CAPE MAY COTHTTY TIMES, TODAY. JAMCABY 7, 1M7.

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OF INTEREST TO THE FARM AND HOME | c “°^j

County

Rural Jersey On To Trenton r*-i Next Week i •*r~ •Artnwy Show Will Provide | Many Interesting Sights For Fanners and Families

Edited by W. COLLINS THOMAS

Boys Provided For Also From rtif timr nb* doora of tbr Armory *wlD* wide TuewU} nw.rnln*. Janutrr 11. to u»ber In Asrteultural Week, until U>ey «re cloned on (be farm product* 4io* Friday nlfbt. moot rf rural New Jetwey will bare rlalted or wHl have been repreaented at the an-

nual ecpoaltlon.

Feature* which are both entertalntns and Instructive are prom-

Farmers' Week Cape May Farm _at Tren H Loan A*’n

Secretary Jardine Will Ad- 1 dress State Convention

Acres Working

Take Care of Farm Machinery

Secretary of Apiculture Wil- Wi|| .Meeting on January 14: W

be held at the Slate Capitol in $75,000 in Loans

Trenton on Wednesday. January JJ. accord!' a to the prcsram

which is now available for dt- YFjU Qect New Treasurer

tributlon. Franklin "**

Oividends IN thi» initial prrnaitafion ot the Farm and Home Page, it srrtm

A lining and proper » make srreral pertinent statements Be Paid at Annual aim* and purpose* ot the eidtor

e-jp Average Investment in Im-

Cirownng trees plements Amounts 1 o $000 '

For The Farm Housewife

■-!rr*4**TT dt Ahan-

r lhi> particular future

little farm item* about your neighbor and

principal aim. Therefore, the editor ol the page invites you to turn to thi> section each »-*k and visit with him atnong pour neighbor*. No doubt mt will *isit several caroniunitie> one week, and others the

this Forestry Will Ptove Income I Producer if Intelligently

Pursued By Fanners

'next, calling on the tanner* of these commur tie*.

With thru perminuon. we will take a walk a out their tarni*, I and see what the* are doing. Or posMbl* they will tell us wut they

toed New Jersey fanners and| ,b e New Jersey Fed-

: tbelt families who attend the i farau products and equipmru', i Khow. Tuesday bar been eet , aside as •fatm equipuient day. - ’ j M (bis tlmr new and effeetlvr labor-saviny machinery will

membei of Congrees of the Ninth .

District of New Jersey. Is t" utvidtuda will be dhnribuled address the convention on tbe.^. (titi meettna of tb ••Farmer*' Economic Problem- , j|,y County Farm Loan A»

The Governor of New Jersey an' 1 vx . lW j OB lo be b«-ld In the Farm i plan to do. or think about thing* in grneral. At Sr. .ate. just

...S.'uwr P"; ... , rmd |, .„h , OT , ^^ho,,. dent of the Mate Board of As , Ioua . Friday evening. January . . r ;___

cullur.. ... u. b.- • TO,, „ ao»b. lu.mti.. In »t r-pm » •cW, .rport. f.nnr mm.np. on the program. information to stockholder* In j County Board nwrting* and other meeting* of inierat to farmers,

this assoclat on.

Tbj meetin* I* mainly lot

putpbrv of eTeetins a board - .

directors for HIT. Immediately '« »«*l conditi . following this election, the new Therefore, we expect to include each week toe idea* ot prac-ly-elected directors will cieu of- , |(a | 1tnrtrn information from the scirntitK * idpoint and linle

Seers foi the coming year. J. A Stackhouse, who liae secretary-treasurer for about

year*, i* resigning this office be- j pert this new feature to run entirely above cause of Inetiffldetn time to give j Riit ^ hope to increase it* -.ahie and it

We will alway* appreciate am helptul *u|

ofier.

The agricultural convention t» a part of the four-day meeting and exhibit of New Jersey fsrmera and farm product*. Farmer's Week program begin* on Tues-

day. the eleventh.

