The Jamesburg record., 1899-09-02
FARMERS IN SESSION
At the Court House on Saturday
Afternoon Last.
INTERESTING MEETING.
How to Get the Best Results with the
Least Expenditure of Labor and
Fertilizer Discussed.

met SATURDAY dllSlnOOl anu, unQeT
the Craftsmanship of Vice President
D. c. Lewis, discussed the various
means of conducting the farm to
make it pay. The first subject was
the wheat growing and how to get
rid of the "hasheesh" fly, which is
the bane of the farmer. 1t was re-
commended to plant some wheat on
the edges of the field to act as a
barrier to the pest, as from experience
it has been found that it is only the
outside edges of a field that are ruin
ed. The the same way with all
other pests. One man says that he
plants cau1ifower with his cabbage,
as the insects like caulihower the best
and will not injure the cabbage plant,
but eat the decoy.
Next was discussed what was the
best fertilizer to use on wheat, and all
present agreed that good manure or
little of the nitrates was excellent.
Judge Strong said that he found
kainits were also good. He said that
he had found that red shale soil is
the best in moist weather butitcakes
in warm. He would lime the ground
thoroughly and use little potash.
Another gentleman gave it as his ex-
experience that most farmers tried to
get too much fornothing, which they
could never do, but they must use
plenty of fertilizer and not be afraid
to use it. He had found that the
use of nitrate and soda gavea stiffen-
ing to the straw in the wheat But
the soda should be put on in the
Spring, Just as the wheat is begin
ming to sprout. 1t gave the best of
effects.
AS manure it was agreed that the
best was the decayed vegetable matter
that had been turned under by the
plow and allowed to rot in the
ground. They thought that it would
be best to allow the rag weeds to
grow and in the Fall cut them
down, and they would protect the
wheat beneath and hold the snow
during the Winter. In the Spring
they could be plowed underand make
an excellent fertilizer. twas agreed
that the best time, considering the
condition of the weather, to plant
wheat was in the latter part of Decen-
Der.
The Board next took up potatoes
and what manure was the best for
them. Judge Strong said that he
used common cow manure and lime
for potatoes and that he had the
incest potatoes he had ever seen or
tasted. He said that after they had
lowered he would take a watering
can and sprinkle this mixture on the
hills, and then turn them under, and
do this two or three times during the
season.
Clover and its enemies were discus
sed, also how to cultivate it to ad-
vantage. Some said that clover
grown on the land where corn had
grown would thrive better than on
the ground where potatoes had been
planted, and that potash and lime
was the best fertilizer that could be
found. 1t was thought that for red
shale 80 bushels to the acre was
about all that should be put on the
ground to produce the best results,
but it should not be put on until
Spring.
The members discussed few minor
subjects and a number of new mem-
bers were proposed and accepted.
These were; Messrs. c. 0. Upton,
+. c. Perrine, of Plainsboro; Vim.
n. Cox, of Cranbury; John H. Van
Dyke, of Dayton; Harvey Clayton
Cornelius Pierson and Cornelius
Van Derhoef, of Jamesburg; VIM.
Fltz Randolph and S. B. Manning,
OF New Market, and L. C. Walker,
of Plainfeld.
The Board Of Directors were
called upon to arrange a series OF
subjects for the next meetings and
who were to speak. They met and
appointed I. D. Barclay chairman.
AT this meeting it was arranged to
nave special meeting on the second
Saturday in October, and every mem
Der is to bring a specimen of his
products and give his experience IN
raising them. At the next meeting
they will have Mr.. Jordan, of the
State Experimental Station, who will
speak on vegetables.