The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-23
Farm Demonstration Tour

Farm Demonstration Tour
An interesting automobile tour t
farms upon which crop experiments
are being conducted took place OF
Thursday under the auspices of the
Burlington County Board of AgricuI
ture and Farm Bureau. The tour was
in charge of George t. Reid, farm
demonstration. An incident of the tour
was the general expression of regret
that Mr.. Reid will sever his connection
with the bureau this winter, having
resigned to go into the farming bust.
ness for himself. He probably will 10.
cate in Monmouth county.
The morning tour covered principal
ly the inspection Of potato demonstra-
tions, second crop tubers for seed next
year. The farms visited were those of
Silas Walton, Arthur Pedley, Clayton
Andrews, the Stokes seed farm, Hor-
ace Roberts and A. S. Walton.
The varieties tested were Cobblers
and Giants.
The result of the experiments is that
this is an excellent method of securing
good seed potatoes The fields planted
about August LIST produced the best re-
suits. Those planted earlier were not
as successful. Some fields of very fine
potatoes were inspected; good in size,
smooth skin, and comparatively free
from disease. The results of the ex-
periments this year are practically the
same as those conducted in 1916
On the Stokes seed farm demon
stration of producing better strains of
potatoes was seen. The varieties are
northern New York Giant seed and
Irish Cobblers from New Jersey second
crop seed. The crops were planted on
July 31st and August 1st in tuber-unit
sections, four plants to a section.
This means that each seed potato, cut
into proper size pieces, was planted in
a row, and marked for naturalization.
The seed for next years continuation
of the experiment will be selected from
the hills which are free from disease
and which produce the heaviest yield.
incidentally during the day two
varieties of late crop potatoes, for
marketing, were observed, Red Skins
and White-eye McCormicks, all plant
ed from July goth to August LIST. The
Mccormick variety was seen on the
farm OF Horace Roberts only. He has
a paying crop of good-size, clean pota-
toes Of this strain. The field was
planted July Goth. Red Skins seen
were Of good quality but of too small
size to be profitable.
Corn variety tests were observed on
the farms of John Pew and Arthur
Pedley, during the morning trip, and
in the afternoon on the farms of Rosha
Thompson and A. c. Hutchinson.
These tests have not yet all been CLASH
fled and weighed. The idea is to deter
mine which variety will produce the
best crops on the various soils in this
county.
On the farm of Allen M. Fenimore
some corn-breeding experiments were
inspected. Selected ears of Reed s Yellow
Dent and home strain Of yellow
variety were chosen, and one row of
seed taken from each ear was planted
last spring. The seed ears were then
stored to await developments. The
four original ears producing the best
results will be used for seed next year,
with the intention of obtaining a bet
ter strain.
On Mr.. Fenimore's farm there was
seen also some fine late crop Giant and
Cobbler potatoes for seed purposes.
Tests Of different legumes for cover
crops in standing corn were inspected
On the farms of E. H. Lippincott and
d. 8. Croshaw.
Sweet clover showed the best growth
and was not eaten by chickens. Al
sike did not show WE'LL Alfalfa made
good growth but was much eaten bv
chickens. Mammoth and red clover
we're doing nicely.
A good growth Of alfalfa, sown 25 lb. !
TO the acre on August 10 and 20, and
was seen on the farm OF
John V. Bishop. This farm has about
100 acres of alfalfa.
On the D. S. Croshaw farm were
seen some thrifty calves, ten months
Did, that had been raised with a home
made milk substitute. The cost per
calf had been $25 instead OF SIS if milk
had been used. The homemade sub
stitute cost about Sc per calf less than
The ready-made product The calves
we're of good growth and free from
The trip concluded with visit to
The farm of A. G. Hutchinson, where |
,orn variety test had been conducted. |
He has large acreage of corn and has
a crop estimated at 1000 |
bushels. Mr.. Hutchinson also exhibit |
I'd some very fine Giant potatoes
'aised without the use of any fertilizer
IN a grass field that prior to this had |
lOt been plOWed for % wears