The Penn's Grove record., 1919-12-12
Demonstration Needed
Cooperation of Farmers Need
ed and Better Methods VIII
Bring Greater Profits
Cooperation and Better Methods
Needed

No-CpeIdtAoA ana better Methods
Needed
\ Joint meeting Of the County Board
Of Agriculture and Associated Boards
Of Education was held in Woodstown
High School Auditorium Thursday af-
%ternoon and evening. There was a
small attendance in the afternoon and
a fair one in the evening.
In the afternoon the principal ad-
dress was made by E. A. Sexsmith, of
Belmar. Monmouth County. He a.
that on his way down from Camden he
noticed the great need of cover-crops
10 protect the soil and furnish humus.
Land should not be left bare thru the
winter. Red and crimson clover n
rye should be sown to grow and pro-
tect the soil.
Monmouth County is the best farm
ing region in the United States except
ing Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
where tobacco is grown. It has been
made so by farmers learning to CO.
operate and use the advice of a farm
demonstration 1t is the opinion of
most farmers that a young man from
the State Agricultural College could
not teach an old farmer anything from
books. But the farmers of Monmouth,
after five years of active organization
and cooperation, nave come to the con-
clusion hat there is much to be learn
ed and that a trained observing exper-
imenter can teach much. In fact, the
farm demonstration is worth thousands
of dollars in pointing the way to bet
ter crops and methods. Their method
is to work together. One farmer had
been benefited $4,000 in one crop one
year.
He had known corn to be planted
where only one grain in five sprouted,
when seed could have been had that
more than four out of five would ger
inmate. All seeds should be tested and
thus save not only labor but be more
sure of a profitable crop. We must be
bigger than dollars and cents. Have a
big heart and shoulder responsibility
to make our community prosperous.
our County and State the foremost in
the Nation in agricultural products.
We have the markets at our doors but
others thousands of miles distant are
supplying them because of our poor
methods and lack of cooperation.
Mr.. sexsmith told of a farmer who
sprayed an apple tree six times and
sold SIS worth of apples therefrom.
The fruit from the tree sprayed three
times sold for s12. Those from the tree
sprayed one time Were unmarketab1e.
He visited California a few years ago
and observed how fruit was grown,
gathered and packed for the Eastern
market. 1900 miles distant. He told
the shipper that Jersey apples and
peaches were superior in flavor and
quality, but We do not grow them. The
Californian told Mr.. Sexsmith he knew
it. but they did not fear competition as
long as the Jerseyman continued his
old method. If Jerseymen would wake
up the Californian could not meet the
competition.
Jersey farmers must wake up, use
new methods. and have the Farm DEM
onstrator show them how and what to
do. There must be an open mind and
keener observations. Farmers must
use methods of cost production and
figure profits like other business men.
We must look at the success of the
farmer not only from the producers
point of view but fulfilling the needs
of Increased production is
needed.The Farm Demonstration is a ne
cessity. Learn to use him.
Charles Wray, district clerk of Beu-
ma Vista Township, Atlantic County.
which has the highest percentage of
attendance of any place in the State,
told of the united efforts of the Board
of Education and parents in bringing
it about.
DIR. F. W. Maroney, State Director of
Physical Education, told of the need of
physical development and exercise in
the School. HE advocated exercise OF
the body three or four times a day in
school hours. He said tone the body
up and it will resist diseases. Also
that sex hygiene should be taught, and
the way to prevent contagious and in
fictitious diseases.
DR.. W. H. Martin. from the State
Agricultural Experiment Station, told
how to prevent potato scab. Lime will
sweeten acid soils but encourages po-
tato scab. Scabby potatoes should
never be planted. The use of 800
pounds of sulphur put broad cast over
the land at planting time had proved
to be the best cure to rid the LAND of
scab becteria. Treating seed pota-
toes with formaldehyde was also a
preventive. Sulphur costs about $50 a
ton.
In the evening DIR. ]. G. Lipman told
how to solve the fertilizer problem,
and Prof. NJ. A. Blake. State Superin-
lent of Farm Demonstration, gave a
broad survey of New Jersey Agricul-
ture and the need of County Demon
strators in order to bring the lana to
a greater production.