Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-11-28

1t is evident that no farmers son who
has decided definitely to take up general
farm, garden or live stock work, can afford
to miss these short courses. Every portion
is based on the practical side of all topics
and great deal of the time is spent in the
various laboratories where the students re-
ceive actual practice and helpful instruction
in the special line of work which they are
taking. The new judging pavilion is a
model for convenience and arrangement;
the horse barn representative Of modern
methods of arrangement and equipment,
while each and every individual has been
selected with a view toward establishing in
the minds of the students the value of an
ideal and type in animal husbandry work.
New Jersey is largely dairy State, taken
from live stock standpoint and to that
end the college herd, consisting of over
forty head of choice cows, representative of
the four dairy breeds will furnish splendid
material from which to select types capable
of making milk and butter. Arrangements
have already been made to accept the offer
of several breeders who are anxious to ex-
hibit outstanding individuals from their
herds and focks in order to stimulate and
increase the interest in live stock produc-
tion and Improvements.
The feeding question is very important
at this time, since all fed stuffs are so high
in price and some so varied in composition.
DR.. Edward B. Voorhees, has arranged to
take personal charge of the instructive work
along this line in addition to the manure
and fertilizer work which lnsures one Of the
strongest courses available. Additions in
the way of equipment and apparatus have
been made in every department; each course
has been strengthened and broadened,
especial pains being exercised to base all
instruction work on practical, utility
basis. Prospective students are urged to
send in their applications for admission at
once in order that every arrangements can
be made for their accommodation. Every
thing is in readiness for the opening Of all
courses promptly, on December 3, and the
applications already received insure large
attendance.
New jersey while not noted corn
State, compares well with many of the
Western States in the number Of bushels
produced per acre. One would hardly ex-
pect such statement, but the average yield
per acre during the past dozen years is in
excess of that rated for Iowa, the king corn
State of the West. Very little interest,
however, is manifested in the judging and
selection of seed corn and arrangements are
completed for the introduction of this work
at the coming short courses. 1t is known
that early frosts and later freezes injure the
terminating qualities of corn, yet very few
of the Jersey farmers select their seed corn
early enough in the Fall or Winter 30 evade
this loss. Freezing, however, does not
injure ears wholly dry, that is those that
haye ripened early and dried out before the
heavy freezes, as there is nothing to freeze
if the moisture in both the cob and kernel
is reduced to the minimum. It is impor-
tant, however, that all samples be stored in
dry airy place where neither mice nor
moisture can gain access. This does not
mean in the kitchen or garnet, but rather a
better place is suggested when the ears are
hung on wires or Irvine strings in some
open shed where the rain and snow meyer
enter and where she mice must stay away.
Heat and moisture when present encourage
growth and termination, and if the little
germ swells and then freezes, there is sure
| to be bank hills in the field where such
corn is planted the next year. Every ker-
mel planted ought to be capable of germina-
tion if the owner expects profitable crop.
| In the care of farm animals, the atten-
dant should remember that quietness and
contentment are always conducive to the
best results in both meat and milk pro-
duction. This being true, every effort
| ohould no poada tn avoid disturbance M