDS can be recognized at a glance. He has his
home, place Tor everything and everything
in its place, and his very surroundings give
evidence OF order and method 1t is not bust
ness tact TO buy on credit or TO run in debt
Such methods lead to disastrous ends. Farm
ers should not be discouraged, but instllI bust
ness methods into their work and they would
compare very favorably with their city broth
ers.
Prof. Neal, of the Delaware experiment sta
ton, spoke on sorghum sugar man ufacture.'
He recalled the starting OF a sugar factory al
Cape May. The managers of that institution
knew that they were not getting the sugar
they should, and at their request q chemist
was placed at the factory to carefully note the.
process OF manufacture. The method OF mill
ing was as good as could be employed, but the
results were not satisfactory, over 40 per cent.
OF the sugar being lost and ted to swine. The
chemist WAS instructed to endeavor to remedy
this loss. Having II knowledge of methods
used in beet sugar mill IN the eastern states
he proceeded to make some experiments on
the information he possessed. Many expert
ments followed, but they were costly that
the whole affair finally went to the wall a dis
NAL failure, although many thousand pounds
OF merchantable sugar were annually pro-
dnced. The trouble was not with the machin-
cry, but in the tarming ana production OF sor-
ghum, which was very bad. Experiments
made in the state of Delaware show conclu-
sively that good farming will guarantee good
results. In the opinion of the speaker more
good can be secured from sorghum than from
the sugar beet. Whether the conditions are
ripe for taking up this industry he would not
say. On the subject OF production and man
ufaclure he was prepared to give opinion
but the business side must be left to others.
At the conclusion of Prof. Meals remarks
the chairman called on different farmers TO re-
la te their experience in planting sugar beets
as experiments. George Gilllngbam's sam
pies sent TO Washing ton showed per cent.
of sugar. Edwin Dudleys samples produced
l0h per cent. Josiah Pancoast' samples were
worthless Robert Taylor's production nette ed
nearly IL per cent. But all OF these expert
ments proved concusively that the manu-
facture of sugar from beets in this state will
never be a success.
George Abbott spoke on defects in dairy
men and dairying." He said the topic was
had the temerity to criticse the merits of
others, but having been given this topic he
hoped 10 be excused If he spoke too plainly.
The defects OF dairmen may be in the line OF
lack OF neatness, of thoroughness and OF per-
sistent neglect of attention to business. Neat
ness is an absolute requisite to the dairy bust
ness, but one that is too often neglected tits
the greatest difficulty to secure carefully han
died milk, and il is great misfortune to those
in the milk business II they have not a keen
eye and sharp nose. All sorts OF bacteria
which seek u resting place in milk are the re-
suit of uncleanliness. No business is more ex-
acting than the dairy. Thoroughness is abso-
lutely essential, not 10 be considered for few
days, but tor 365 days in each year. Dairying
is u very combining occupation, and the man
who has been able to save enough money from
the dairy to secure a farm should be able to
retire at the age Ct 80 years. Many dairymen
n ia
be secured at the end OF the year by passing
resolutions and suggestions on the price OF
milk. This class OF persons do not often make
much of success in business. All occupa-
tons require a man of alertness, but none
more so than that OF the dairy. The points to
be watched, the details to be considered are
milk be sent to market in the condition in
which it should be shipped.
This concluded the programme and the
meeting adjourned.