County Board* of Agrleitlture will hold their annual meeting. H. B. Hancock, president of the State organitatico. will act as ch» -mar of the businis? uieetlng, which Is to be held during the

displayed and demonstiated. In- afternoon of the eleventh end reoulr^ A S. • !*>«' , In the mechanical exhibit * submit, on Tuesday evening, | tryxnan living it Cape May. also; readers

AI*o. titirlv infnnnatian in rrtemice lo the ' xrious branches of '' acrii-ulturc—such i.iformation to be only that whiA ggncrly applies

personal itenv* about your neighbors and their

Few new venture* run smoothly **

attention

I at the start.

i which our

-will b. autr..d poult:, '.ulp.jp "PO" “I V”'" 10 "- “ men, of various kinds spray ma- 'be American Farm Bureau Fed-]^ok C n of a« being l.kely to si . > chine* for fruit and those for |« »““ u » l convention. The ce^ Mr 8(ackhouw a* secretai

vegetables'; graders; transplanter* '* r * ou * comm.dl'y c.ganlMUona | llfM4Jr e,.

• ind many mechanical appliance* • n ™* 1 or .Several new fan., loan* •. . to aid the farm htmaewlfe, , meeting* will meet on Thursday,during the past year.

Take Care of

Your Pullets Now

” j First Grange in Cape May Co. 40 Years Ago

Idle Acre* Are Cofftly

Tb» average farm in •»y carries ss lav-si .... W„,.P puw*^ C.IT H Ch. r“ . t^T—u <»-“ rum: *»>■ there Is pndlt on •*—* >» caring for machlae. » *o large aa outlay By thb thac of y*

. '^'" aad af F^vtag a | to tht •normoov annual loss of , ra>n

machinery doe to water sad ntet ; Good ca.e to the factor which; In dialog M leu one farmer get twice as* of ggured wall Mb much use from equipment as an that plain «d«* 1 other does. ihn umd »« (*

Pause (or a moownt in your day * work to look at your farm Is every acre of pour farm working with you. doing Ita pari to make your fanm progtaWs so that your facnHy eaa enjoy som* of the comforts and pleasures of life—or are there e few acrew too poor to farm which are loafing

on the yob*

Loafing acres, like loafing farm A lew essenitols In aak ag ma help, coots more than they esrn chlnery Ian until H wears out An Investment of from flOOf iurn - substantial prod' to to per acre, including the the farmer. For this reason tb* com of the tree, will put them! provident man keep* hto imp!to work producing prngtable tree 1 i: -«rtn under a llgbt roof wken crap*. J I'.ey are not In u*- Daring tb* • inter all surfaem are prot«et*J Spring Best Time in Ptaating I, on „ pais, . D d thu. the j |Ui : whine U kapi randy for nre

for forest plant-

diapaa may be one «T the amny ; brightly patterned mnlmjala « 1 pnpotor today. M you poaaam a “ten wiftm «a aot park M wtfk g ge/| u i fruit or Bower*, but noa J> «bea'•ver and wherever It Is |

th:

i regular part of the show At , ‘ ^n, 01 ,B * iu * oc, • | ha* about ITS 60S out in farm! - (hi* time, the Interesting gues-: , ‘ on - *•» P"* ldt °\ tT “tr- land* In Cape May County. j

•drslon of who grows the Ing* of that organisation. Thej || r . Stackhouse, in eocmn-ntlrw;! : IS? wu, \ Organized .. South Sc-! g.*.,- : J= r; ^~,r^.TOrss* , s.'s‘sv,n.-c^ M. y c™ sc ;ra,'- r ^^.ss3 : .ww »■ » u..t th.,! 11 '*" •«*»• !o,. to. m rn... Fiv, Active Granges Now."”- ‘ '•know t'.sir apples." Trenton A corn, potato, apple ana aw.*-t » | reward ,-roper feeding. Cold. banka «ud manufarturereaf spray h* 01 * 10 ,,ho '‘ * ,U b " U,E ' , ‘ , ,n ,b '' r '" ! * n ‘ * hro ^ ..marerUl* have supplied , he Urmory during the entire four ft y Tkwavl ,n ,h - ,utuTt *' ^ *''**' ^ b,rd ' premium* l<l»y*- Many local entries of farm PlOW 10 1 llWarl ‘ *

>c publish . -to—«.

