Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-03-07
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

riculture was held in Grange Hall,
Harrisonville. on Monday afternoon,
March 4th, 1912.
The meeting was called to order by
the President, Clayton G.. Kirby. The
minutes of last meeting were read and
approved as read.
A bill of 81 due Harrisonyille
Grange for rent of Hall that day was
ordered paid.
A bill of $466 due VIM. Colson, for
attending State Horticultural Society
was ordered paid.
The program was then taken up.
Music, E. Nettie Crispin.
Along what lines do
State Departments of Agriculture rem
der the greatest benefit to the farm
err" Theo. Brown, Lewis Morgan
and E. T. Ridgway.
Mr.. Brown spoke of the County
Boards as doing good work, also the
State College; that Prof Smiths place
was about to become vacant and that
it would be hard to fill; that the Con-
stitution of the County Board should
be read once year.
Mr. Morgan thought the County
Boards did about the most good; the
Interstates also do some good work,
as the most of the farmers attended
and it was their own fault if not bene-
fitted The State College was doing
good work but as there is some talk
of a new one being built it would do
the South Jersey farmers the most
good if built around Swedesboro,
rather than Vineland, where one has
been talked of being built. He also
thought the Board of Managers of the
State College should be farmers and
not city men, which so many are at
present
Mr. Owen, as one of the Board of
Managers, said the State College was
doing very good work in some lines
and in others it was waste of time.
That some extension work is being
done in the fruit line near Vineland
which is bringing good results.
That the Board of Managers receiv-
ed their appointments through the
politicians
Mr. Ridgway thought the State Col
lege was doing good work, but it was
short of funds.
The law to tax every 100 lbs. of any
kind of fertilizer brought in the State
of New Jersey, the revenue derived
from it to go to the State College, is
good only SO far as it helps the State
College, The manufacturers will lose
nothing 5y i, as the Farmer pays
more for it and the. only benefit he
will receive from it will be little
more money for the State College.
The unusual prosperous. times of
IL
the State Experimental Station and
that from DR.. Voorhees,.
Song, Leona Denelsbeck.
A very full and interesting report
of the State Board of Agriculture
was made by Amos Kirby.
Question: When the farm receipts
fall below the expense who is usually
to blame, the farm or the farmer?0
Asa Moore, Chalkley Kirby, George
Horner.
No one was present on that question
but Mr. Kirby who thought it might
be laid to various reasons.
IA full and interesting report of the
State Horticultural Society was made
by VIM. Colson.
Question: What is the greatest tor
ment to the life of the average house
wife?' Ella Lippincott, Rachel French
and Lizzie Kirby.
No one was present on that ques-
tion but Mrs. Kirby who had very
good paper in which she thought that
/ the average housewife hadn't anything
to torment her: that to the average
person life is what we make it, while
some clouds come tG darken our lives,
hi lys and fn a m a ny
blessings brighter.
The woman who has no time to at
tend County Board meetings and so
on are missing more than they gain
That completed the program.
Mr. Al. Owen then read resolutions
to amend or repeal the Liability Law,
! which were adopted.
The Secretary then read extracts
/ from the Hon. Mr.. Frelinghuysen' S
speeches. which he gave at the State
Board of Agriculture.
I The meeting adjourned to meet at
/ N1inE1afon in limo