Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-09-05
THE COUNTY BOARD
Of AGRICULTURE.

hall, Thorofare, Monday afternoon. The
attendance was not so large as on some
occasions but there was life and interest in
the discussion of the various questions. "a
After the minutes were read, the Score
tary produced a letter from Mary Budd,
Secretary of the State Board, asking for sug-
gestions to aid in the preparation Of the pro-
gram for the State meeting. The letter was
received and fled. and members requested
to give the subject thought and communi-
cate their ideas to the Secretary.
The Institute committee reported pro-
gress.
Mr.. Whitall asked if any progress had
been made toward holding summer meet
ing at New Brunswick this year. MI. Heri-
tage said the Executive committee thought
it would be better to skip year, then some
Improvements would be completed that
would enable the committee to more salts
factory entertain the people. The last meet
ing was not success in that regard.
A suggestion by Mr.. Whitall to change
the meeting day of the June and Septem-
Der meetings from Monday to some other
day, was discussed. He thought Monday
the busiest day IN the week for both the
men and women, and this affected the atten-
dance at these meetings. No action was
taken. as nobody could suggest less busy
day.
Both Frank Kirby and James White,
chosen 30 discuss the question Which
will be the most profitable variety Of white
potatoes to grow for market the coming
year, nwere absent, but every farmer present
was posted so far as his experience went
Mr.. E. T. Ridgeway, whose speciality is po-
tato growing, said he liked the Irish Cobb
isrs best. They were strong growers, good
troopers, and fine Oh the table, and the buy
ers paid the highest price for them.
Lewis Morgan said in his section all grew
the Irish Cobblers and Green Mountains.
They yielded from 500 to $3.50 per acre.
Already growers had ordered their seed for
next year.
Walter Heritage agreed with Messrs.
kldgWay ana Morgan
Chas w. Knight said the longer he con-
tinued to raise potatoes the less he knew.
This year his potatoes did not do well.
Cobblers did the bsst, however.
Wood Wyne said the Cobblers yielded
twice as much any other variety.
Jesse Mullen said this year he planted
more than he dug. In heavy soil they did
well, in light soil, nothing,
The origin of this variety Of potato was
told by Mr.. Whitall. He said an Irish
shoemaker near Mt. Holly was quite po-
butato grower. A neighboring farmer, Mr..
1es.s, saw his potatoes and wanted some
80 taking them away he asked
1sty and the cobbler re-
hem one, and he dub
e5f seed was raised and Aaron
lie had better success with home
grown t6an foreign seed. He was asked if
homegrown was not more susceptible to
blight than foreign, and he thought not
He said Bordeaux mixture preserved the
vines. He keeps his seed in cold storage.
John c. Heritage gave as his experience
that homegrown seed was preferable to for
eign, as the vines remained vigorous lon
ger He had twice as many Queens as Cobb
lers.
E. T. Ridgeway said he found heavy soil
produced smoother, brighter potatoes than
light soil.
E. E. Clement said Cobbiers commanded
better price than Early Rose, and were a
bigger cropper.
Mr.. Kirby said the reason the vines died
early was because the seed rotted.
what is gained by keeping the accounts
Of the farm and home?n was discussed by
Mrs. Beulah Clement. She thought it
would pay to keep book and pencil to see
if we are dong business at profit or loss.
James T.Budd gave as his experience that
il was profitable to keep accounts. Some
crops we think profitable, are not and some
we think improbable, are. He did not con-
slider corn profitable crop. Fifty bushels
per acre was good yield. SOC per bushel
was a fair price, and S5 an acre is about the
value Of the stalks. Potatoes yield 500 per
acre, and are not much more expensive to
grow. Il is profitable to raise hogs, he said,
il you buy all the feed.
The necessaries Of life cost little, but the
luxuries take the money. Keeping accounts
is q great advantage
Theo. Brown did not agree with Mr.. Budds
conclusion about the value Of the corn crop.
His land was better after four successive
corn crops than before, and be only applied
crimson cloyer a. fertilizer.