The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-26
The Farm Demonstrators.


docs Burlington county need a Farr
Demonstrators" That question hs
been asked many times since the Las
meeting of the Board of Freeholdel
when the members of that body decide
not to include in the budget of expense
the amount necessary to aid in the EN-
ployment of such an official. From the re
fusal of the board to appropriate tn
money it would appear that the mem
bers were of the opinion that there wa
no necessity for favorable action. Blu
since the meeting there has been mucl
discussion and it is probable hat tn
subject is more thoroughly understood
than it was when the vote was taken
The objection to it appeared to hav
sprung up overnight and it vas rushe'
through without any debate or any goo.
reason being given for the changei in mine
of those who had apparently favored it
The answers that have been given tt
the above question appear to be greatly
in the affirmative. While they com
from the farming community there arr
those living in the towns who are willing
to concede that the farming district ii
entitled to any help that will aid it M
that, in turn, helps the town.
Allowing the first question answered
then comes another why should Bur
lington county be given such an oficial?'
The answer to that has already been
published to the effect that Burlington
county is a farming county and the
owners of farm lands pay their share Of
taxes in a large amount, without receiv-
ing any special benefit in return. True.
there are improved roads throughout the
county whereby the farmer can haul his
produce more easily than heretofore but
the roads appear to be of as much use to
the automobiles, many of them from
other states under the reciprocity" act
which is of more advantage to those
people than to residents of this county.
So that, as a matter of return for the
taxes paid into the treasury, the farmers
appear to have a good argument. They
point to the amounts spent for bridges
in other townships, which expense they
are taxed to share and to other matters
which they pay a just proportion but
which do not locally affect them. This
point of locality is one that is being
enlarged upon. Bridges, in many town.
are absolutely local, but the Farm
will be an official for the
benefit Of the entire county, not to be
monopolized by any one section.
1t has been suggested that the farmer
who is compelled to call in outside help
TO aid him In running his business is not
fitted for his profession, and admits a
weakness in that direction. To this the
is that the man who 'knows 1t
Ill" has not yet been born, and the fell
low who is not willing to learn shows
decided ignorance.
There were % votes against the ap-
preparation at the last meeting and it re-
mains to be seen how many can be in
iuced to change their minds on the
There certainly Is reason for
he statement that the Board practically |
lgreed to secure this official before the
lose of the last year. A resolution was
to the effect that the a%ppropria-
ion would be made as soon as a suitable
nan could be secured. Then there was
issuance that such a man had been en-
aged and he was paid for q certain por-
ion Of the year for work he had done.
And then the Board instructed the in-
nee committee to include the amount
sked for the demonstration in the bud
,et and when the committee had done |
IS directed the members turned it down.
The reason has not been given. There
as not been any debate on the question
r any argument advanced for or
This will, in all probability, |
ome at the next meeting. That there
5 a call from all parts of the county for
his system of aiding the farmers being
iven q fair trial there is not the slight
st doubt, Whatever may be done in
making up a budget for the year 1916,
t does look as if the Board had sufficient
y encouraged the enterprise to stand by
he recommendation of the finance COM
The farmers are not a unit on the sub
ect. There will be delegations at the
Meeting of the Board, next week, for
nd against the proposition. Columbus
at its meeting last week, voted
hat it did not approve the appointment
4 q Demonstrators.