The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-03-05
Solebury Farmers Club

| Inc members OF the Solebury Far
mers' Club held most interesting
meeting Saturday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter W. Ely
near Aquetong, and considerable at
tentIon was paid to the dairying in
dustry, in which the profits and los
ses were pointed out.
w. w. Ely on crops and marketing
spoke of the advance in hay to $49 a
ton due to the bad roads.
Under fruit, Cornelius Ely spoke of
the great damage done to the young
trees by the rabbits and mice, which
might be prevented in the future by
wrapping with tar paper or ensircl-
ing the trees with wire.
Edward Johnson said many or
chardists will be surprised at the
damage done by mice to the old trees,
as well as to the young trees Reu-
ben P. Ely stated that a strong So
luton of lime sulphur had proved
effective in controlling the rabbits as
the latter were very particular about
the condiments" in their food.
c. j. Roller called attention to the
efforts of labor to secure the Ameri-
can farmer as an Ally, but that the
Grange refused to sanction such an
alliance, which it was quite right in
doing as labor figured to get the
farmer back of it, and then to use
them as a good thing in controlling
the food supply.
Carroll B. Price spoke of the small
personal tax the manufacturer was
paying, compared to the farmer. 1t
seems the manufacturer pays State
tax only, farmers and others paying
the body of the local taxes. W. W.
Hurley said no doubt the tax laws
had been iuggled by scheming politi-
clans to further their own ends but,
by keeping at it, more equal taxation
will be obtained.
Louis NJ Merryman, of the Herdlea
Farms, made an impromptu talk on
the dairy, saying one of the greatest
drawbacks to good dairying was the
lack of proper feeding, farmers hiring
cheap men for the dairy and work
ing in the field, themselves, whereas
the best men ought to be found in
the dairy. Mr.. Merryman also spoke
Of tho +ondaroxy ~ xx,arfo +bo ,,,i1Ir
spilling more or less, feeding to cal
yes, and using an unlimited amount
in the house, which waste was great
er than the average proportion sold,
while in mill the cost of production
was figured as closely as the amount
of production and it always must be
so; that detailed interest and detailed
work made the dairy profitable.
Weighing the milk is the way to de-
termine what profit is being made on
each individual COW.
AS to what constituted profitable
cow, in a herd of 20, this depended
somewhat on the breed. With Jer-
seys, there must be a daily average
of 20 pounds, Guernseys and Hol-
stems running to 30-35 pounds high
efficiency but this not advisable for
the average farmer to push his cows
to that extent. 1t was also thought
the seven-day test in the Holstein an
advantage to a farmer just beginning
testing methods.
Reuben P. Ely spoke of the COM
munity centres the county agent
wished to establish, and that meet
ing for this purpose would be held at
his home, open to any one interested,
date of which will be given later.
W. w. Hurley spoke of the address
by the secretary of Agriculture of
New Jersey at the recent meeting of
the Farm Bureau special warning
being given to the farmers not to in
cur debt the ensuing year due to the
inflated dollar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j. Smith
were proposed as members and unani-
mously elected.
Miss Beulah Hurley was invited by
the club to give resume of her re-
cent work in the war zone. Not be-
ing connected with the army or army
organizations, she received an en-
tirely different viewpoint of the
French people and was not only
struck with their fine sense of values
but their courtesy to each other and
devotion to their animals, and wond-
erful patience in the face of such
fearful odds.
The meeting adjourned until April
Sd, to be held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Reuben P. Ely, New Hope.