The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-02-05
FARM INSTITUTE
A REAL SUCCESS
Raging Storm Reduced
Attendance But Not
Quality of Program
SUPPER ENJOYED

The ninth annual farmers insti-
tute held in Lambertville, under the
auspices of the Lambertville Mer-
chants Association, last Thursday
afternoon and evening, was a real
success, despite the severe snow
storm that ragged.
A total of eighty-two persons were
in attendance at the two sessions,
and forty-five participated in the
supper given by the Merchants.
Preparations were made to feed 100
or more persons, and it was expected
that there would be about 150 at
the institute, but the weather pre-
vented this. Some who would have
attended could not even get out of
their own lanes and most of the
country roads We're drifted full.
Prof. John II. Herring, supervisor
of schools in Lambertville, was Sc
lected chairman of the meeting, in
the absence of John S. Cray, who
was snowbound at his home in Del
aware Township.
Prof. H. r. Cox, specialist in farm
crops, gave an illustrated lecture on
alfalfa and Forage Crops in Hun
terdon County" which was well re-
ceived. He was followed by Prof.
H. j. Baker, director of Extension
and Home Economics. also of the
New Jersey State College, who gave
a most interesting talk on the work
being done by this department. Both
Prof. Cox and Prof. Baker were
scheduled to speak at Lakewood
in the evening, and left early to
brave the trip by automobile.
Andrew Foltz, president Of the
Lambertyille Pottery Company, in
troduced DR.. f. A. Slagle, consult
ing chemist, of Trenton, who spoke
on soil testing for farmers, exhibit
ing table full of tubes of various
colors, each of which covered some
particular state of alkilinity or acid
ity. Mr.. Foltz has to make extern
sive tests of pottery clay and is in
terested in movement to provide
equipment that every farmer can
use at home, at slight cost.
Paul Bennetch, of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, spoke on the
subject of dairying in Hunterdon
County, and gave an interesting
talk.
After supper the evening session
was opened with a short prayer by
Rev. Francis +. Pursell, pastor of
Centenary NJ. e. Church. who was a
visitor at the institute The first
speaker was Mrs. Douglass Dilts, of
Trenton, who is well known in this
city, her husband being one of its
native sons. Mrs. Dilts spoke of the
need and advantages of a rest room
for out-of-town shoppers, and Of
home economics.
Prof. G. w. Hervey, expert ON
poultry husbandry at the State Col
lege, spoke of the Poultry Prob
lens in New Jersey" and answered
number of questions in the discus
sion that followed,
DIR. f. r. Beaudette, poultry path
ologist at the State College, was the
final speaker Of the evening, and his
subject was Poultry Diseases" He
undertook to tell of the origin and
history Of diseases, human and fowl,
and the discoveries of remedies for
their elimination, and to do it in
forty minutes. He did. It was the
most complete outline, in tabloid
form, that could be imagined, and
not a single member of the audience
failed to hear it through.
Early last Thursday it was be-
lieved by number of people that
the institute might as we'll be can
celled, but the Merchants Associa-
ton officers felt that somebody
you'd be disappointed--and there had
been no failure in nine years, re-
CARELESS of weather-and the eats
had been prepared Their optimism
was more than justified. Every
speaker scheduled this was the
first time in nine years. too-ap-
peared on time, and each seemed to
be imbued by the spirit of the occas-
ion. Visitors declared they had new
err listened to better speeches.
1t is worthy of note that more
ladies', especially from out-of-town,
braved the storm than there did
men. Perhaps their determinations
had something to do with this.