Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-25

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distance Of our large cities, is the cost Of
transportation. Social conditions existing
in farming communities need to be I'M
proved.
The president said that all of these prob
lens, which effect both directly and indi-
rectly the true progress Of agriculture, and
in sense the stability of our government,
can be solved, and will be solved in a satis-
factory manner, only when the essential
principles which are involved are under
stood by the masses engaged in the work.
He held that the agricultural colleges must
recognize the gravity of these problems and
give not only their moral support, but be
the leaders in solving them.
The address showed that farming pro-
gress has been due to educational influence.
In closing the address he said
ssIt is the manifest duty Of this board,
representing the agricultural interests Of
this state, to see to it that the possibilities
for the extension Of education under the
law for short courses Of agriculture passed
last year shall have fruition. That the boys
and girls upon these more than 10000
farms of ours may receive the stimulus that
comes from study. and thus continue to
make the state noted, not only for good
farming, but for she intelligence and char
acter of its farmers
Wednesday evening DIR. Henry B. Kun
mel, state geologist, read paper on "Pur-
pose and Work Of the New Jersey State
Forestry Commission. ("
DR.. Kummel said it was his wish and
that Of eyerv member of the forestry COM
mission that every citizen should fully
understand the object and purpose Of the
work of the commission. Forestry. be in
sisted, is not sentimental consideration Of
a few visionary people. He summed up
the foestry work just being undertaken in
this state by saying:
ssIt is the essence of forestry to have
trees harvested when they are ripe and
followed by successive crops. The human
as IS ilss deStfO u because s..s i.-.sss Il
dies. Every individual must die, but the
race lives on. So every tree must die, but
the forest win be extended and multiplied. =
DIR. Krummel said forestry is the art of
using the forest continuously to meet the
needs Of men. It makes practical use Of
the forest Ii plans to meet thesdemand of
men for lumber and other forest products,
yet it also plans for the continued use and
of the forest.
The state geologist's paper discussed the
great loss in this state caused BY forest
fires. During 19O2-o3 and 1904 225,000
acres were burned oyer, causing loss of
$767, ,480. The paper said:
ssThe existing fire laws are more honored
in the breach than in the observance. The
law permitting the appointments Of town
ship fire marshals and offering state aid to
townships has during the four years OF its
existence had little effect. There must be
more Capitalization Of authority. The
matter cannot be left to the option Of the
oWnshlps
DIR. John B. Smith, state entomogologist,
the days program with an adj
dress on "a Years Experience with In
sects and Insecticides 1t was illustrated
with brilliant stereoptican views. DR..
Smith paid particular attention to the
ravages Of the Brown-tail and gypsy moth
in Massachusetts,. He said that that state,
in an attempt to get rid Of the pests, has
spent more money than he has asked IN
this state for the extinction Of the mosquito
plague. This was reference to the bill
appropriating $3.50, 900 for the extermina-
tion of mosquitoes, which Professor Smith
expects to have introduced in the present
legislature.
DR.. Smith said the moths have already
invaded New Hampshire and continual
is necessary to prevent their
in New Jersey. Massachusetts,
aud New Hampshire will appeal to the
national government for aid in overcoming
the moths, and is was suggested Lass even-
ing that the New jersey state board should
take up the matter Of cooperating with
those states in the appeal. No formal ac-
tion was taken on this question.
DR.. Smith showed pictures that presented
whole forests in Massachusetts killed by the
moths.
TUESDAY, January IS.
More Education, was the slogan Of this
session, and the elimination Of the cry came
in the afternoon when Dr. Liberty Il.
Bailey, dean Of Cornell University. Ithaca,
New York, in an address, insisted there
should be radical change in the school
system in the rural districts under which
school teaching would be based on every
lay matters Of the farm and farming.
agricultural Education" was DR.. Bailey's
Iheme. He delivered q series Of telling
blows straight from the shoulder, and was
given the most enthusiastic applause. This
md a brief address by Governor Stokes
aere she features Of the day.
DR.. Railey said that one-sixth Of al the
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