Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-11-30
COUNTY BOARD
RE-ORGANIZES
County Board of AgricuI-
ture on New Basis.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Annual rleeting Held Yesterday
Afternoon in Rooms of Com
mercial League.

Yesterday afternoon the annual
meeting of the Cumberland County
Board of Agriculture was held in the
rooms of the Bridgeton Commercial
League. 1t was session of unusual
Importance, the old Board practical
ly dissolving and a new Board organ
lied, which will. be a more effective
, force in the representa- ON of the ag-
ricultural interests of Cumberland
County.
The plan for reorganization has
been considered for some time. Yes
terday afternoon the whole matter
was explained in detail by Prof. Alvah
Agee, Secretary of the State Board of
Agriculture, and his interest in the
matter was explained in bringing
about closer relationship with the
farmers of the County and the State
Board.
In word the reorganization pro-
vides for a committee of three to meet
with the officers and lay out the coun-
ty in community districts. Each COM
munity will then select for itself
member of a general committee who
will meet in connection with the Coun-
ty Demonstrator's office, and the gem
eral committee will select an execu-
tive committee OF seven, who will
/ have the working out of details for
the quarterly conferences of the B ard
and will provide for the Farmers In
stitute The new Board will have the
general direction of the work and ef-
fort of the County Farm Demcnstra-
tor, and in this way the organization
obtains for the county the best possi-
bic service.
The entire matter was discussed at
every angle and the vote for re-or-
sanization was practically unanimous.
The officers elected for the Board
for the new year are:
ItSlueHl, Leslie "A. flatt.
Vice President, Morgan Hustled.
Secretary, A. M. Seabrook.
Treasurer, Walter Shute.
The executive committee will be
named later.
L. Willard Minch, who is member
of the State Board of Agriculture, re-
signed as a representative for the To-
cal board, and Mr.. Mays, of Vineland,
was elected in his place
Following this Reorganization
Asher Waddington, of Woodstown,
made an interesting address upon the
dairy business, and gave to the audi
ence complete review of the work
of the Salem Dairy Association.
There was an excellent display of
farm products provided, the entire
display being most attractively ar
ranged.
The Seabrooks Farms Company
showed a large number of hot house
tomatoes which are now selling for
25 cents a pound. The corporation
also showed large cucumbers grown
under glass, and well developed rad,
ishes. Seabrooks' famous celery was
displayed.
There was fine display of apples.
Newcomb Bros, of Leesburg, showed
Golden Russets Minch Brothers had
display of Williams Red, Red Astra-
chan, Yellow Transparent, Golden
Sweet. Walter Shute had some Para
gon apples; Newcomb Bros. had York
Imperial.
There was a liberal display of corn
by Howard B. Padgett, Jacob w. OFT
and Minch Brothers. Joseph d. Tice
& Sons made display Of Red Skin
potatoes, turnips and some yams, and
celery. Oakford NJ Ayars had pota-
toes and corn upon exhibition
An exhibit that aroused consider
able interest was a display of mann
moth lemons which were grown by
Walter Shute, of 65 Walnut Street,
this city. They are known as Ameri-
can Wonder