TLp P.nawpre mrr,ln «‘ *' 1 * h:h uk * » Mb 1Wv J r 1 ne Vanawers th< . ,o rrt tory covered by ibl* foeter. I

A sliver loving cup for] ■st exhibit of late crop seed, M-s Is to be competed for byf and Cumberland Counties ]

s-bich

premium* Idsy*. Many local entries w- Th* corn exhJblt Is ex^-cled' pn>ducU ' tTr '' xprcte ‘ 1

to bring out the fact that u** p * 1 '' ' famous Corn Belt of the Middle !‘ b '-'

West Is not the only locality

which the golden grain thrives. I rr* 1 . ,

Additional interest has been Tb ^ 1 P ' * b cb *** wol ‘ b>

* a >" <hls display by lb.

announcoment that recognition ; ^ won three year* In ordo , through the award ofT^nn ’ 10 b ' c ‘ n " r hf P- ,m * n '■ n, prop ' m.; * U1 I- *‘ven the county making ! er1y 0 ' * ry C0Un ' y 1 thought

.i. 0 7- : rs . ■;7.;,tV,'w'«

’cllne.

. ..uuta 1 ^ Cumberland Board o(

wb ,; Agriculture Prizes New Jersey, crack potato grow - . ,

, ere mret <o decide who grow* Atkinson. Birch. Holmes snve^mlliTi 1 * ^'be 2JJ“ d rj and Lodge Were Winners

the best

< poutoe* In

ir p r r" 1 h" fur «'" "nmulated by Jhe opportunity to takr »be ribbon* w hich will be awardMl the best, second, third and fourth exhibit* |„ c ,

"M* county.

^ U ?' y U ‘ W b “ b

*o^?v> f Jr*' Crap po, ‘ , °«' *

•* ,ver '“P- This l. ,

Wetpd. lor the cup become* the

permanent pome '

efu-FT that wins .. , urr

To date, it ha* been won

l lb fee time.

. chum wlU. their father, 4en rZ*- J, ,h, ' b| Bh school 'e'en •web claw from each r n ,Jl bPr0, T l " ;ly * ,:5 b *' bee,, , mad* available a* proes re, Hw~t potato display. Th* New i 1 ? ,anc,, ‘HI be used

Anln ‘* 1 I»du* * r >. Bureau of stmi,. lCTl . . " ut ^ Market. Air- i ; spru,...-

—*— paper

Methods To Protect Fruit In anticipation at lb la, Tre^a A vain.t RreVatc ~ M»Pfaprtote to publish Iree* A.mnst Koaeats , Muuethro* at tb* ki«un> of

; Grange work previous to (hi* With the advent al winter. .|me.

m..| fn.1, ... .vine 4 . T ...prel.tlon ul tb.ltlu, c ,„, m „

st rodents. Thorough | yM

|»W«Uon, a ,b. ofrh.rd ,a „ „„„„ , b , lm

bnn* m.n. in Boo oul .habfr;, n c^, , u , roun'r ,u or-

n" """ ■" ^ Sa’ll* **.o: trol messure* A couwion derloe 0n ally bieaine inactlv* for defense against meadow mica nn * ,,y *Inactive.

Is screening the base of Uto y I*®®- t’ape May trees Thl*. bowevar. has been *“■ ,,r k ,nil * d « »l»* found Ineffective for prevrntlni Cr *** k - b l G - w - K GaunU. th*n damage by pine mice ! 8u,, ' Wor,b > r Master, asalaled by

, -~d. 0.0.11,1 "'"*2 ,r "-*- " sv—boio.

«* to. .to-- to*, a JRrs; *~*S. ^ V'-to o' BUMoaL, 0, *««« b,* .iTl"; Th, ,0a a o^ol.-o, , ttou'r airaiaT' .a * ro “o0. IM, ba, loaoo. .1 Uto Cat un.n.1.0 *T l,o^«oa 1^1.- . “ dtrcrtbeil i ■■ ■*- nunO a T... naoO nunl au.r'rSu^'Fi ftoll-tib -lb; - -ho h,0 rad .born Or..,,, Sato, k - ,0 ka ! ' » T* 1 - SUbl-allot. .'•<•* >b . -to nwulo. Mo toTUasi ',» lb, loltoto » -hoil? l 'h»i-a To,

grower* all of Vineland

Fifty dollars In prlxes. which

was awarded

by the CtunberUnd ] ■pj tt

First.

Second. Ui Thind. Wm Fourth,

A. Atkinson. S. Birch. J. Holm.*.

Lodge.

These spe-clal prlres were ol leted by the local Beard of Agrl•ulrure as a means of stimulating more Interest in Hi* Slate HortJmltursl She.w on the part of .'-utnberland County fruit grow-

the fruit ' the State for exhibits

PraotkBli)- a || c (rowin, counties t offered epecla] priier frot.. their own r -im result the numb--quality of fruit In i considerably Iticreaei

Fuel Value Contained In Various Woods

Department of Agricultu.. ,

Washington. Jv. C.. or by asking ] 1

th* county ag. ieultural agent for I

'hails* Woodlaw -eevrs Douglas*

The Grange was organtied , with twenty-eight charter mem-

ptDlecUon against rabbits | here. Including the following.

