The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-12-12
Farmers' Exchanoe Meetino

Horace ROBERTS was elected chair.
man, and Frank s. Herr, secretary, oil
the annual meeting OF stockholders Of
the Burlington County Farmers Elk
change, held at the court house or
Saturday.
The following directors were elected.
Beverly district, Andrew j. Jordan
Columbus, Thomas E. Harvey
Deacons Station, Henry B. Wright;
Hartford, ]. Hansell Lippincott; Lum-
bertoD, Charles B. Ballinger; Marlton,
Joseph S. Evans; Masonville, Albert
Haines; Medford, Wilson T. Haines;
Nloorestown, A. l.. Collins; Pemberton,
y. E. Cramer; Riverton, J. Lawrence
Lippincott; Mount Holly, Edward E..
Logan; Vincentown, HI. L. Emmons;
Wrightstown, Pearson Taylor.
The annual report of the manager of
the exchange, f. E. Embree, was an
interesting document, as it covered the
business done in all departments dur
ing the year.
This season, he said, no attempt had
been made to handle strawberries in
car lots, as the quantity and quality
made them useless.
The first car of potatoes was loaded
at Lumberton on July oath, and
brought 60 cents per bushel. The total
number of bushels handled during the
season was 1875, 1879.
The net profit per ear of potatoes
during the past four years was as fol-
lows: 1913, $500; 1914, $5.45; 1915, SIS. 10;
1916, 1896.
The gross business of the exchange
was as follows: 1913, $276, 347, 81; 1914,
1921, 172.33; 1915, $267, $3.50; 1916,
1899, 615.85.
The net profits or losses were-1913,
loss So, ADJ. As; 1914, loss, 1852. "a; 1915,
profit, 81, 041.11; 1916, profit, $1,245. 80.
The paid in capital during those four
years was between $40, 900 and 500, 600
Manager Embree stated that the
concern had handled q cars of Keiffsr
pears during the last season at an aver
age price of 81 cents per hundred
pounds.
In the commission department there
had been transacted business to the
amount Of $1o5, 1861 at a profit Of
So, 1876.
The sale of seed potatoes to members
had amounted to S,949 sacks, and the
quality was first-class.
A warehouse was bought during the
year at a cost of 81, 500. 1t is conye-
niently located along the railroad near
Bispham street, Mount Holly.
A fertilizing mixing plant would be
of great advantage, but requires too
much capital to be feasible at present.
AT the conclusion of the regular
business an adjournment was made
until afternoon, when a number of adj
-,resses were delivered.
Prof n Claw lint of tho 70 oOl
lege, told of the results of experiments
on potato spraying with Bordeau or
other copperas compounds as COM
pared to lead arsenate, sulphur lead
and paris green.
Among the farms where the ex-
periments were conducted was that of
John Black, near Mount Holly.
The experiments have not vet
demonstrated any definite results.
Bordeau is very effective against bugs
and is preventive of blight, but its
high coast over the busting compounds
makes its use of doubtful value when
compared to the small increase in crops
obtained
Prof. Frank App, of the New Bruins.
wick experiment station, told about
statistics that had been gathered rela-
eAfG w ASOS1POo,
invested, etc., of potato farms in Mon
mouth county. The statistics includ-
ed $40 farms and the average net
amount derived per annum by the
farmer was $3.50, after deducting all ex-
penses, including per cent on the
amount invested, but not charging
anything for the labor done by the
farmer personally. These farms aver
aged in cost from 81, 900 to over $40, 900.
The figures demonstrated that the
proper size farms to be conducted on
the most economical and profitable
basis are those of about 100 acres.
The speaker said that the income
from potatoes, on potato land, shows
better results than other crops.
Prof. r. w. De Baum, of the New
Brunswick station, spoke of diseases
of turnips, sweet potatoes, cantalopes,
etc. Also spoke relative to horse rad
ish culture.
He recommended selecting seed from
strong plants each year until disease
resisting strains are obrained. Good
results have followed when this plan
was adopted.
Announcement was made that a
Ford automobile would be awarded for
the largest yield of Cobbler potatoes
from quarter acre of ground the COM
ing season. The prize is offered by
fertilizer concern whose product is sold
by the exchange.