Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-12-10
COUNTY BOARD Of
AGRICULTURE MEETING

O'Clock, by President Lewis NJ Morgan
After the roll call of officers, the order
Of business was taken up.
The treasurer's report was given as
follows: Amount on hand beginning
Of the year. $S2.76; amount received
from State appropriation, S45.00; ex-
penses during the year, $49.05; amount
now on hand, $78.71.
The election Of officers for 1909 was
then taken up and chosen as follows:
President, Edmond T. Ridgway; vice
president, Wade Heritage; treasurer,
VIM. Fl. Borden; secretary, John Ton
kin; executive committee, Mary G..
Moore, Ester L. Rulon, Belle Kirby:
delegate to State Board of Agriculture
Clark Gardner; delegate to State Hor-
ticultural Society, L. M. Morgan.
The program was then taken up
First music by Edward Iredell, which
was enjoyed by all
The question by what means may
the farmers Of this neighborhood get
more returns from the sale of their
products by E. T. Ridgway, A. w
Borton.
E. T. Ridgway said he did not know
vi any i4iSdAS Oy NAtCu IuC 1d1ulGES
could get better returns for their pro-
ducts than they do now by selling at
our home markets, at the stations and
receiving nearly if not fully as much
for the products as those that follow
the habit of carting TO the Philadelphia
markets.
Aaron w. Borton was Of the same
opinion
Recitation, Annie Coles, entitled
Joe Goris Philosophy which was
very good.
Discussion Americas s greatest in
stitutions, her public schools, practical
education, and do our schools furnish
it. A citizens duty to the public
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Owen.
E. DGardner had an excellent paper.
among other things she said, that the
greatest institutions are not the ones,
where tuition is the most expensive,
buildings most elaborate, or faculty
most learned, but the ones that are
the greatest benefit to humanity, in
uplifting the standard of manhood and
womanhood
Song by D Winfield Sithsns, entitled
"she was Bred in Old Kentucky"
Topic-~How | would run a farm if
/ were a man." Hope L. Moore, Rachel
French.
Hope L. Moore had a paper prepar-
ed as follows:
How would run a farm, if | were a
man?
l think imagination viii help me with
the plan.
| would take a course in an agricultur-
al school,
If I thought it right would adopt it for
my rule.
Then would look around and get me
a good wife,
And l would try to be good to her
the rest of my life.
Then | would be ready to go hand in
hand
She attending to the house. and ! to
the land
| would regard the seasons as they
come and go,
To plow, to plant, to gather and to SOW.
! would cultivate WE'LL and plow deep,
Try to raise crops to sell and to keep.
Weeds would not trouble as they do
now,
| would let them grow awhile and turn
under with plow.
They would soon decay and make hu-
mas in the soil,
Which would later repay me for my
toll
| would raise asparagus. potatoes, corn.
and wheat,
And many other things good to eat.
We must have a living, let things go
as they will,
And by fair management we can get
our FILL
We must have our clothing as every
one knows,
And in that way much money goes.
These are only few of the expenses
that appear every day,
There are a great many more that
meet us half way.
And if we are not cautious they will
fly all around,
And the next we know have posses
sion Of our ground.
With the guns of economy we can keep
them at bay,
And we will be all the better some fu-
ture day.
We had better pay our debts as we 60
on,
And not be bothered with creditors all
our life long.
/ would raise few children to worth
ily fill place,
In this great army Of the human race.
would be desirous to keep abreast
of the times,
But would not follow any of the fool
hardy lines.
would not use tobacco only to kill
the pests,
That have sneaky way getting in
hens nests.
The man who affords to buy tobacco
should not expect his wife,
To do without any Of the needfully|
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