Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-15


dissolved it-and carried good part Of il
away down the Big Muddy. To say il
rained for the next few days is hardly Civ
ing you a fair idea of what happened. The
creeks could not hold all the water, the
highways we're called into service as water
ways, and pools and lakes formed in the
farmers fields and meadows.
We again took uD the work aud found
that our road way was under three feet OF
rushing, muddy water. 'sOld' Sam eyed
it with apprehension and then look at us
wish disgust for our reckless fool-hardiness
plainly showing in his mien, but went
through neverless while the water
crept into the box Of the buggy and caused
us t. place our feet ON the dash board out Of
its way This was along the hanks OF Mos
quito Greek, an appropriately named stream,
700, for the mosquitoes are very umerous
in the fat lands through which it runs, and
although they are not so large as their New
Jersey relative, they understand their BUSH
ness and appreciate lunchine off New Jer-
sey farmer.
Our Garner Township friends were In the
midst of preparation for an autumn fair aud
festival to be held 10 their church. Pur-
suing our policy of interesting ourselves in
whatever plans the people we were among
Fol
Guided to aid and support the fair as much
as we could. Knowing that my friends
back in New Jersey could be depended on
to assist me, autographed for some jersey
sweet potatoes and other products OF the
Garden State which were promptly sent to
me. | turned them over TO the managing
committee, and they excited considerable
interest and favorab comment and when
the contributions were being sold at auction
at the close of the fair, the bidding for the
Jersey products was quite spirited. The
program committee invited the writer to
deliver an address, and the ssPrice Quar-
tett, composed of my companion, the afore
mentioned twin girls, and their brother
furnished some we'll rendered vocal selec-
tioas. The two grange Organizations and a
farmer of that locality were appointed to
Judge the products displayed, and award
prizes.
Altogether we cannot help feeling that
small part of the splendid success OF the fair
was due to our efforts.
Although our labors in that locality were
strenuous, seed sown under such conditions
could scarcely be expected not to produce
results.
After completing our work in Garner
Township, we moved eastward skipping
Hardin Township, the home of Brother
Price, where fourishing Grange is already
located. Washington Township lies east Of
Harden, and we spent day looking oyer
the prospect there. | was impressed with
the size of the corn fields, as MANY as 100
acres being in some.
In New jersey the farmers would be very
much concerned with their corn in the con-
dition it was in in Iowa. But little OF it
was cut, and none was husked. The corn
will be husked in the fields and the stalks
will be left standing for the cattle to forage
in during the winter. Husking never be-
gins here until after several hard freezes
and cold weather is at hand. Farmers with
seyenty-dve and eighty acres to husk alone
we're not worrying over the work ahead OF
them, although at certain seasons OF the
year the problem of securing hired help is
a grave one.
Potatoes are not raised so very extern
s,vely. each farmer aiming to produce but
a few more than enough for his own use.
The apples are very good and quite
plentiful and we enjoyed many of them as
we rode about the country. We were often
tempted to leave the straight and narrow
way and go into some ones orchard and
take some apples that were really needing
30 be picked, but as the fences here are all
made of barbed wire very tightly and
thiekly stretched requiring much practice
to learn to climb without damage to raj
ment and injury TO person we did not yielu
to temptation.
Much attention is devoted in Iowa to the
raising and fattening of livestock, es-
pecially hogs, which are sold alive, usually
in carload lots, and it was no uncommon
sight to behold in the pens and pastures
along she: road from 100 to 300 swine all
belonging to one farmer; and as feeding
time the music they made was good for
the farmer to hear at least with the market
price of live pork what it is at present-six
cents per pound and upward
The Duroc-Jersey breed of hogs are the
most abundant, having to great extent
superseded the formerly predominant Po-
land Chinas. Very we'll bred herds of both
breeds are to be found here, and occasion