*h from; Mrs Ella Vanajnan Mrs Laura on the: Howell. Mra. Mary E \ort«*

ground. It »-■• < . i <■_ . ^ „ . .-sorum. the trunk .ow.-r imtos of' »v Gallaber. Mt> Margaret young tree* ran !>•- hui-...- .1.v .1 w>to. », — ffaret

grow-

roes and Icai _ t bvs been found that -Mrv Aftile Dotiglai ar.S lower limbs ot ' He Uollaher. Mt>

* ran be baited with a 1 Ketm. Mra. Ella Mlxner Town ropellant made by mixing on..; send Gallaher Oh.rl*. Tomlin

w|th| r -hailre Woodlaw n. Reeves Dnug.The|I»**. Fred Kelm. Ckarle* Howell young ! Blmer WfllMa. Ed Tuthllr .• n

Scull. Alex, ScFeiHnger.

mixture

Bearing Apple Trees Need Careful Pruning Because of ThT pr i c „ rr _ Ived Jor tbU aeaaon's frxdt.

will be in- lined -id ' pruning This to

many grown do llt-tir or unfortunate. Agiicultoin 0 lor while It

Rutger,

t* Of rap May ‘ karle* Tomlin. Charles Howell.

ttnie

^k.-y w ill demon- j "

_ mAAU . . “'k lo the publb- “• Sr th n u, 0 . 11 . ' b ' ''Xbtbn- ] P ^ State Agricultural Coll-.,.

jhlv .heir IS addition

Ion. It 1* not ' pruning. • eollage cow In growprw hav

Kxperlm.

gpi' DoparUuctu of Con W® Development; <1, *£Khw«> Dnparuiiit-n, ^»»hlic Library Pomml-

Search of the Ages

The Unit offk-

GrangMantel

tary. urer.

Theodore Br County Deputy At the pres

don to Cape May are the following arii.T, In Cape m, v Spring. Tuckahne. Ri„ and South Seav rile Th., •H onffantud afti-r c 4t '.range, as were atko ] •<'"! Stone Harbor Grange, Grangre have since

Silent Mischief

-ralch grain feeding bodily condition In the

birds. Feed he fl'-ck one-third of their * ratch ration In (he morn ng and the remainder hour uedore they go to roost

night. Carefully watch

floor to see that all scratch grain I* cleared out at the litter by 10 o'clock the following morning and let that be the gauge of amount to feed If the flock deans up fifteen to sixteen pound* of scratch per 100 birds. M la non*- too much end a good

sign.

Where It is ItnponIMe to gel good acrateh grain consumption. fattening mash may be rr•01 ted to aa a means of maintaining body weighl. Three pounds per 100 bird* dally of a mixture composed of equal parti of corn-meal, oatmeal and con drnaed milk U all that should be fed.

Doings of Your Farm Neighbors

hardwood*. {fruit

At least a few of the local poultrym.-n will he mterewted In knowing that the Madison Square Garden Poultry Show to now In pro*re- The show It being held January 5 to January ». inclusive. Th. Cape May County Board at Agriculture arranged for a meeting at Cape May C art House January « a( T 30 for the eloMion of mambers at (he rxecucommlitre and officers tor

l>* la Conover, of Green »y* ,a man would stai death If be had to hunt for a living. But anyw*Lew, If# a lot of fun.

Cold I Chari.-, llow sll. who Uvea at (Dias Creek, to another farrari who has become a hunter during May]'he winter months Mr. Unwell I. me, to*» l ad fairly gm.t i 1M -v ratoh-

•'->eit| *”* muskrats

I Unvas Swain, who reside at' j Swale.ton. on *fc orv *- I ha- Just had conwtrtuted * very j Heat looking poultry ts.uae Some month* .go Mr. Sw.tn M -]d hla farm at Swalnton and wtarto-d a ‘wH'Hnk * new born* dirwtly . s I opposite hi* old honi.- place. It I has been Intereating to watch 'Mr Swain transform hare piece

li>C in New Jet

spring, two weeks or eo before the buds begin active growth. Although there la a slight yearly variation in aeasloaa. the plant-j 'ng perlo! usually occurs from 1 April 1. to May IB. Th, beat, and moat favorable condition#

for growth are uau-'lv found dur-' Tagging eliminates the 1 red of ing lie Ann few Wu-k» of the! - -nwrabrring yob* which so of lea grav ing season. At this time j. da In th.-lr being forgotten the root* are most active. T ere The Agricultural Engineering planted Just before ihta ~**ou | . • parum-nt of the New Jrraey. begins bare the advantage of the - ste College at Agriculture has J

Hiring rains, become quickly and prepared plan*

firmly retahllab.-d and are better able to wlbhatand the dry weather of their flrat summer.

