Newark post., 1913-08-06


= to peaches or other fruit. Peaches
are becoming very popular and
: very profitable. Probably two
thirds of those engaged in the
, poultry business are making a de-
clded success Of it, and this is rath-
) er remarkable because of the fact
that a large proportion Of those
who have gone into the business
are town people or city people who
have had no experience in the
country. One Of the most striking
sights near Nineland is the famous
duck farm Of S. Huey. More than
forty thousand ducks have al
ready gone to market from this
farm this season. The focks of
white ducks remaining cover acres
OF ground around a pond, and one
would almost think that there were
millions of them instead of thou
sands.
The people around Vineland are
under obligations to certain men
who came into the neighborhood
for the express purpose of improv-
ing it. Among these are the Fels
/ (Who make naphtha soap.) They
bought fertilizers and manures in
wholesale way at the lowest pos
sible price and sold them to the
farmers at cost, and then gave
the farmers as much time as they
needed to pay for them, whether it
was one year or several years. They
also put up canning factory to
take care Of the products that the
farmers grew, and for a number of
years they ran this factory at loss
rather than a profit. They pay
good prices and require good stuff,
and they are now reaping the re-
ward of their labors and Of their
benevolences, and the development
of Vineland has been greatly
stimulated and hastened by the
credit given the small farmer. 1t
is a fine example of what may be
done by the cooperation Of capital
and labor, bound together by the
"strong and friendly tie Of agri-
culture, . aided by all that art and
science could contribute towards
the happy result. Now, the State
and Nation are uniting in num-
bor of ways to add to this cO-opera-
ton, this friendliness, this pros
perity, this ideal condition Of
country living. Close to Vineland
are demonstration poultry plants,
and experiment farms where field
study is given to growing grapes.
Public and private charitable in
stitutions have been established
and state roads Of macadam or
gravel add to the attractiveness of
the neighborhood. Naturally land
has become high in price. The Fels
own a farm that is really a demon
stration farm. 1t is in charge Of
Mr.. r. NJ. Lipman, a brother of
DR.. J. G. Lipman, of the New Jer-
sey Experiment Station, one Of the
greatest soil experts in the United
States, if not in the world. When
they decided to start the canning
industry, they got a Delaware man
Mr.. E. d. Sawyer, and told him to
make a study of conditions, to
build up business and at the same
time to help build up the commun-
ity. The results show that careful |
study has been given to every de-
tail of the canning business, until |
sweet potatoes are canned in such |
way that they preserve almost |
their natural freshness. A ma
chine has been made to core to-
matoes. A device simply picks out
the tomato stem and the usual lit
tie green spot surrounding the
stem. The waste is greatly re-
duced, so that the product from a
given quantity Of the fruit is in
creased about Is per cent. Besides
this the tomato is not bruised, nor
broken, and the best specimens can
be scalded and skinned and gently
placed in a new style fiat can hold
ing a half dozen tomatoes in sim
gle layer. These are as good in
January as tomatoes fresh from
the green house, and at much less
cost.
From Vineland run was made
straight north to Glassboro where
Repp Brothers have extensive ap-
pie orchards and are now putting
up for their use a new cold storage
plant that will hold $4,000 bushels
of apples. A few years ago they
put up 10000 bushel plant, but
soon found it inadequate to their
needs. The striking features Of
their methods of apple production
.,.o LII fanti lina ton of tho or