Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-03-07
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

The meeting of the Gloucester County
Board of Agriculture which was held in
Patrons Hall, Mullica Hill, last Monday,
was we'll attended.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. Benz. Heritage, the
representative to the State Horticultural
Society, read his report which was very
good one. The representative to the State
Board of Agriculture was absent, but his
report was read by the Secretary. The
question, ''Our greatest needs of the
Twentieth Century," did not meet with
very much discussion, the persons who
were to discuss it being absent. Mrs.
Rebecca Parker read an excellent INNER
gency paper on this subject.
She said one of the greatest needs of the
century was a broader and more thorough
education of the masses. She said in poll
tics we need more men Of high moral char
acter and sterling integrity to fill the high
places.
Good health is another need The world
is going down mentally, physically and
morally.
The question, ''Does it belong to the
man or woman to buy the dry goods and
clothing for the family" was not broadly
discussed. One of the persons who was to
discuss this question was absent, but sent
in his thoughts which were read. Among
other things he said that it did not take a
man as long to make up his mind to get a
thing which he saw and wanted, as it did a
woman.
Mrs. Barker said that it belonged to the
mother to buy the clothing for the female
members of the family, and to the husband
to buy for the male members of the family
or if either was more competent to do it.
then he or she should provide for their
wants in this line.
The question, How to make Dairying a
success" was fairly well discussed. Mr..
George Tonkin was present and said that
he did not know how to conduct it on a
money-making scale, he only having con-
Quoted one for his private use.
Mr.. Flitcraft, of Salem County, said he
did not see how it could be profitable to
exchange COWS as much as most of the dairy
men did, most of them exchanging them as
soon as they were dry, and buying others,
while if they would only keep them and
not sell them at a low figure and buy
others for higher price, they might make
more money.
Another gentleman said that most dairy
men fed two extravagently, while if they
would only raise more Of their own and
feed less and not buy so much they would
make more money. New feeds are bought
too much.
Mr.. Jackson Morgan, of Woodstown,
said, "that dealer in Woodstown had one
carload of feed at the station, and had
eleven more carloads on the road Most
people do not exercise enough judgment in
buying feed. Economy of production is
going to become feature of the coming
time
Mr.. Howell, New York state dairyman,
gave an interesting talk on cows Guern-
seys especially in relation to tuberculosis.
He also said that the way the people of
this community used fertilizers surprised
him. He said that if a farmer up there
should attempt to use as much as they do
down here, they would soon be bankrupt,
and thus the people down here must
certainly use good judgment in such matter
or they would be the same He said that
cattle generally did not get enough sun
light, and that if the farmers would only
put more windows in their stables they
would have more healthy set of cows
Water should not be kept standing in the
stables.
Adjourned.