The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-14
THE FARMERS GO HOME.
State Board Of Agriculture
Finishes It's Work at
Trenton.
susqAlNs ITS OFFICERS
MI. Ely's Charges Repudia-
ted Increased Demand
for Forest Expected.
Especial to .srhe Jersey city News..l

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TRENTON, Jan. IA, 1899.-The twenty
sixth annual meeting of the New Jersey
State Board of Agriculture came to a
close yesterday morning. The closing ses-
sion was held in the Chancery Chamber
at the State House, the farmers having
met in four different places during the
three days they were here. The first three
sessions were in the Supreme Court room.
Then the Y. M. c. A. hall became the
scene of action for two sessions. and a
third session was held in the auditorium
of the State Schools
At yesterdays session a resolution was
adopted, by a rising vote. which is calcu-
disturbance. The resolution endorses the
in ordering a reorganization of the Nor
ris ounty board. 1t was presented by
| John T. Cox.
The following resolution was also unani-
mously adopted
Whereas, Ninety per cent. of the im-
| ports and exports of the United States are
carried in foreign ships, which annually
| receive from the people of the United
States a sum estimated at $500, 000,0 900, which
| taken out of the country in gold or it's
| eQulfdleHt, anu Contributes 10 Inc ell
| ployment of aliens abroad, while at the
same time depriving our own people of
| the employment that sum would constants
ly give if it were retained in the United
| States; and
Whereas, a bill has been introduced in
the Senate of the United States (No. S.
5,o2D by Hon. M. A. Hanna, and in the
House of Representatives (No. H. r. H.
312) by Hon. s. E. Payne, the purpose of
which is to restore to American ships a
fair share of our foreign carrying, to the
end that the money SO expended may be
retained in the United States, giving en-
| ployment upon our farms, our mines, our
forests, our factories, in our ship yards,
and on board the ships, to our own peo-
pie; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the New Jersey State
Board of Agriculture favors the adoption
of Senate bill, No. 5,024, and Hous bill No.
11,312. which are identical, at the present
session of Congress, and respectfully re-
| quests that each of the Senators and the
Representatives from this district, in
Congress, do their utmost to secure. the
passage of these bills in the interest of
the people Of the entire United States, and
for them more adequate defense of the ma
ton.
The executive committee reported in
favor of asking an additional appropria-
ton for stone roads, but no amount was
specified. The executive committees re-
port was turned over to the committee
on legislation.
President Denise appointed s. B. Kat
cham of Mercer, and John T.. Cox of
Hunterdon, to represent the State Board
at the Pure Food Congress in Washing
ton.
The papers were presented at yester-
days session. S. D.. Willard, of Geneva,
N. Y. spoke on THE Future Of Fruit
Growing" He urged upon the farmers
the value of increasing the genial culti-
walton of fruits. He predicted an unpre-
cedented demand for fruit in this coun-
try. He spoke of the apple as the king
of fruits, and favored its more extensive
culture. The apple had been very much
neglected of late. At the same time it
was becoming more and more of a fav-
orite with the public each year. The
young apple orchards, he said, will be
entirely inadequate to meet the demands,
n he strongly advised farmers to set
out apple orchards.
He was followed by J. H. Hall, of South
Glastonbury, Conn, who is the owner of
an immense orchard, containing a quar-
ter of a million peach and plum trees. Mr..
Hall spoke on Evolution of Fruit Pro-
duction and Marketing" He gave a his
tory Of the production of fruit in Amer
lea in the early days. He urged fruit
growers to be honest and conscientious
in packing fruit, strongly objecting to the
employment of any methods tending to
make fruit appear of better quality than
it really is. He advocated the raising OF
the finest fruit possible, and then gener-
ously advertising 1t in the newspapers.
by circulars, shipping tags, etc. He told
how New Jersey had played in advancing
the fruit industry Of the country. He
enumerated a large number of valuable
varieties which had their origin in this
State. He said twenty of the finest vari-
cites Of apples originated In New Jersey
ana more than half the leading varieties
Of peaches. as well as many varieties Of
pears, Strawberries r~aspberries and
other fruits.