Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05
COUNTY BOARD
OF AGRICULTURE


Harrisonyille, on Monday, March I'd. The
meeting was called to order at two O'Clock
by the President, Lewis M. Morgan.
The roll call Of officers showed several Of
| them absent.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and adopted as read. A bill of 81 90 due
Livingstone Lodge for rent Of hall that day,
was read and ordered paid. A bill of 81 65,
due Wade Heritage for expense attending
State horticultural Society, was read and
ordered paid
Under new business the following resol-
ution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Gloucester County
Board of Agriculture extend their symp-
athy to Theodore Brown in his misfortune
1t was moved and seconded that copy Of
she resolution be sent TO Mr.. Brown.
The programe was then taken up. The
question, us it advisable for young men to
run largely into debs TO farm extensively
with the present help problems and other
obstacles, such as she Potato Blight and
the present. outlook for milk 80 conted
with" Aaron w. Borton, s. Jackson Nor
gan. Frank Kirby.
Mr.. Borton seemed to think shat the
young man had as good q chance for sue
cess in farming at the present time rs he
had few yeats ago; that few years ago
the outlook for the farm was not very en-
oouraging, THAI the help question is the
most serious question for the farmer to-
day.
Mr. Morgan did not think it advisable
for a young man to go largely in debt; shat
it seemed shame for a young couple TO
give the best years of their life to paying
debts. That young man with not more
than sixty acres was great deal more in
dependents than one with one hundred or
more acres While is seemed to take al
most as much machinery to run small
fam as a large farm, yet that could be
overcome sometimes by partnership. A
sixty acre farm well kept in every way
was dAA ounp OEC NOOAN opNCAN W.
Warren Atkinson thought it depended
altogether on the young man, where one
would succeed another would fail.
Frank Kirby thought that farming would
pay in the future as it had in the past; shat
everything seemed to come out all right.
That not much could be made out Of milk
at the present price of feed, yet he thought
il likely all would come cut right in the end
Clayton Kirby said be had had quite q
little experience on q small farm that be
had all the hard work to do, while sbose on
large farms had two or three men to do the
men were easier to get than day help
E. I. Ridgway said she young man that
was afraid 30 go into farming for fear his
posatoes might have the blight sometime, or
that the milk might not pay, or help be
impossible TO get, had better take back
seat he must go in for what there is in is.
CLARK Gardiner said the farmers had
she milk question in their own hands; that
they could SOON control the market ii they
wanted to, and he did NOS feel sorry for
them il they did not make is pay, as il
would be their own fault.
Music by Netsa Crispin.
Report OF State horticultural Society by
Wade Heritage, who gave most excellent
account of the meeting up to the lass ses-
sion.
'sGive demonstration of testing seed
corn." Herbert borden. ELDERS Kirby,
Louis Edwards.
Elbert Kirby said he had tested six ears,
taking grains from each ear, taking
three grains from a side, one near she top
one near the BOSTON,, one in the middle;
putting damp soil in a box, marking it of
in plots about one-half inches square, put
ting the corn from one ear in each plos and
covering it oyer with cloth. Frye yariesles
had sprouted and were o success, the other
was not, aud that he would discard; she
best time 30 select the corn rs In the fail
Louis EQHaIuS ehlu uc Hdu etaTeeu SOME
but too late 80 bring out to the meeting.
Herbers Borden exhibited an experiments
in damp sawdnst, marking 1t out In plots
of about one aud half inches, then cover
ing with clotn and then more saw dust
He selected each grain of corn from differ
ent row, he has been testing the corn he
planted the last two years. He selected
bve corn in the fall, putting it 10 rows IN
the fall, marking every tenth ear 50 tnat he
could easily keep account when he put Ia
the plots. The ears that only foul uut OF
SIX grams sprouted, he would not use under
any considerations, and the one that only i've
sproutrd be would not use nnless be had 10.
Mason Carter WAS called on. He said ne
had quite number OF ears that be had
seIected the corn from and Was sprouslng,