Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08
COUNTY BOARD
Of AGRICULTURE.
June Meeting al MickIetOn.

the quarterly meeting Of the County Board
Of Agriculture.
The meeting was called TO order prompts
" at two o'clock by President Joseph
Carter, and Benjamin Heritage read the
very full and interesting minutes of the
last meeting.
Under the head Of unfinished business
John G. Whitall took occasion to refer to
the treatment OF the Boards resolution
against permitting automobiles to traverse
the highways at high speed had received at
the hands of the legislature, and he con-
cluded that in this matter we were pro-
gressing backward, because the law en-
acted permits speed Of twenty miles an
honr on the highways as great as that
made by trains on our railroads. Il
automobiles must run that fast they should
have roads of their own, as the lives of
persons driving ordinary horses on the high
way were not safe with those engineers
running at that speed.
A motion that the President appoint a
committee to arrange for the annual insti-
tute was adopted, and later in the pro-
ceedings the President named the follow
ing:-Wm. H. Borden, Hannah Hendricks
son, Theo. Bgpwn, Caddie Gill, George
, H Horner.
Strawberry Culture was the first topic
discussed, and VIM H Borden was the
first speaker. He sets out as early in the
Spring as the ground can be worked, in
(. rows four feet apart, and plants from 2 to
Is. inches apart in the row, broad casts
manure, do not manure in the row under
the plants; cuitiyates same way each side
Of the row. After cold weather sets in,
cover with leaves, stalks and coarse ma
nure. Nitrate Of soda makes good appli-
cation after bloom appears. Plows up
after the second year. For family
use three varieties, early, medium and
late.
James Carter thought any one would get
strawberries who followed Mr.. Borden's
plan.
Wm P. Haines agreed with Mr. Bor-
den, except that be sets out about August
LIST, he had tried both seasons and found
latter best. He had good results from
spraying with Bordeaux mixture. He said
there was something wrong with his patch
now. as some Of the leaves were curling
up.
The second topic, Does every acre OF your
farm earn something for you every year? II
not, why not?
John G. Whitall said he could answer
that in the affirmative, but whether always
at profit was not clear. His farm was
thoroughly underdrained, so wet weather
don't affect it. The drains were laid 40
years ago with horseshoe tile, and where the
water runs constantly is still in good work
ing order, in some dry places, boards had to
be replaced. In reply to question he said
he had never used sole tile.
John G. Heritage said they tried to make
every acre Of the farm produce something,
but sometimes failed. They had an orchard
but got no profit from it, except from the
the grass grown therein.
Secretary Heritage read an interesting
paper on the Best varieties of flowers for
home adornment. The rose he character
lied as the queen Of flowers; sweet peas,
planted in the fall and covered during cold
weather viii bloom in May; he told how
nasturtions could be kept blooming all the
year round. Geraniums, he said,
are the most popular flower, florists assert
that they sell more Of this variety than all
others combined.
Mary L. Haines was partial to geraninms
while sue 4. Smith was partial to ferns,
palms, rubber plants and begonias.
John 6. Whitall was not on the bills to
discuss this topic, but he made very inter
esting plea for the dogwood, ferns, honey
suckIe. .azalias peonies, the water lily, which
blooms from April till October and Of which
there are thirty varieties. Grasses are
beautiful, be did not consider that geran-
iums compared with pampas grass. A nice
piece of clean. green grass, be said, cannot
be beaten by anything.
Edwin A. Holmes agreed with both
Mrs. Haines and Mr.. Whitall
How can vie get i'd Of toll roads" was
first discussed BY Wm. H. Wolf, who said
be understood the directors Of the swedes.
boro turnpike were willing to sell al a
reasonable price. We should find what
their selling price is, then see the Free.
holders and lay the case before them.
Those 10 favor Of getting rid Of these roads
shonld act. Once purchased, then there i
chance 70 81 State rosd be said