Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-08
GLOUCESTER COUNTY
BOARD Of AGRICULTURE.
The Annual Meeting.


afternoon last, with goodiy number Of
the solid farmers who have made this Board
such power for dissemination of inform
alton Of real value to farmers, present.
Shortly after 2 O'Clock President JOS. T..
Carter called the meeting to order and Sec
retary Heritage read the minutes of the
last meeting, also very complete and in
telligent report OF the last Farmers Insti-
tute at Mullica Hill
This being the Annual Meeting, on mo-
tion the President appointed the following
to constitute a committee on nomination of
officers to serve the ensuing year: Albert
Heritage, Edith White, Frank Kirby, Miss
Mary Wolferth, Asa Moore.
While this committee was out Secretary
Heritage made report of the beneficial re-
suits of the departure from the established
rule OF holding meetings. The trial of
holding these meetings in various parts of
the county had resulted in an incrase of 70
per cent. in the attendance and infused
new blood into the meetings.
The nominating committee then recon-
mended the following as officers for the
ensuing year.
President, Jos. 7. Carter; Vice President,
Elmer Clement; Secretary, Benz. Heritage;
Executive Committee, Theo. Brown, Lewis
Morgan, Mrs Mary Wolferth, Miss Edith
White, James Carter.
Delegate to State Board of Agriculture,
for two years, A. P. Owen.
70 the State Horticultural Society, Chas.
Tonkin.
The report was ordered received, and the
officers as recommended elected by un-
animcus vote.
Treasurer w. Fl. Borden read his annual
report. The receipts, with last years bal
ance, S65.40; expended, $7.34;; balance on
hand, S5S06. The correctness of this
statement was proved by auditors A. W.
Burton, J. c. White and John Ionkin.
The Topic, "How eau Farmers be con-
WINGED that Honest and Uniform grading and
picking Of Tomatoes, etc, is a necessity, if
remunerative prices are to be received, !"
way first discussed by John c. Heritage.
Mr.. Heritage evinced his faith in the farm
ers present by asserting that he did not be-
lieve there was farmer present not clearly
convinced, but there must be some abroad
because all farmers do not practice it. He
adyisedthatl farmers raise no more than they
an ,,;oI, apd acsart ayarv dow. danst mob O
more than two grades, and make each grade
uniform. as near as may be the same num-
Der IN each crate, and keep the Sd grade
stuff at home One reason of the tomato
glut this year was the bad shape in which
they were shipped.
Theo Brown said he agreed with all Mr..
Heritage had said. This year there was a
good demand for early tomatoes at the
opening of the season, but dealers were so
imposed ON they ceased buying, then the
glut came. Dealers buy to sell again, and
to make money by the exchange Purchas
ers soon learn of the imposition, and refuse
to buy. Then the farmers pay the penalty
through refusal of the consumer and the
dealer to buy.
We should know what the market de-
mands. He would advise the growing of
only two varieties of tomatoes, one early
and second early. The market requires
nice tomatoes for slicing, and the dealers
who can get them increase their business.
One farmers putting up the right kind of
produce does not amount to much, but all
must do tito accomplish this we should or
ganize. Growers must realize this if they
are going to succeed. He had not studied
any method Of organization, but the Ex-
changes, as they exist in the South and
West have proved of great benefit. On the
East coast of Florida the tomato and fruit
growers have these. The produce is brought
to the station and there graded and packed
in the presence of the buyers who pay for
it on the SPOT.
Alex P Owen, Of Mickleton, read the
following paper on this topic:
s'How can farmers be convinced that hon
est and uniform grading and packing Of
tomatoes etc., IS a necessity II remuneratIve
prices are to be obtained?"
The question applies to all other kinds
of produce and fruit and is one difficult to
answer.
First, last and all the time you must
have the standard package Of the market
in which you dispose Of your produce, or
no matter how fine or well graded your
goods, it will be sold at a discount
The package must be neat and clean the
same at every; shipment your own brand,
name, name Of place neatly placed on every
package