The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-02-02
MEETING OF
SOLEBURY CLUB

New Hope The January meeting of
the Solebury Farmers Club, held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Blackfan, on North Main Street, Sat
urday evening. Aside from the usual
supper, and an extraordinarily large
attendance, great interest was mani
tested in the several subjects dis
cussed.
w. W. Blake Arckoll and A. M.
Barrett, of Solebury; DIR. NJ. w. Berg
Of Doylestown; DIR. w. A. Haines,
of Bristol, and William Fl. Weamer,
of Spr1ngtown, were the principal
speakers, and were listened to with
interest
DIR. Berg explained first of all, that
Pennsylvania allowed up to $40 per
head for pure-bred cattle killed be-
cause Of tubercular infection, and the
Federal Government allows $25 to $50
in the respective grades, bringing the
total compensation up to $65 for grade
cows and $500 for pure-breds, plus
the value Of the carcass, which in
some cases has run as high as 500
each. However, the State of Penn
sqlvania has not paid for cattle killed
since August, 1921, owing to lack of
funds, and the Federal Government
only pays when the State also pays.
However, this condition will be rene
died soon, through a deficiency APP
preparation, it is expected.
The speaker went into details as tn
the best methods of graduating
tuberculosis, but the substance of his
were the only sure representatives. OF
this dread disease. Tubercular bac-
eli will sometimes live from three
to four months in manure, DR.. Berg
said: and as long as a year or more
in water, but survive less than one
hour in direct sunlight. Actual tests
along these lines were described.
Tubercular milk, the speaker said
would spread the disease to small
children, especially those under five
years of age, but not to larger chill
dren nor older people. 1t will also
spread the disease to hogs, poultry
and cats, all of which consume milk.
ECONOMY IN MILK
In the discussion that followed w.
W. Black Arckoll said he had had
experience in raising calves on pow
dered milk, eliminating all danger Of
tuberculosis.
DR. w. Albertson Harris, of Bristol
said that tuberculosis is mos preva-
lent where animals are closely stabbed
and least prevalent in the mountain
section of the State, where the stables
are open and airy, which is also true
Of peoples. He said that producers
in his section of Bucks County are
only receiving six cents per quart,
or three cents per pound, for high
quality food of which not drop may
be wasted There's no bones, gristle,
skins or shells to be eliminated in
milk, and the price is less per pound
than that of any other food contain
ing even fraction of the life-giving
qualities.
Sunlight was the great remedy Of
fered by DIR. Haines, who told of
stable purified by sun and air alone,
and in which tuberculosis was elm
mated by this one method. He also
paid attention to "filled milk, a sub
iect upon which C. J. Roller, of Sole
bury, was to speak, but asked to be
relieved until next month. DIR. Haines
warned his hearers against milk from
which the butter-fat had been re-
! moved, and cocoanut or other vege-
table oils substituted to give it body.
DIR. Haines reviewed the prospect
i've work of the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature, of which he is a member, and
said, among other things. that a seri-
Gus effort is being made to have the
dog tax, amounting to $278,000 last
year. returned to the rural districts
to pay for tubercular cattle destroyed
thus establishing a fund that will be
continuous from year to year, without
biennial appropriations.
President Reuben Ely, named Geo.
II. Ely, w, w. Blake Arckol and
Carroll b. Price committe to con-
fer with Dr. Haines and prepare suit
able resolutions sustaining this work,
which was done and accepted by the
club.
w. II. Weamer, another member of
the Legislature from Bucks County,
spoke principally on road building,
covering the work already done, and
that which it is hoped to do. He re-
ferred to the cost Of schools which
totals, in his town of Springtown 81
per 500 of valuations, at present.
While it is estimated that here should
be $lS5,000 of taxable property for
each teacher employed, and many sec
tons of Bucks County are employing
three times this number, which ac-
counts for the very high taxation,
he added.
Mr., Arckoll reported his experience
es at the State Agricultural gathering
at Harrisburg last week, and said it
was better than State fair.
Mr.. Barrett reported the condition
of the Rabbit Run bridges, across
the canal just beyond the northern
boundary of New Hope Borough, to
be dangerous, and submitted letter
from Ernest II. Harvey, who has
charge of the State roads in Bucks