Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-11-24
FARMERS INSTITUTES
The Annual Gathering of Soil Tlers Muica Hill and Clayton
Instructive aud Interesting Paters Read

/ crop of clover they could grow better
/ crop OF wheat. The sources Of loss OF
nitrogen are greater than the grain. The
more plant food is made soluble, tile
more the plant will take up lime is of
great Importance nentralizes the soil,
will sweeten sour soils. Lime will
hasten the formation OF plant food
Question Is it good practice TO
I broadcast manure III the fail ~
AnsweT-If 4 The farmer has plenty OF
room it would be best to keep under
cover till spring
john Wolferlh gave short talk on the
Culture and diseases of the egg plant,
the leaf rot, fruit rot and iii mold, and
the disease below ground and told how
to get the most out of egg plants. It IS
more important to know how to pack,
ana in d very humorous way described
what should be the punishment TO those
who did not come up to bis standard
Mr.. Wolferth is a very successful grower
tof this toothsone product. He related
with pathos the devastation made by the
hail and wind storm last spring through
his section.
Mr. 7. Wood Wyne followed with a
few remarks. Question as to what he
would do, the way be would treat the
plant" Let EN- out grow it or die.
know OF no way 70 save from disease. |
clip leaves and altho' late have had
good crop" said Mr. Wyne, He is also
/ a successful grower of this crop.
Mr. Van Alstyne followed with very
interesting and instructive address upon
She subject San Jose Scale and how to
treat it. There is no question it is
great pest and is spreading in my own
State am not discouraged know
whole orchards affected with it--it is in
the woods, hedges &c and it won't do to
talk about exterminating It, Ii is like
the poor, we will always have them
with as. The severe winter certainly
destroyed some, but they multiply
rapidly. The wise man will accept the
situation, and act accordingly. Scales
hatch In June-sometlmes breeds /
know it is discouraging, but the wise
man will open his eyes and act accord
ingly. | am setting ont more trees. i
agree with Mr. Dye. that ii it was not
4 for these and other pests the crops woHld
be so prolific the prices would be almost
nothing. Mr. Van Alstyne emphasized
| Vigilance. It took Us two years in n. y.
State to get a law passed with reference
/ TO this matter. Lime sulphur and salt
used as remedy. Japan plum Is a
! splendid breeding place for the scale.
We found it on the Ben Davis apple
apply the following: 40 lbs. lime, 20
lsnll hur, Is salt. 60 gals water-boil II
! hours. Put in half OF water first. AM
| other is: 6 Id. caustic soda without boil
Ling. First make sulphur into paste
with hot water, then place the lime in q
| tight vessel, add water enough to start
slackening, then add the sulphur paste
stir together and jnst enough more water
TO keep it from burning. A hoe is a
good thing to stir with, cover with bran
sack or something to keep the heat in,
and then add the caustic soda to keep up
the heat and cooking. After the cook
! ing it should have an amber color-the
test, if combined properly will have
! that color. Caution, is not to add TO
much water Formula V, N. Y Expert
mental: Lime 80 lbs. sulphur is, caustic
lsoda 6, water 80 gals. This was prepared
lin the same manner, as the self-boiled
{ ilime- -snlphur-caustic-so wash, after
which the mixture was boiled for or
hours o. er a fire.
! Spraying before foliage starts. In an
swer TO question Spraying III fall has
! Just as good results except the foliage
will be later in starting"
J Mr.. John Repp was called, but ex-
cused himself, saying he did not know
! he was set down 10 speak until apprised
/ of it at noon hour. He was afraid to
/ give a statement For my part we are
going to use oil. Have used it for eight
years, crude oil past on thin. Great deal
depends ON who hold the nozzle Put
| ON thin on all our trees. We find it best
not to use till March, and try to get it all
over tree. Adjourned for supper.
In the evening it was early seen that
| the large hall would not be large enough
| to hold the vast throng Of people, and
although packed many could not get in.
| Mrs. Mary r. Brown had a very able
ESSAY, ss0ur Future (a), In the Grange
! (b), In Rural Schools (c), In the Home
l(d);" singing by Miss Bertha Scott, fol-
lowed by Across the Continent Rev.
! ID. E. Clair OF Mullica Hill illustrated
by numerous stereopticon views@ 1t
was an hour in which both pleasure and
instruction, eeuabined made the time
seem very brieE The Good Night
picture was the closing exercises of a
well spent day
The papers read by Thomas Borton,
Beulah Clement, Mary r. Brown and
Walter Heritage will be published in full
as space will permit
THURSDAY, Nov. II.
Question-What is the effect of Magnesia
ysrou tho soil Anemer--Mr Aiskvne very