The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-06
COUNTY BOARD
TO AFFILIATE
Farmers Organization to Join
County Chamber of Commerce
Membership Drive Starts.
ASSISTANT COUNTY AGENT

When the Atlantic County Chamber
of Commerce was organized recently
an invitation was extended to the At
lantic County Board of Agriculture TO
become a member of the new body.
1t was announced this week that the
Agriculture Board would probably
accept the invitation soon.
The Board Of Agriculture, which
will conduct its membership drive
from October 8 to October I3. will
schedule its campaign as follows, ae-
cording to an announcement from the
County headquarters at Mays Landing
this week:
In the vicinity of Hammonton, fruit
and vegetable growers and poultry
men will be visited by representatives
of the County and State Organizations
from October 8th to 18th, in charge Of
H. o. Packard, assisted by Tony Riz-
zotte, w. J. Slack and Laton Park
hurst. The farmers will be acquainted
with the purpose and scope Of the
work to be conducted by the County
Board Of Agriculture for the coming
year, and the record Of the progress
made by the county organization in
the past two and one-half years.
In the Egg Harbor district, the cam
paign will be in charge Of Henry Tap
ken, in Mullica Township; in the Ger
mania section, in charge of Lawrence
Kienvle, and in the Cologne section
under the leadership of Henry Pfeiff
er.
In the Shore district, Charles Stu
Der, Secretary of the County Board,
will have charge of the drive, assisted
by DR.. R. H. Thomas, William Hauen-
stein and Joseph English.
John Casazza, of Richland. will be
in charge of the campaign in the East
Vineland section, while in Landisville,
Felix Donate, President of the Lands
vile Fruit Growers Union, will be in
charge. Paul Scache will have charge
of the Tuekahoe and Dorothy area of
the county.
Plans for the work of the County
Board of Agriculture for the coming
fall months have just been announced
through the County headquarters at
Mays Landing. Immediately following
the membership drive, representatives
of all cooperative associations in the
county will be called for conference 70.
arrange for the pooling Of future fer
tilizer needs. The requirements need
ed by each association viii be added
together and total requirements of the
organized growers of the county viii
be announced for bids.
Within a few weeks, the farmers
patronizing the new Municipal Whole
sale Farmers Market in Atlantic City,
will be called together 10 consider the
organization of an Atlantic County
Market Growers Association. which
would function as a subsidiary organi-
cation of the County Board Of Agri
culture. The purpose of the organiza-
ton will be to stimulate the improve
ment of market grades of fresh vege-
tables and fruit as sold by the farmers
on the Atlantic City market. and to
standardize the varieties of vegetables
grown in the county.
The employment of an assistant
county agent is 0 being considered
to meet the demands of fruit growers
in the county for help on production
and market problems. The rapid pro
gress of County Agent work has crea-
ted an increased number of activities.
meetings and Office work on the part
of Arthur R. Eldred, County Agent,
and further assistance viii be neces-
sary for continued expansion of work
in the county.