Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-09-04
COUNTY BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

The Gloucester County Board of Agricul-
ture met in Patrons Hall, Mullica Hill, on
Monday last.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved, then the questions for
discussion were Immediately taken up.
The question, "What are the best meth
DDS of keeping winter apples" was dis
cussed, but not many of the farmers had
many to take care of, and did not know.
w. H. Borden packs his in double headed
barrels and keeps them in as cool and dry
place as possible.
Edward Kirby had placed some in bar
rels which he had buried in the ground,
but he found that they would rotI on
top. Some that he buried in trenches kept
we'll.
Nathan Warrington said that most of the
so-called winter apples were only fall ones
and would not keep very long, but said
that winter apple, picked before it was
ripe and kept in cold dry place could be
preserved several months. He said that
most of the apples put in cold storage did
not come out in good condition. and were
only to be kept in good condition by con-
tinually spraying the trees.
Thomas Brown had kept most of his
apples in cold storage, but had picked them
before they were ripe. They would keep
all right in about thirty-two degrees, but
when placed in a warm room would ripen
and spoil.
One gentleman said that he had two
cellars, one dark and about eighteen inches
deeper than the other, and found that his
apples kept best in the dark, damp cellar.
After the discussion a gentleman asked if
any orchards had been known to be affected
by the San Jose soale.9
One man said that last year he had a
good healthy tree, but this year it got the
scale and to all appearance was dead
Aaron Borton said that four years ago he
had good crop of Grimes golden apples,
and placed them in tomato crates in the
north west corner of his cellar where it was
cool and dry and lots of wind circulating,
and they kept elegantly, but had tried it
ever since and it had always failed.
The question, "How can farming be
diversified so as to have sales of farm pro-
duce or stock each month in the year ?'' was
subject to much discussion. Theo. Brown
said that few good crops paid better than
a lot of small ones and that farmers
should study their land and see what things
were suited to certain soils, and what GER
tain soils were good for, and should plant
the things which were suited to that
ground.
Several other persons had a few remarks
to make on this subject Asa Moore was
not able to be present and sent paper
which contained table for each month.
He classed all crops into certain months
work.
The GENERAL sentiment of the meeting
however, was that few crops were better
than many.
Mr. Brown said that if man had three
crops, and one failed, he ought to make
enough out Of tae others to clear all ex-
penses, but il he had three good ones he
could make a little extra money.
None of the persons were present who
were to discuss the question, s'How much
of success in life depends on little things?"
Mr.. Adams said that women should look
after the little things, but men should look
after the big things, and after they had got
done with the big things, such as politics,
then they could look after the little things.
He said, however, that if you looked
after the little things, that the big things
would look out for themselves.
One gentleman said that people who were
assigned too discuss questions got nervous
and wouldn't come, thus accounting for
those who were absent.
Walter Heritage had a fine watermelon
on exhibition which weighed flfty-three
pounds, while Asa Moore had a great tray
Of all kinds Of fruit which We can recon-
mend, both as to size and quality.
Adjourned to meet Nov. 49, and 20