The Mount Holly news., 1915-12-14
Farmers Exchange Annual
Meeting.

t Farmers Exchange Annual
e Meeting.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Burlington County
Farmers Exchange was held at the
!, court house, on Saturday, and there
was good attendance of members.
Horace Roberts was elected to pre-
side over the meeting.
There was no contest in the election
of the following directors:
Beverly district, A. j. Jordan; CO.
lumbus district, Thomas E. Harvey;
Deacon's Station district, H. B.
: Wright; Hartford district, ]. Hansell
: Lippincott; Lumberton district, Chas.
B. Ballinger; Marlton district, Chas.
D. Barton; Masonville district, Albert
Haines; Medford district, Wilson T.
Haines; Moorestown district, A. L.
Collins; Pemberton district, J. E.
Cramer; Riverton district, ]. Law
] renee Lippincott; Mount Holly dis
trict, E. r. Logan; Vincentown dis
trict, H. L. Emmons; Wrightstown
district, Pearson Taylor.
The annual report of F. E. Embree,
manager, which was the sixth yearly
report, was an interesting document.
II The report stated that the past sea-
son will long be remembered because
lln most cases the crops were not
IIabundant and during the greater part
of the marketing season the prices
were low.
The handling of strawberries was
begun at Moorestown on June 9 and
closed June 18th, during which time
eight cars were shipped. The bust
ness was unsatisfactory because of a
| poor crop; the berries did not arrive
at destination in good condition.
There was loss of $91.29 to the ex-
change on this business.
The low market price for all farm
| produce early in the season made it
| difficult for anv one engaged in the
shipping business. The Delaware riv-
er business was not very profitable, al
though there was great increase
over the previous year. The number
of packages handled in the river branch
was 57,700, consisting of peas, as
| paragus, berries, cherries, corn, beans,
ETC., and 81 cars of peaches and pears.
The profit to the exchange from this
business was about $400.
The potato business, the report
stated, was somewhat unsatisfactory
because the usual volume of business
was not done in as short a period as
heretofore, owing to low prices, so
that growers were justified in hold
ing back their potatoes. The ship
ping season opened on July 10Th,
when one car was sent out and
brought only 241sc per bushel, f. O. b.
shipping point. The next two cars
brought 26c. The balance of that
month the prices were from 26c to 28c,
when it dropped to 23c. There were
25 cars shipped in July.
From August the price steadily
advanced to 40c, but about August 10
it dropped to 30c, and during the bal
ance of that month it fluctuated from
30c to 40c.
During September the prices rang
ed from 35c to 55c. Since then the
market ran from 60c to 75c.
Manager Embree said it is abso-
lutely necessary that something be
done in this county relative to the
proper grading of potatoes, the lack
of which has resulted in discrimination
against the crops shipped from here.
The early potatoes were of good
quality and little trouble was exper-
fenced, but the late varieties did not
run true to type, many having the ap-
pearance of the Giant variety, which
bring five to eight cents less than
other varieties.
The only proper manner to grade
potatoes is in the field, where the
grower should pick up everything,
run it over a sorter, and also elimin-
ate any that are not true to type.
Improper grading has lost thousands
of dollars to the growers of this
county.
The paid-in capital of the exchange,
the managers report stated, is now
$19,975. There was an increase in mem
bership of eleven since last year.
While the concern is not on dividend
paying basis, it has had a beneficial
effect on prices.
In relation to the buying of ferti-
lizers, the exchange estimates that the
members use annually about $500
tons, of which about so per cent. is
furnished by the exchange. This
should be greatly increased, and
should have been at least 5000 tons.
The manager hoped the day will
come when the exchange can have its
own fertilizer mixing plant.
The seed potatoes furnished by the
concern were of the best Maine
strains and in large majority of
cases were very satisfactory. The
supply for next spring planting is
thought to be equally as good.
The manager, in conclusion, hoped
the annual business of the exchange
would soon increase to half million
| dollars annually.
The report was considered as fair
and frank statement of the affairs of
the organization and was applauded at
its conclusion.
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made by Manager Embree, publicity
committee was appointed, consisting
| of L. ]. Cowperthwait, William A.
Wright, E. A. Mechling, Joseph A.
Jones and H. H. Albertson.
| H. C. Lint, of the State Experi-
mental Station, told the result of ex-
| periments on potato scab for two sea-
| sons past. Treating seed by solu-
| ton of corrosive sublinate or formalyn
| and applying sulphur to the fields af-
terward had proven a deterrent. Sui
| phur will not eliminate all the scab,
| but the potatoes will be salable.
He also told the results Of five diff
| ferent experiments with potato spray
| ing for fungous and insect enemies.
The early blight is quite common.
| The spraying materials used were sui
phur lead, sulphur zinc, tonicide, lead
arsenate and Bordeaux mixture. The
best general results were obtained
from Bordeaux. The estimated in
crease in the crops by spraying was
about 80 bushels per acre. The cost
of spraying with Bordeaux is about
SO per acre.
Paris green was recommended for
exterminating the Colorado beetle and
Bordeaux mixture for the flee beetle.
| Prof M Clark gave talk on
peaches. He said increased planting
the business on account of more COM
i petition.
Cooperation in marketing the
peach crop is necessary, enabling the