Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-18
FARM SESSION
At JAMESBURG
State Home Boys on Parade
in Honor of State
Visitors

JAMESBURG, June 1s:-The
State Home for Boys was on dress
parade yesterday from sunrise until
sunset in honor of the visit at the
home of state notables in agricultural
pursuits. Acting superintendent DIR.
J. NJ. McCallie was an ideal host, as
sisted by his staff of assistants.
The visitors were attracted by the
general conference and farm inspec-
tion under the auspices of the De-
partment of Institutions and Agen-
cies. In all over sixty responded.
Two sessions were held. In the
morning speakers of reputation adj
dressed the guests from the other
correctional institutions in the chap
ell. David /. Kelly, a member of the
Board of Agencies and Institutions,
presided in the place of Commission
err Burdetts G. Lewis, who could not
attend. Mr.. Kelly, in the name OF
the home, welcomed toe visitors n
outlined the program as arranged.
He said that New Jerseys spirit of
progressiveness was bringing her
correctional institutions rapidly to
the fore and hat her ley methods
being put into practical use were re-
sponsible for establishment of SINH
lar systems throughout the country
and that New Jersey was c to
hat of Illinois as a productive state.
DR.. McCallie followed Mr.. Kelly
and in a few words added to the well
come extended TO the visitors by the
chairman. He ray a brief outline
of the extensive work as carried on
at the home on the 700 acre farm,
500 acres of which are under cultiva-
ton.
]. l.. Pittenger, of Freehold. known
as the Monmouth County Potato
King" said tina his failure to secure
more than three cents per quart for
milk drove him from the dairy bust
ness. He gave an outline of the
methods of potato farmers in Mon
month county and advised the pur-
chase of good seed, the thorough Gull
tivation of lands best suited to the
crops and the importance of growing
the proper crops under the proper
conditions.
Professor j.. NJ. Hunter, of the
State Animal Husbandry Department
of the New Jersey Agricultural Col
lege at New Brunswick, gave an il
Illustrated tai on Producing Pork at
State Institutions" His remarks were
based on actual experiments and he
threw a bomb into the farmers pres
ent by proving by actual results that
the feeding of garbage from the
tables, cooked and ~uncooked, a the
same beneficial results in putting
flesh on swine as those whose rations
were confined to corn and grains
alone.
State Farm Supervisor William b..
Duryee, farm supervisor of the State
Department, gave an interesting ad-
dress on problems and Possibilities
of the Boys Home Farm"
"Culling the Non-LAyers" was the
theme that Professor II. r. Lewis, of
the Poultry Department of the State
Agricultural College of New Bruns-
wick, spoke on. He ave a practical
demonstration, assisted by an expert
of the methods used by scientific
poultrymen in wedding out the nom
layers without reducing the egg sup
ply.
Other members interested in agri-
culture who made addresses were
Alva Agee, secretary of the State
Board of A~griculture; Theodore
SHOWN, also a member of the state
E. A. Atchley, of the State
Trenton; E. A. Sexsmith, of
and II. Milton Minch. How
ard Jeffers, vice president of the
State Board of Agriculture, was also
present.
During the noon recess the visitors
were entertained at lunch on the
lawn. The home band gave a concert
during the afternoon and exhibition
drills were given by several compa-
MES of boys.
An inspection of the dairy n pig
gerry was made by the party who
later were conveyed in autos over the
entire farm, William b. Duryee being
in charge of the party.