Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-09
County Board Of Agriculture.

took quite prominent part in the program
After the usual business the presiden
called for the debate on the different topics
Which derive the most benefit from
our meetings, those who talk or those wh'
listen" by Andrew j. Nichols was ably
discussed by that gentleman, Mr.. Nicholl
thought it depended largely on the subjec
and upon those who did the talking and
those who did the listening. Anyone
having subject 10 talk upon needed some
preparation and they were benefited just
that much whether everybody agreed with
them or not. Mrs. Hope L Moore who
had the same subject was of about the
same opinion as Mr.. Nichols. The agents
who had SO much talk were generally bene
fitted by their talk and the listener was
sometimes humbugged.
The topic that brought out the most de-
bate was the one given to Mr.. d. T. Brown
and Mr.. Asa Moore, " Does the average far.
mer derive more benefit from registered
stock or grade stock. Mr.. Brown favored
having registered sire aud then saving
the calves from the best cows and in that
way every farmer could soon have a herd
of well-bred stock. Mr.. Brown favored
the Guernsey to the Jersey. He also spoke
of overlooking the calves that were kept
to raise, as it was liable to make them have
tendency to fatten when it should 20 to
milk.
Mr.. Asa Moore who had the same sub
ject as Mr.. Brown spoke in about the same
strain, and favored the Guernsey to the
Jersey because they we're more docile and
being large their calves were worth more
in case they wanted to fatten them.
Mr. Borden who bad at one time been
unfavorable to unregistered stock had
changed his mind and now favored Nj.
Browns and Mr.. Moore's plan of having a
registered male and raising his best calves.
He had very little preference between the
Guernsey and the Jersey although he
found the Guernsey more quiet
Mr.. George W. F. Gaunt strongly favor
ed the Jersey and said they would speak
for themselves when it came to the test.
Richard Brown who had both favored
the Jersey. Several others thought the
Jersey was the steadiest mixer.
Mr. Edward Ridgway considered the
grades the best for the average farmer, and
Frank Rulon favored mixing them with
come heavy milking stock like the Hold
stein so as to get the quantity.
Mr.. Ridgway said the farmers were after
the milk and not the blood and that pedi-
grees were no good to the farmer.
Mr.. Edward Gaunt who had the poultry
side of the topic " Which is the most pro-
ftable to the farmer, poultry or hogs" was
absent and the hog side OF the question was
taken by Geo. W. F. Gaunt. He had
found the hogs more profitable and raised
two lots year, one for the fall and one for
the spring.
Mr.. E. T. Brown differed with Mr.. Gaunt
and said that he found the poultry more
profitable for the amount of money invest
ed. Albert Heritage furnished the only
statistics given which gain of $3.50 on $40
worth of hogs and $3.50 on $50 worth of
chickens. There eeemed to be quite diff
ference of opinion as the women raised the
chickens and the men raised the hogs.
Albert Heritage wanted to know if their
were any duck raisers in the house. In
response Mr.. Whitall said that one of the
duck Taisers near Woodbury. had told him
of great gains in raising ducks, having
raised 5000 last year and expects to "a SO
10000 this year.
The topic Is it prof table for farmers to
take summer boarders?" which had been
assigned to Mrs. Martha Pancoast and Mrs
Anna Gaunt brought forth the opinion that
it was profitable. The ladies preferred
gentlemen boarders to the lady board
ers.
Howard G. Hendrickson, of WenOnah,
had on exhibition two boxes of fne
one of the Candy Prize
variety and the other the Bubaugh and
California Seeding.
The asparagus question was next taken
up, and Mr.. Whitall in response to the
question as to how his crop had turned out
said he had the best crop this year he ever
had and prices were very good. He had
received letter from Prof. Halstead ask
ing the condition of the asparagus crop in
this county.
There seemed to be a MISUNDERSTANDING
as to the instructions of Prof. Halstead at
one of their previous meetings. Winfield
Sithens, large grower, who had under
stood the Professor to tell them to wait
until the grass was dead before cutting it
in the fall, had obtained excellent results.
Others who had cut as soon as the rust had
killed it had not had good re-
suits this spring.
Mr. Whitall and Mr.. Sithens both, pre-
ferred the Palmetto to the Bars Man,
mouth, although the Secretary and other
asparagus growers present preferred the
Monmouth.
The president thanked all those present
aud especially the ladies, for the interest
they had taken on this occasion and then
adjourned the meeting.
Sunday School Association.
The annual meeting of the Greenwich
aud East Greenwich Townships Sunday
School Association was held at Clarksboro
M. E. church on Tuesday evening, June a.
Six out of the ten schools were represented,
and the session was profitable one. Rev.
Mr.. Williams, of the ClarksborO church
made an address. The questi IN of forming
a separate association for each township
was discussed, but no action was taken