The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-04
Prof Cook smoke about the diseases

Prof. Cook spoke about the diseases
that have been discovered among the
potato and alfalfa fields visited during
the morning. There was found, he said,
less percentage of potato disease than
during eny former year since he has
been connected with the department.
The black leg disease comes with the
seed; other of the diseases arose on ac-
count of the wet SEASON. He recon-
mended buying seed certified as being
free from disease. The certification is
made by men who saw the crop grow, as
be detected.
Prof. Cook stated that he had noticed
some leaf spot on alfalfa in this section.
The growing of this crop in the east is
still somewhat experimental. The best
variety to plant in New Jersey has not
yet been determined.
Charles Day told his experience with
busting strawberries for nippers with a
mixture of 1914 arsenate of lead and $50
sulphur. This drove away the nippers,
and he got twice as much crop as on
those not treated.
Clement b. Lewis told his experience
with winter spinach. The ground was
covered with 20 tons of manure per acre
and plowed in January. The seed was
broadcasted, 25 pounds to the acre, in
February. He had two acres planted
and got good results except on about
half an acre, which was very sandy. The
crop was marketed early in MAJ. The
total receipts amounted to $254.22; total
expenses, including labor and marketing
not counting the sandy land, amounted
to 576 baskets, per acre, and the price re-
ceived was 20 cents per basket.
After this delightful visit and restful
period at the Logan farm, the tourists
proceeded to the fruit farm of Assembly
man Emmor Roberts, near Fellowship.
Here was seen in operation a machine
for dry spraying OF apple and peach
trees. The outfit was sent here by and
experiments are being made under the
direction OF the Agricultural department
at Washington. The affair consists of a
gasoline propelled blower mounted on
horse-drawn wagon. A boy drives the
horse and one man operates the
machine. 1t does the work thoroughly
and speedily, at less cost than wet spray
ing. The question to be decided is
whether the dry is as effective as the
wet spray.
On the farm of Charles Day there was
inspected six year-old peach orchard
that had received no attention whatever
until this year, and consequently had
become badly diseased. 1t was SPRAYED
FIVE times this year, including one win
ter or dormant spray. The orchard now
looks very fine and contains good crop
of clean fruit.
The orchards of Charles G. Haines
were next visited, Here were seen few
twelve-year-old apple trees that had been
thinned severely under the direction of
the Farm Bureau, in order to get more
vigor and larger and better fruit. A
comparison with trees that had been
pruned in less vigorous fashion proved
the efficacy Of the severe thinning, both
as to vigor and fruit.
On MIR. Haines' farm was also seen an
experiment of using salt as fertilizer
for peach trees. Commercial salt, costing
$4.65 per ton, had been applied at the
rate of $50 pounds to the acre. The re-
result of the experiment has not been
determined. There may be slight i'm
provement in the foliage and color of
the fruit on the sailed trees as compared
to the other trees in the orchard.
The large fruit farms of Horace Rob-
erts and Barton brothers were visited
and inspected. They are in fine con-
dition. There is a prospect of large
fruit crop this year.
1t was noticed during the tour that fire
blight has affected a number of fruit
trees throughout the county, but not
nearly as severely as last year. No
remedy has been discovered for this dis
ease.
The trip concluded after viewing in
operation new machine built to cult
vate two rows of corn at one time. 1t is
drawn by three horses and did fairly
satisfactory work. 1t is for use by large
growers of corn, as it would be of no
other value on the farm.