The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-02-21
Farmers In Session

! The annual meeting OF the Burlington
| County Board of Agriculture was held ii
the court house. on Saturday, and 1t wal
the most interesting session that has beer
held for long time. The court house
was filled by an audience that gave un-
1 divided attention to the subjects presented
| ]. Heulings Coles. president, welcomed
the members In neat address and then
called upon the secretary for the annual
report. That paper showed that the last
year had been very prosperous for the
farmer. Recent fairs were referred to
and were criticised In one or two parti-
culars. Regret was expressed because of
the abandoning of the cattle department
and the paying of so much attention to
speed horses. The secretary also thought
that too much space was allowed to side
shows which were not elevating in their
character.
A committee was appointed to nominate
officers for the ensuing year.
Samuel s. Fort asked If the meeting was
going to adjourn without giving express
sion on the Canada reciprocity question.
The president thought something should
be said on this line as he was of the opinion
that the farmer was being imposed upon.
In the discussion that followed the
general idea prevailed that prices OF farm
produced would be greatly reduced.
What might happen to the consumer was
not taken into consideration. Mr.. Fort
moved that committee be appointed to
draw resolutions to present to the United
States Senators from New Jersey, asking
them to vote against the BILL
Harry B. Wright, Samuel s. Fort and
Albert Haines were appointed the COM
mittee
Charles D. Barton, of Marlton, read
paper on Commercial Peach Growing. "
This was followed by paper on Modern
Orchard Management" by Horace
Roberts, of Moorestown. Potato Grow
ing" was the subject of paper by D.
Howard Jones, of Freehold.
The first business at the afternoon ses-
sion was the election of officers, and the
result was as follows President, Albert |
Haines; vice president. @. Craig Tallman;
secretary, 81. H. Albertson; delegates to
State Board of Agriculture, Edward |
Brock, one year; Henry s. Lippincott, two |
years; delegate to Horticultural Society, |
Charles Horner; directors, Howard
Benjamin M. Haines. DR.. |
Dey. Wilson Haines, John Evans, George
Black. George P. Lippincott, Bloomfield
B. Pew, John Bauer, A. G. Buck.
Two very interesting addresses were de-
livered by Hon. Joseph s. Frelinghuysen,
president of the State Board of Agricul.
ture. and Hon. George W. F. Gaunt,
Master of the New Jersey State Grange.
A lively discussion followed the motion
Of Samuel s. Fort that the standard Of
milk IN New Jersey be twelve per cent.
solids. This was finally amended that the
standard be 11a per cent, and SO adopted.
The committee appointed to prepare
on the Canada reciprocity |,
reported that it would be to
The detriment of the farmer to have such
an arrangement completed and it was de.
,ided to ask Senators Briggs and Kean to
vote against the project. The resolutions
we're adopted by large rising vote.
Interesting papers were read by Prof.
+. G. Minkler, and Prof. ]. q. Lipman,
both of New Brunswick. Samuel 8.
Forts talk on "The Marketing of Milk,
" "a hirhlv eniovad