The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-19


County Board of Agriculture and a far
mers' institute were held at the Court
House on Saturday. There was large
attendance both morning and afternoon.
Horace Roberts, of Moorestown, was the
first speaker and his subject was Orchard
Management" He dwelled at some
length upon the planting of trees, with
special reference to peach and apple trees.
He wants very young stock. not much
more than year old, slightly trimmed
without disturbing the main leaders and
low limbs practically undisturbed, set out
closer together than was the custom In
olden times. and then developed so they
will bear in five or six years. 1t Is Albert
Reps theory and practice not to do any
ming until after the trees have borne
fruit. 1t is desirable to have the limbs as
close to the ground as possible for spray
Ing and other purposes. Care must be
taken not to overfeed peach trees to the
extent Of growing wood instead of fruit
1t is his opinion that peaches will grow
almost anywhere in Burlington county
with proper application of scientific
methods that all orchardists can learn
Healthy and vigorous trees In the fall will
bud and stand almost anything In the
spring. He has had excellent crops after
his trees have been ice covered in the
mornings of early spring.
Mr.. Roberts has no fear of competition
from the west, for the professional
growers In the east have become masters
of fungus diseases and they are producing
some fruit that excels the western pro
ducts Maintaining the present standard of
quality is all that eastern men have to do
to protect themselves from invasion, from
other sections. On the question of prices.
he surprised many present by stating that
fruit men generally can get satisfactory
profit from peaches and apples when sell
Ing at fifty cents a basket and 1t is not
now the idea of the leading growers to en-
courage present prices. The San Jose scale
has driven small growers out of business
and 1t Is seldom that fruit culture is seen
away from the farms of the men who have
made business of horticulture.
Tomato Production from Seed to
was talked about by G. c. HUI.
sart, of Matawan. In his section tomato
growers find 1t more profitable to look
after the early markets instead of WAITING
10 supply the canning trade. Because of
Its natural fertility, fairly heavy soil is
best for tomato raising. Plants need very
little heat after they are above the ground,
but plenty of light and fresh air are the
most important things to consider to pro-
duce the natural growth desired. Forcing
plants should be avoided, as 1t produces
blight They must have enough moisture
to keep the roots down where they belong,
avoiding any necessity of their coming
to the top for ''a drink" Tomato fields
should be cultivated about the same az
corn, at least once a week as long as a
horse and cultivator can pass between
rows, and the fields must be kept clean.
A place for water to drain off at picking
time should be left by the last cultivation.
1t is disastrous to use too much nitrate of
soda at any time, but potash and phos-
phoric acid must be used according to the
requirements of the soil.
Lowell Roudebush, of New Richmond.
Ohio, spoke on care and Management of
Small Fruits, most all of his time being
given to strawberries. The principal
for the small fruit grower to use
Is gray" matter, is the Ohioan 3 idea. In
selecting plants he prefers those grown on
new ground. Michigan grown plants he
has cut out entirely, but those from most
Of the other northern states are salts
factory. The proper setting of the plants
Is the most difficult part of strawberry
growing. The roots must be spread out
Instead OF squeezed into a solid straight
mass. Spraying is done just before bloom
and two or three weeks before the bloom
ing has ceased in the fall. Cut out the
useless runners and use plenty of common
sense. Give honest goods In an
honest package and the market will take
care of itself, always to the interest of the
growers ready to do the right thing. Put
On one more berry than you think the
measure ought to have and the woman
who sees that box will buy 1t without
hesitation.
At the afternoon session the following
officers were elected: President, Charles
Barton. Moorestown; vice president,
Amor j. Gauntt, Jobstown; secretary and
treasurer, H. II. Albertson, Burlington;
Edward A. Mechlin, Moores-
own; Robert T. Evans, Mount Laurel;
John Taylor, Crosswicks; Ezra Evans,
Medford; Walter Oliver, Pemberton;
Clayton Hancock. Columbus; Harvey D.
Marlton; Edward E. Logan,
Mount holly; William ]. Terrill, Burling-
ION; Herman Croshaw, Wrightstown.
Delegates to State Board Of Agriculture,
Edwin NJ. Brock, Beverly, and Henry 8.
Lippincott. Medford. Delegate to State
Society, Charles G. Haines.
Moorestown.
Otis B. Read, county secretary Of the
NJ. c. A., spoke of the work the asso-
;iation Is doing toward getting boys in
crested in farm work, the principal
method being by getting them to plant
something and attend to the crop. The
Association offered prizes last spring for
,orn raised by boys, and the contest has
been successful. An exhibit of some of
he corn was made at the Court House on
Saturday.
Essays on Corn Culture were next read
" five lads, for which prizes were offered.
The contestants were Alfred Livesey,
Norton Kirby, Harry Mickle, George
3imons and Howard Roberts. The com.
nittee awarded first prize, So. to Norton
Kirby; I'd prize, So 80, Howard Roberts;
honorable mention to Alfred Livesey.
Henry P. Thorn, on behalf of the Y. M.
). A, named the prize winners in the corn
growing contest. There had been 40
First prize, 50, for largest and most
perfect 10 ears, Harry Mickle, Medford;
ID, So. Howard Roberts, Moorestown;
honorable mention to Norton Kirby,
Columbus.
First prize, SO, for largest yield. Ernest
3orel, Smithville; I'd, So. George Simons.
3uddtown.
A cultivator offered by Samuel L.
Allen, of Moorestown, for best rs ears
aised by any boy. was awarded to Howard