The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-14
Farmers Have AlI-Day Sessio

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), Agriculture, Harry Brick, one year
David Croshaw, two years; delegate I,
State Dairymen's Association, Thoma
E. Harvey.
= j. b. r. Dickey, of the State Colleg,
+. of Agriculture, was the judge of corr
exhibits. He awarded the prizes al
I follows:
Reds Yellow Dent, 1st, George T
Reid, Mount Holly; I'd, George p Lip
pincott, Marlton.
Leaning, LIST, Francis Branin
Mount Holly.
Other Yellow Dent, 1st, Byron T
Roberts, Moorestown; I'd, Ellis Wills
Bro, Vincentown.
Single ear of Reid Yellow Dent, 1st
George P. Lippincott, Marlton; 3D.
Walter P. Winner, Marlton.
Boone County White, LIST, George T.
Reid, Mount Holly; I'd, c. Harry Ev.
ans, Medford.
Philabin, LIST, George S. Phillips, Ar
ney's Mount.
Other varieties White Dent, 1st, H.
Eells, Mount Holly; I'd, Joseph Jones,
Vincentown.
Red Dent, 1st, George P. Lippincott,
Marlton.
White Cap Yellow Dent, 1st, Ray
mond Brown, Burlington; I'd, Edward
Rogers, Medford.
At the afternoon session there were
discussions and addresses on number
of topics.
Harry b. Holcombe, the new county
farm demonstrators and county agent,
requested additional entries for the
corn contest to be held at Trenton, I'M
der the auspices of the State Board of
Agriculture. There is no reason, he
said, why Burlington county should
not carry off the state prizes if the
farmers here will send in exhibits.
| Mr.. Holcombe stated that nitrate is
to be supplied to farmers by the gov
eminent at $81 per ton and freight
charges. He reported that he had re-
ceived inquiries from other counties fbr
second crop potatoes for seed purposes;
also for seed corn. Any farmers hav-
ing such seed for sale should commun-
icate with the county farm bureau.
Treasurer Henry b. Wright reported
balance of 1922. He said that about
50, 200 will be required to conduct the
bureau this year. Last year there were
"a members. This number should be
considerably increased.
A resolution was passed urging the
next legislature to make an appropri-
alton for the erection of horticultural
building at the New Brunswick expert
ment station.
John I'll. Hankinson made an address
on 1.-THE Pasture System of Raising
Hogs" as observed at the state farm at
Glen Moore, of which the speaker is
manager. About Is acres are used for
hog raising. The gross sales of pork
last year amounted to $4,000, upon
which there was profit of 81 800 The
expense account included the cost of
maintaining all the hogs on the farm
and was not confined only to the cost
of the pork sold. There were no losses
| from disease.
He explained in detail the methods
of raising the pork; the system of pas
turing; the labor saving devices used,
etc. Their hogs require from 100 to
$50 hours labor per month.
From experience they had learned
that, including the feed of all the hogs
on the farm, it required five pounds of
feed to make one pound of pork to
sell. This feed is exclusive of pasture.
Mr.. Hankinson urged the early selling
of hogs ready to kill.
Earl Dilatush, of Robbiusville, presi-
dent of the State Potato Growers
Association, spoke on "Some Import
ant Factors in Potato Growing" He
recommended the use of certified seed
as being paying proposition. He said
late crops of potatoes make as good or
better seed than northern potatoes, and
urged farmers to have the late crops
inspected and certified.
The care and preparation of seed is
very important and all the time and
labor spent in that direction will pro-
duce good results.
| He advocated deep blowing and
cultivation and shallow planting.
After planting his system is to do
constant cultivating.
! On the subject of fertilizing he re-
commended cover crops as being essen
tial; also the use of potash.
His cost of growing and marketing
potatoes last year, using from 1000 to
1000 pounds of fertilizer per acre, was
about $166 an acre. The crop was con.
. siderably smaller than the wear
! before.
Prof. L. E. Hazen, of the state col.
: lege of agriculture, spoke on the ques
ton of farm tractors. He told of the
necessity of taking care of the tractor
keeping it cleaned and well fabricated
l-if the maximum of efficiency is to be
obtained. Otherwise the machine
soon wears out and is an expensive
I proposition. There are number o.
TYPES of tractors on the market, eacE
) Isuited for different kinds of soil and
other local conditions. The kind O
work desired and the nature of the sol
t should govern in the selection of :
n tractor. He stated that he is not salts
I fed that the entirely successful tractor
: has been made as yet.
E In the evening banquet was served
g in st. Andrews parish hall, which
was supplied by the ladies of ST
II Elizabeth Guild of that church. |
u was very enjoyable affair.
J Edward A. Mechlin acted as toast
/ master. Appropriate speeches wer
G made by Prof. Alvah Agee, Edward ]
d Cattell, Assemblyman Emmor Roberts
II Farm Agent Holcombe, John II. Han
skinson and Charles Collins.