The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-12-05
Farmers Have Big Day

IdIi1CTS IldNC Dig LAY
i The annual meeting of the Burling
ton County Board of Agriculture ant
the sixth annual county boys contes
exhibition were held at the high schoo
building on Saturday.
The exhibits were shown in thu
gymnasium, and it was creditabl'
display of farm products, needleworl
and bread, cakes, etc.
The meeting of the Board of Agricul
ture was held in the auditorium, Z
Craig Tallman, president, in the chair
The report of secretary, Edward
Rogers, stated that the past season
was the best the farmers had had for
long time. Prices were abnormally
high, and there was fair crop of pro
ducts. The scarcity of labor is thu
worst drawback now facing thu
farmers.
The secretary reported that, owing t.
the drought this fall, grass, grain anC
other late sowings, will have baC
effect on next years prospects.
Farmers who contracted to sell toma
toes to Gamers did not get adequate re
turns this season; those who sold in
the market received high prices.s
There was an average crop of wheat
and rye, which brought good prices
A fair yield of potatoes paid wei
on account of the big returns there
from. If the seed can be obtained
there will be quite an increase in the
planting Of Giants next spring.
The farm bureau has been OF advan.
tage to and has the support of tbs
farmers. 1t is hoped the board of free
holders will make an appropriation to-
wards it support.
TALK ON POTATOES
D. Budd Jones, successful potato
grower, gave talk on that subject
The past season his planting consisted
OF two thirds Giants and one third
Cobblers. His ground had been timo
thy sod, followed with beans and siIc
corn with rye. This was plowed deep
and 16O0lb. per acre of fertilizer placed
in the row.
+ Mr.. Jones said his Giant seed consis
ted of Maine Prize and New York Will
son varieties. He cut the seed some
what different this season, paving
more attention to cutting into big
pieces than to the number OF eyes
He favors shallow planting, about one
and half inches.
His method of cultivating is to star
deep, with narrow teeth, and getting
as close as possible to the plant. Sub
sequent cultivating should get further
away from the plant each time, and be
shallow. He recommended not toe
much cultivating late in the season
which often is more detrimental than
beneficial.
His seed had been treated with for
maldehyde, which he found to be adj
vantageous.
In reply to question as to the size
OF his crop, Mr.. Jones stated that two
measured acres produced 1852 five
eighths baskets of Giants.
ASPARAGUS CULTURE
Eckard Ballinger gave a talk on as
paragus, includinga brief history Of
the same, as this plant has been cult
waited for about 400 years.
Ii the crop is started from plants, he
recommended using one-year plants as
giving the best results. If good seed is
obtained, the farmer can raise the
plants successfully. A light soil is re.
quired for asparagus and the plants
should be set deep. Manure and other
fertilizer should be applied in the
spring. The tops should be moved off
after the cutting season.
The cost for labor, fertilizer and
marketing is about 800 per acre.
CORN
Henry s. Lippincott gave a talk
about corn. He told of some expert
ments he had made, &C the request OF
Farm DemOnstrator Reid, with salt
as fertilizer. The result had demon
strated to the speaker that 300 to 400 Id
OF salt broadcasted is an advantage to
corn.
Mr.. Lippincott told of the varieties
OF corn used in this neighborgood.
speaking principally about Yellow
Leaning which a number of farmers
plant but often use varieties that are
supposedly Leaning but are some
other type and equally as good.
He referred to white variety that
has been introduced in this section bv
George s. Phillips, which has been
named Phil-a-bin, which can be recon-
mended.
SWEET CORN
William Matlack, Jr., gave a short
talk on sweet corn. This crop, he said,
will produce satisfactory returns if
given half the attention and fertilizer
that is applied to potatoes. The trade
usually does not care for too big ears,
preferring those of medium size.
When near a cannery, sweet corn is as
good paying crop as tomatoes.
MARKETING PROBLEMS
The morning session closed with an
address on Marketing Problems by
Clement B. Lewis, of ]. L. Lippincott
Co., Riverton.
This concern had tried the experiment
of selling direct to the consumer by
huckstering in Philadelphia, in, order
to ascertain ii there is any advantage
to this much-talked-about method.
The experiment was made with ap-
pies. Advertising was done with neat
ly printed folders. Four statesmen
were sent with wagon one day, each
week for seven or eight weeks, over the
same district. A house to house can
vass was made, with little success. 1t
was slow and expensive. 1--WE order
everything from the store by tele-
phone" was reply frequently received
from the householder.
The concern has not tried the par
cells post system, which at present is
expensive and presents some difficult
ties, Of fixing prices, collecting the
money, etc.
His advice was to grow crops so good
that people will want them; have stand
ard grading, full packages, and label the
product so as to establish reputation
Central packing houses would be an
advantage, but this requires co-opera-
ton, which is difficult to obtain in
this section. "Our chief asset, nearness
to market, is our greatest liability,
said Mr.. Lewis. Where growers are re.
mote from markets they are compelled
to cooperate.
AFTERNOON SESSION
At the afternoon session William d.
Cowperthwait offered report IN which
he suggested that the County Board OF
Agriculture and Farm Bureau be COM
bined under the name of the Burling-
ton County Board of Agriculture and
the suggestion was approved.
Officers were elected as follows: Presi
dent, Edward A. Mechling, Moores.
town; vice president, Edward E. Logan
Mount Holly; secretary, Edward
Rogers, Medford; treasurer, Henry
Wright, Burlington; directors, Joseph
Stokes Evans, Marion; Rosha Thomp
son, Wrigntstown; Benjamin Haines
Mount Laurel; James A. Stewart
Beverly; Chester Gauntt, Pemberton
Representatives to the State Board O.
Agriculture, G. Craig Tallman, Column
bus; Silas Walton, Moorestown; repre-
sentative to the State horticulture
Society, Henry 8. Lippincott, Marlton
MILK SITUATION
The first speaker for the afternoon
was Paul Bennetch, superintendent O
farm demonstration in Sussex county
His subject was "the milk situation.
His remarks were confined entirely Il
how the farmers in his vicinity haC