Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-12-04
COUNTY BOARD OF AeR1cULrURE.

The annual meeting of the above named
organization was held in Patrons Hall,
Mullica Hill, last Monday afternoon, Presi-
dent John Tonkin, presiding.
Messrs. w. HI. Hoffman, James C. White,
Frank Kirby, Asa Moore and Chas. Stew
art, were appointed a committee on nomina-
tions, and after a conference named the
following as officers for the ensuing year =
President, John Tonkin; Vice President,
Joseph T. Carter; Secretary, A. G. Gardi-
ner; Treasurer, VIM. H. Borden; Executive
Committee, Wesley B. Gill, Esther L. Ru-
lon, George H. Horner, Belle Kirby and
Louis M. Shock; Representative to State
Board of Agriculture, Franklin Kirby;
Representative to State Horticultural So
ciety, James Carter.
John G. Whitall called the attention of
the meeting to the State Agricultural Col
lege, which he said did not seem to attract
much interest among Gloucester CONTAINS.
He said further that farmers and the State
College should be nearer together than at
present He appealed for deeper interest
in the college, which he declared utterly
fails in the purpose for which it was in
tended, owing to the apathy of our farmers.
State Master George w. f. Gaunt stated
that the matter of Agricultural Colleges
was threshed over at the meeting of the
National Grange in Lansing, Michigan, and
the criticisms on the methods and conduct
of some of the agricultural colleges were
quite severe.
Treasurer Borton submitted his annual
report showing receipts including balance,
$51.S4; expenditures, $2l.44, leaving a
balance of 5000
The first question on the program was {;
"Of what benefit is the sowing of catch
crops in the fall, and what is the most
profitable cover crop to SOW ?' James Car
ter said one of the benefits is that catch
crops sown in the fall, prevent the teaching
OR washing out of the soil of the nitrogen
or ammonia Another benefit is the yege-
table matter that the green crop furnishes
when plowed under. 1t retains the mois-
ture in the soil in dry weather, acting like
sponge and also retains the nitrogen and
other elements of plant growth. The grow
ing of catch crops also prevent the blowing
of the land during the winter and early
spring Will H. Hoffman and Others
participated in the discussion on the sub
ject.. Crimson clover as catch crop seemed
to prove very satisfactory.
Walter Heritage gave an interesting ac-
count of trip to and from the Farmers
Congress, which was held in Macon, Ga,
and read synopsis of the proceedings OF
the Congress.
The last question on the program, cat
the present time is it profitable to put out
an asparagus bed, and can it be raised to
an advantage with the acreage of the truck
crops ~ James c. White said he believed
it would be profitable, provided rust proof
variety be used and always use home grown
crops.
Frank Bolton said he believed in aspara-
gus. The crops needs much care, however,
to prove profitable.
John G. Whitall said if man was going
to attend to asparagus it would pay. He
somewhat doubted the advantage of raising
asparagus with the other truck crops
Henry w. Ridgway and Warren Atkinson
made brief addresses on the subject coin
Gliding with the views of the other speakers.
Teachers Association.
The second regular meeting Of the Glou-
cester County Teachers Association, for the
school year 19O2-'03, will be held in the
Court House, Woodbury., on Saturday, the
18th instant. Two sessions-exercises will
begin at ten O'Clock a. m. Louis Bevier,
Jr., Phi. D. Secretary of Rutgers College,
and Rutgers Scientific School, New Bruins
wick, N. j., will lecture in the morning,
his subject will be English" Prof.
Francis NJ. Green, of the State Normal
School, West Chester, Pa, will lecture
twice. His subject will be Getting Ac-
quainted with an Author" This will be
an interesting meeting, not only to teachers
but all interested in public education, hence
the general invitation extended should be
accepted by members of Boards of Educa-
t;o,, apd parantc