Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-06-04
THE COUNTY BOARD
OF AGR|CULT TURF.
George Tonkin Chosen Representa-
tive to National Agriculture
Congress. Next Meeting
at lIulIica HILL

Congress. Next Meeting
at MulIica HILL
Oyer one hundred members of the Glou-
eester County Board Of Agriculture, aboat
one-hals Of whom were ladies, attended the
June meeting on Monday afternoon in Pa
tren's Hall, Mickleton, President Lewis
Morgan presiding. After routine business
the program for the meeting, as published
in these columns, was taken up and pur-
sned to the end. The topic for discussion:
Resokged That life in the country is
more favorable 10 human Developments than
life in the city, was discussed from the
affirmative view only, Charles H Thomas
being the speaker. After few humorous
sallies as to the source of the fine cheeks Of
the country girls and those Of the city girl,
Mr.. Thomas got down to statistics aud
showed city death rate OF 25 per 200 as
against a country rate Of 8 and fraction
perl 900. And cIinched these by asking if
anyone ever heard of sending country child
ren to the city to regain or build up their
health. He acknowledged there were some
healthy people in the cities, but that was
usually due to the Developments in the
country.
Alter recitation by Miss Anna Pan
coast, Mrs. Mary Haines opened the dis
cussion 'sDo housewives as a rule, in COM
parison to the needs, haye so many labor
saving deyises as their husbands y II she
had been assigned this subject five years
ago. Mrs Haines thought she could answer
it easily and accurately, but things have
changed and labor saving deyises are now
more numerous in homes she knew most
about than then. At the same time the
needs of the farm were seemingly more
urgent as well as more expensive, yet labor
saying deYises had multiplied in tia home
Of late years. Some do withous them be-
cause they won't bother trying to use them.
While admitting that the husbands ls-
Dor saying devises cost the most, a. P. Ow-
en- contended that the women have more
than men, and named thousand more or
/ less dS pFOOI OF QlS cOnten610n.
Will H. Hoffman said there was no doubs
that the husbands had the most, and Jerre
Haines said it was the woman IS fault il they
did.
William P. Haines, in characteristic
address, told of 'sThe Indian as I Saw
Him. on the St. Croix river between Mich
igan and Minnesota from 1866 to 1874.
Mr.. Haines evidently saw the original
American before Uncle Sam washed, edu-
Gated and put him in house with tailor
and dressmaker.
| Mason Carter was not present, but in a
letter read by the Secretary, preferred Glow
er sod TO timothy sod because it stores nj
trogen, and improves the land, while tim
othy sod robs it; eloYer roots also retain
the moisture There was general agree
ment with these views, and Herbert Borton
supplemented it by asserting that timothy
is not paying crop in this section, and
contains no more protene than corn fodder.
As to thinning corn, Albert Heritage said
he planted no more kernels than be wanted
spears, as thinning was laborious.
After recitation by Mary Rulon, the
period at which grass should be cut was
discussed.
Herbert Borton said alfafa must be cut
before seed forms if you expect continued
growth, and it seemed as though the same
rule would follow in clover Those who
cut clover before the heads die will get
better second crop. The proper time to
cut timothy is just before dust begins to
fly. W. 81. Borson thought cattle fed tim
othy most eagerly that was cut as soon as
the heads show.
jackson Morgan, this county's last rep
resentatiye to the National Agricultural
Congress, asked this meeting to select the
delegate TO this years meeting at Madison,
Wisconsin, between September % and 3Oth
and after some delibsration, George Tom
kin, Director of the Board Of Chosen Free
holders, was chosen.
There was considerable inquiry for a
compound warranted as sure death to rose
bugs on grapes. Paris green land plaster.
Bordeaux mixture, and Paris green alone
were suggested, bus so many had tried
these without success, that there were no
guarantees.
! Lewis Morgan said bug Of some kind
had clnaraa kl,;s v,ae-ss ,sxx.xvskt. : a Il.