The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1905-11-30
County Farmers Institute Held.

The Farmers lDSJltuUe uUuer Tue
direction of the State Board of Agri-
culture. was held at the Court House,
at Freehold Wednesday, commencing
at 1890 A. M.
Secretary of the State Board of Ag-
riculture Franklin Dye, was made
chairman of the meeting, and at the
opening gave a. short talk on The
Farmers Interest in Taxation and
Legislation"
Prof. r. l.. Watts addressed the
farmers on practical Plant Feeding.
He said the fertility of the soil de-
pended upon many conditions. he
told the farmers they must take the
soil as a rack. You fill the rack full
of something good and it fats the cat
tie. 1t is the same way with the soil
we can make fat plants the same as
fat animals. Soil is the plants home.
1t must not be too wet or too solid.
Nitrogen gives plants rich green color,
which is probably most important
Potash is of Great Importance to sup
ply starch. Lime is old, yet new. On
some lands 1000 pounds per acre Is
enough. Some lands are limedtodeath.
Take a piece Of litmus paper, put 1t
in the ground and if it turns red the
soil needs lime. l expended $72. 60 on
2 "a acres of land by fertilizing and
sowing rye, COW peas and oats, ana
blowing them under, then put cab
bage on the ground. | will receive
between 800 and $500 for the crop OF
cabbage l believe in green manure.
A crop of crimson clover plowed I'M
der gives $40 worth of nitrogen to the
acre. High grade fertilizers pay well.
A $40 application of nitrate soda on
tomato ground returned 800 more for
me to the acre than where l did not
use it. Farmers can mix their own
fertilizer. ~
Edward Van Alstyne spoke on Pro
duction of Potatoes and Prevention
of Blight He said the potatoes when
, analyzed showed "a per cent, water
and nearly all the rest starch. he
said some blight was caused by Paris
green. The last ten days ola potato
| life is when it grows the best. 1t will
pay all farmers to have potato
sprayer.
On chart the speaker displayed
the following formulas as poisons to
insects and as prevention to blight.
For all kinds of insects that with
their jaws
Arsenic of Soda ID. white arsen-
lie: lips. sal. soda; 4 quarts OF
water; boil half an hour. quart is
equal to Id. Paris green.
For ordinary sucking insects
Kerosene Emulsion-2 gals. kero-
sene; gal. water; 1-2 10. OF soap.
For San Jose scale and fungus
troubles
Lime, Sulpher and Salt wash-15
lbs. sulpher; 10 lbs. lime; 10 lbs. salt;
80 gals. of water. Boil for one hour.
Bordeaux Mlxtures-Suspend III a
barrel of water more vitriol than VIII
dissolve in "a hours; each gallon VIII
hold lbs Slack slowly quantity
of best lime, strain in spray tank
through brass wire not coarser than
ordinary fiy screen about two gallons
of lime water, fill tank full of water,
stir thoroughly. Dissolve ounce yell
low prussite of potash in one pint OF
soft water, drop little on the surface
of mixtures and if there is enough
lime there will be no change in color,
if not enough lime brown spot will
appear; then add more lime.
He said the arsenite of soda was for
bugs. and the bordeaux mixture for
blight.
Prof. John B. Smith, State Entom-
ologist. made highly interesting
speech upon Spraying Mixtures aud
Mathods" He declared that the late
fall of the year was the most advan-
tageous time 10 spray for scale. for
the reason that then the mothers
would BE- caught and tuere would be
little chance for propagation anbIl
soring. II the spring also other con
ditions Of weather. etc were not so
favora BILE. He referred e. she above
formulas. and commenEed upon their
different uses
DR.. Edward B. VOORHEES, delivered
an address on "fbe Culture Of Al
falfa and Other Forage Crops He
said the expenses of growing alfalfa
were less than other crops; also that
crimson clover was another good crop
to grow. He said he knew of a crop
of alfalfa which was sown in 1895
which was still growing and averag-
ing tons to the acre. He also dis
cussed the different soils suitable foI
alfalfa.
Edward Van Alystyne lectured OF
"Up-to-date Dairying" He said he
had found oats and COW peas profit
able feed for cows. and that excellent
mixed hay was not as good. He said
oats and cow peas would turn out
much more per acre than hay. 'Don't
let your cows get poor in flesh"