Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-23
Farmers. institute.

FARMERS tnSsttdtSs
The second and last day of the Farmers
Institute at Swedesboro on Thursday last
was fully as interesting as the first day,
the proceedings of which were published
in our last weeks issue.
The morning session was opened with
singing by a chorus of young ladies
Isaac Derrickson read paper on Does
the Condition of Agriculture in America
Tend to Depress and Degrade the Farmer
He said among other THINGS" do not plead
for any lpubIic policy which shall favor
agriculture to the injury Of any other
business A conviction has been forced
upon many farmers that they have vital
interests which none can appreciate but
themselves.
The farmer and his family make up
about one-third of the population of the
United States, but the agricultural popn-
lation, according 10 statistics, is compelled
to live on less than is provided for pauper
labor, and receives 10 pay less than Is
| allowed for convict labor There is some
thing wrong in our financial system"
| The speaker at this point touched on
the consolidation Of manufacturers and the
organization of monopolies and trusts He
declared that because of the organization
of the manufacturers wages had been re-
| dnced, SO that our manufacturers can sue
cessfully compete in foreign markets.
:. The appearance of things is brighter
1t now looks like more steady going for
the labor and the manufacturer, and a
blessing to the poorer classes, and we
farmers will most likely be helped.
Industrial trusts are illustrations of
| the spirit of cooperative humanity, that
in this age appear more conspicuously per-
haps than in any other"
SECRETARY DYE ON TRUSTS.
Secretary Dye, of the State Board of
Agriculture, in commenting on the speak
er's remarks, said that he did not believe
in going into a general denunciation of
com binations of capital. Said he:
There are combinations of capital which
should be suppressed" He scored the
staticticians who take up subjects which
they knew nothing about, and attempt TO
cloud the minds of the people with dis
heartniDg and bewildering figures, which
represent the farmer as ON the verge of
starvation and laboriDg for a few cents a
day. Secretary Dye SAID the article read
| by Mr.. Derrickson was not applicable to
this section of the farming country, for he
felt sure that the agricnlturists of New
Jersey we're not down to the level of pau
per and convict labor.
INJURIOUS INSECTS.
Professor John B. Smith, New Jersey
State Entomologist, spoke on Insects In
furious to Farm Crops and Their Treat
ment." He advocated the rotation OF
crops, to work out diseases, and the i'm
poItance of knowing what crop to follow
! after another. He spoke at length on the
spraying of fruit trees to kill the San Jose
scale. He said more trees are killed by
blight and legislation against the scale
than by the scale itself Kerosene is one
of the best remedies for the scale. Case
line has been used with good success on
apple and pear trees, but the Professor
emphasized the need OF keeping the oils
used in spraying away from the root of the
trees. " The scale" said the speaker, can
be killed if farmers are determined to sue
coed, and determination is the very essence
of success. Spraying should never be done
on general principles, but only when the
| trees need if.
The wisdom of clean culture was empha-
sized as preventative to insect pests. The
sweet potato pests, he said, were prolific in
| this section.
The Committee on Exhibits through the
Chairman, Job S. Haines, reported the
display of fruits and vegetables one of the
best since the inauguration of institute
meetings. In the afternoon james E. Rice,
of New York, gave some valuable sugges-
lions on " Growing Small Fruits"
| John G. whitall, of Woodbury., read
paper on Destroying Weeds" and Alva
Ager. OF Ohio spoke on the Control of
Weeds"
Following is schedule OF the exhibits,
and not the least feature of those institutes:
Three baskets of white potatoes, very
fine, exhibited by J. Frank Brown, Henry
Orr and E Kirby two of sweet potatoes,
b. d. Kille and Albert Heritage nice
exhibit of corn, Frank Rulon. beets, golden
tankard, and radishes, D. w. Sithens
beets, Albert Heritage, also corn, very
ri e display of apples, Albert Heritage,
Walter Heritage. Wesley Gill, D. w.
Brown, Elmer Bradshaw, VIM. Borden,
John G. Heritage, Charles Shute, Florence
Brown, Aaron Borton, b d. Kilie; pump
kins, VIM. III. Borden watermelon. Dan
Klos; mammoth cabbage, j. c. Heritage
celery, Theo Brown and Dayid Borton
Flowers. chrysanthemums, D. Brown
lobster cactus Martha Heritage. Nuts
English waInuts, w. Hoffman hazel nuts.
G. Shute; onions, Elmer Bradshaw; Keifer
| pCdtn, fdAlOuc VI SduuC0 AAAlt, .JCAAtcc,
etc, Mrs. ID. w. Sithens.
The County Board of Agriculture
The annual meeting of the Gloucester
County Board of Agriculture will be held
in Patrons Hall, Mullica Hill, Monday,
December 4, at 2 o'clock p. IN. Delegates
will be appointed TO attend the Horticnl-
sural Society and State Board of Agricnl-
ture. The following questions have been
assigned
Would it pay renter to buy lime
If SO, stone or oyster shell. William Il.
Borden and Asa Moore
Paper on Farm Economics" John G
| Heritage and Hope L Moore.
What qualifications are necessary in
order to be successful farmer at the
present time ?" John g. Whitall and VIM
FL Hoffman.
Practical recipes and cooking for the
farmers. Martha Heritage, Emma Carter,
and Caddie Gill
ELMER BRADSHAW, sec'y.