The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-11-09
County Board OF Agriculture


The annual meeting of the County
Board Of Agriculture will be held again
this year in connection with the boys
and girls agricultural contest on the
Saturday after Thanksgiving. The
High school in Mount Holly will be the
place Of meeting the year. The large
basement is well adapted to exhibiting
the boys crops, and the auditorium is
available for the assembling Of farmers
and their families, who come from all
over the county. Last year there was q
record attendance of about 400 persons.
There are no dues or limitations con.
nected with the membership in the
county board. Anybody who is inter
ested in the subjects discussed is invited
to come and take part in the meeting.
Ladies and children are especially well
come, and the young people can learn
great deal by seeing the exhibits.
The following program has been ar
ranged for the meeting on November 81.
Morning.
800. Inspection of boys and girls
contest exhibits.
1000. Opening meeting with address
by President Fred. Lippincott and trans
action of business.
1880. Brief talks with discussion bv
local men as follows: different
Methods Of Harvesting the Corn Crop
Herbert L. Cochely, Medford. Fire
blight by Lester Collins, Moorestown.
Crop rotation" by A. Engle Conrow,
Moorestown. The Seed Crops Of 1851
by Francis G. Stokes, Moorestown,
ll.0O: Marketing Problems" by F.
E. Embree, Mount Holly.
Afternoon.
LOO. Music. Reports of committees.
Election of officers.
1.30. Good book in the home" by
Miss Sarah B. Askew, Trenton.
2.l5 Alfalfa" by Henry w. LETTERS,
800 Prize Essays read by contest
ants. Announcement Of prize winners
in boys and girls contests.
3.15. Extension Work." Prot. Alva
Agee, New Brunswick.
7.3O. Music. THE Agriculture of
New Jersey and it's Possibilities, illus
trated, by DIR. Jacob G. Lippman, New
Brunswick.
/ Because the affairs nearest to us often
concern us the most, and our neighbors
are frequently the best qualified to
suggest ideas to be applied to our own
conditions, the short pratical talks by
the young men who are doing things in
the county, were an interesting innova-
ton at last years meeting, and this
feature is being repeated this year.
Miss Sarah B. Askew is on the staff of
the State Library at Trenton. She has
a wide knowledge of books and the place
which they have in the home, and has
an interesting and inspiring manner of
presenting her subjects.
Henry w. Jeffers is manager OF the
Walker-Gordon Dairy Farms at Plains
boro. He harvested crop of about 1000
tons of alfalfa during the past season.
He is prominent in the agricultural
affairs of the nation, and was sent last
summer by the Federal Government to
attend a conference on farm manage
ment, held ip California.
We all know Prof. Alva Agee, and
that is why we are always happy to
anticipate one Of his talks at our meet
ings.
DR.. ]. G. Lippman, director OF the
State Experiment Station, will give the
same popular lecture which he gave be-
fore the State Board of Agriculture last
winter. DR.. Lippman will prove most
interesting to any one, whether farmer
or not
All sessions of the county board meet
ings are open and free to all. Farmers
are cordially invited to attend. Bring
the ladies and children and stay to the
evening session.