Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-06
Gloucester County Board Of Agriculture.

Gloucester County Board OF Agriculture.
The Spring meeting Of the Gloucester
County Board of Agriculture was held al
Mullica Hill on Monday, June 3.
The following subjects were discussed by
number of the farmers of Gloucester
county, who take this means to better the
condition of their farms and ascertain how
best they can raise produce =
ssWith what degree of success can we
improve our soil by green manuring?"
feThe dangers and blessings of modern
education "
SIS the farmer keeping pace with other
callings in these progressive times 2"
lis it necessary to acquire wealth to
enjoy life ?n
In reference to the first subject, Mr..
Theo Brown said that judging from his
own experience better results could be
obtained from blowing under crimson
clover and COW peas than from New York
or stable manure.
Mr.. Moore was of the opinion that it
would not pay to plant crimson clover in
the Fall and pillow it under in the Spring.
Mr.. Gardner said he had experimental
with crimson clover. He said he planted
potatoes in field which had previously
been sown in clover and plowed under and
had had little success. Where the clover
had been the thickest, the potatoes turned
out to be the poorest. But he admitted
that he had harvested better crop OF
wheat from the same field than any other.
Theo. Brown said he had raised several
good crops of potatoes in fields sown in
crimson clover. He said it should be
plowed early in the Spring. There was
more danger of being too late than too
early.
President Borton said he had planted a
field of rye and plowed it under and
marketed good crop of potatoes from
same field. He said it kept the ground in
better condition during the Winter months.
Mr.. Hendriclson said he had obtained
very good results from a field previously
sown in rye even after moving it and then
blowing the stubbles under.
There being no further discussion, the
subject of ''The dangers and blessings of
modern education was taken up.
Beulah Gardner read an excellent paper
on this subject
Thomas Borton said that few farmers
were spoiled by too much education. He
said few persons who have good education
know how to use it. He thought, how
ever that good education was essential to
good citizenship.
The subject of lis the farmer keeping
pace with other callings in these progressive
times % was then taken up.
Frank Kirby was in doubt, but thought
they were. He said that machinery had SO
lessened the amount of labor to be per-
formed that enough and plenty Of produce
was raised for the masses OF people. He
thought, however, that the farmer is not as
we'll off financially as in former years
Mr.. Theo. Brown thought Mr. Kirby was
right. He also thought there should be a
combination of farmers.
''Is it necessary to acquire wealth to en-
joy life ?'' was the next subject opened for
discussion.
Thos. Borton thought it was not neces-
ality Of the individual. Those VIII o appear
to enjoy life the most, but only in pursuit
of worldly pleasures, never have the peace
of mind enjoyed by christian.
Miss Smith said she had attended lee
ture and was much impressed with the
views of the speaker He said that the
medium classes of people were the ones
who derived the most enjoyment from life
those who earned their money by labor
and had enough to keep the wolf from the
door.
Thos. Borton said that the happiest man
was he who earned his livelihood by the
sweat of his brow, and knew how to save,
and thus provide something for rainy day.
What one man enjoys, another does not
seem to. Take a literary man for in
stance. He spends all his money for books
and scarcely has enough to provide the
necessaries of life, yet none are happier
than he in his search for knowledge.
This ended the regular discussion of
subjects scheduled for this meeting Presi-
dent Borton then asked if anyone had other
questions to bring up.
Thos. Borton wanted to know whether it
was the right thing to put manure on
asparagus. He thought in time CONNER
cial manure would kill the plants, but
thought small amount would be benef-
cial
Warren Atkinson said he was of the
opinion that fertilizer would raise better
crop. He had had several good crops using
only fertilizer. He thought it would not
pay to cart manure. Mr.. A. was of the
opinion that fertilizer made the plant more
susceptible to the rust, and wanted to know
the opinion of others present on the subject.
Several present thought that fertilizer had
nothing to do with the rust, as some who
had used no fertilizer had lost heavily by
that disease of the plant.
On motion of Secretary Heritage, an
Institute committee of six was appointed
as follows: President Borton, Secretary
Heritage, David Brown, Belle Kirby, Geo.
Tonkins and Beulah Gardner.
Thomas Brown moved that the Sec'y be
instructed to write Il letter to Mr.. Hender-
son, Speaker of the House, requesting that
he appoint a Chairman of the committee
on agriculture who was in sympathy with
bills similar to the Grout bill Carried.