The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-25
Farm Problems Discussed,

1t Over 500 men and women intereste
% in agriculture, gathered at the farm I
n Herbert L. Cochley, near Medford, 0
e Wednesday, the occasion being th
}. summer field meeting of the Count
t Board of Agriculture.
: The morning was DEVOTED to inspect
0 ing demonstrations Of blowing by traC
I tors, of which there were two-the En-
r erson and MoguI. Fairly good worl
+ was done by the machines.
The crowd then gathered on the larg
; lawn in front of the Cochley residence
! partook of lunch, and listened to must,
by the Citizens band of Medford.
Exhibits of potatoes, apples and to
, matoes were arranged on large table
Prizes we're awarded as follows;
Cobbler potatoes-1st Charles l. Hol
lingshead, of Medford township; End
Charles Gettinger, of Lumberton town
ship. Prizes, Sulfo salts offered by
Kirby Bros, Medford.
Giant potatoes-1st, Edward Rogers
of Medford; End, Allen NJ. Fenimore, Of
Mount Holly. Prizes, hyoxcide, given
by Mechling Bros. Co., of Camden.
Yellow Transparent apples-1st, j. L.
Lippincott, of.Riverton; End, Howard G..
Taylor, of Riverton.
Bonnie best tomatoes-1st, Howard
g. Taylor, of Riverton. Prize, 2 lbs. of
Bonnie Best seed, given By the Stokes
Seed Farm Co.
Other exhibitors OF potatoes were John
Black, Lumberton township; Jay Will
kins and Francis Branin. of Medford
township, and Albert Scott, Of South
ampton township, who displayed Cob
blers. Mr. Wilkins also exhibited a
basket Of Early Maine potatoes. All
the potatoes shown were of fine size and
quality
The flow of oratory began at about
two o'clock, when c. Craig Tallman,
president Of the board, called the meet
ing to order and began introducing the
speakers on the programme.
Addresses of welcome were made by
Herbert L. Cochley, the host, and by
Edward Haines, secretary Of Medtord
Board Of Trade, both Of whom also urged
progressiveness and cooperation in farm
work and marketing.
Prof. Alva Agee, secretary of the re-
Gently organized State Board Of Agricul-
ture, was called to the speakers stand to
tell about the contemplated work of the
new board.
Prof Agee said that prophesying SEEM
ed always to be his line when called
upon to make addresses. He formerly
had been going up and down the state
telling the people to organize farm
bureaus and prophesying what good re-
suits would follow. In ten counties
where bureaus had been established the
work is progressing well and his fore
casts in that direction are being realized.
Rural work and rural thinking are be-
ing rsvolutionized.
Now, he said, he was called upon to
prophesy relative to future activities and
work of the state department of agricul-
al work being conducted at the state
college, experimental station and various
commissions and bureaus needed some
central control and coordination to
make it all more effective, and this is
the task to be taken up by the state
board.
Heretofore the work done by the var
ious departments and commissions has
been disjointed; now it will. all come
under the direction Of one department.
The different lines Of work will be
classified and each placed under a bu-
reau. For example, there will be one to
control the animal industry; to prevent
tubercular cattle from being brought
into the state to look after CHAMBERS in
horses, and to take care of other infec-
tious diseases.
Another department or bureau will
take charge of the questions relating to
land crops and marketing the crops. An
effort will be made to permit the pro-
ducers to get their share Of the consum-
er's dollar. Men will be placed in the
large city markets to watch and learn
what is required in grading, packing,
etc., and then the farmers will be asked
to cooperate to carry out the suggestions
that will be made by the bureau. Better
train service will also be investigated,
A bureau of inspection and statistics
will be another department, the duties
Of which will be to prevent plant diseases
and harmful insects from being brought
into the state; to inspect our nurseries.
etc
but all will work together, under one
head, and more effective results surely
will follow
H. w. LETTERS, of the state depart
ment of agriculture, spoke about alfalfa.
This crop, he said, can be grown success
fully here, and our farmers can get al
most as much tonnage per acre as they
do in the west. A recent tour of Mon
mouth, Atlantic, Cape May and Cum
berland counties showed that alfalfa is
being raised on some poor, sandy soil
that is scarcely of any value for other
crops.
Mr.. Jeffers said it is fine feed for all
kinds of live stock and will save much
money that is now being spent in buy
ing western feed, which is expensive on
account Of the heavy freight charges.
He said it is good scheme to mix
quart or two of inoculated alfalfa seed
when sowing grass seed to learn if the
ground is suited for alfalfa.
He recommended rotating alfalfa
every three or four years, in order to
utilize the nitrogen that had been gath
cred in the soil.
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