ConIferaus specie* (evergrreaa) | — ■ •nay be planted after the new j r- • 1 f-| 1 • th to wen started, but thM Special r leshing lly r.-fulu la high mortalMy a a if- /-*! • t .nd ran •«- Mash nor Chickens

Very oftsn a flMd

reds some repair or adjustm fore It wilt be ready for an

her season. One of 1

Tectlve pv*:em* devised for tab-; your dealer

« Jot* to Io lag ] thei. be sure 10 purchaM - part needing aitantlon. Then ! i-q#^ qR rather Umg “» .ring some alack period in win- with drier In 1L" TW# latter

repairing don. will give you a <ferher fioor thax

wish.

dare not hare It.

wet. When

great care should be plant them before Ibe n to unfold.

; V Jl keep :He Birds

Go^^Condition

s Clean ny Woodland Provide

For Future Crop

"The woodland owners who re-

peatedly cut out the hew sad leave the worst, are ktlllBg the potwe that lay* tb golden eggs.' aay* Earl 1. Soorell. forewtry ■peclaltrt of the Rtate ' oltoge

of Agriculi

wlet.

The Mph egg prodoes ion 06 u Md during tb. past yrer on f demo art ta t ion farm* througho- New Jetwey. and nt the Berr . and Vineland egg-laying coni' t*. to aKributed primarily to f- use of a fleshing mash duri g the fall and winter staaon T -e effort of ibe mash baa been

New B una- , weight, an that they were

"It la folly tn egpoet that the

(angle of

area, langdr at inferior quality, weakened by over-crowding, and badly damaged _ operation*, ran produce snotber good and profitable crop <d timber. Often many of the trrew l«ft t apecies which have IMtle cuiiMnerclal value, yet are van prolific -eed bearers As a here worthless spec tow gain control of the area and ■MuaMy make up the hulk of

(be future crop* majority

wiv.re the owner baa a ripe tim-

ber crop ft u beater t erythlng oieaa and atari a new op It is th*. pnaslfile to en

courage a higher percentage ol

tree# iff greatest value by plant

Ing scattered seedllnga ot (beat ■mecle* among the slump* Red

Pine, red oak. tulip poplai

bleek locus! are recommended for this type of planting. I'wially 1 "° 10 s ®* •erdllnga are aufflcl-

plaM an acre of cut-over

land. Even 1

-Her quantity

1 1 homestead.

! It I. pleasing 10 not* that ! Morris Oberflrst. of Woodbine, jaitol y. U n rod beck, of Swaln-

■ntly.

Will help greatly toward Improv ing and Increw sing the value of

the future timber crop."

Qu«e lerently , ht office faf Farm Drtuonrtrailon sent • to * “b* May County fanners an In(erewung (older rWerenc, , 0 “ r '* ,ry Tb * •ervteau U the State ttwialltt in for.suy. were Offered to any one Intereat'ed In b»‘ing him arnist thorn wUh a forestry prahlmn Rimpiy apply to the office Farm Drenonstoa^ toon. Cape May Court Houw Cumberland Counly nwldent* at> H, T ,l\?,l> OOUn ' y AMfM - C*™

I louse building. Biidgaion D"»to Adams, of Ocean View

probably had "mock squab," n to.-' tor Christmas morning brewkfaat. While this U i»g r L* toH' M Is a fact that he uad ««ue husk) looking broiler, rannlng around hto pi, rr a few •toy* ago Mr Adam, brooded *00 c < . ear),. ln September, raiaod d L^'s * W " Ky U ' ,b,nn -id h«

hS;" “ *" b “' ■ - -

Hat " "

The fleshing roash used *de up of ibe follow, n* "d**n!s: one part torn 1 « pw« ground rolled oats.

• n semi -wolld buttenrllk; ana • pint cod liver oil. when rod

I >er oil had not already been

c -pointed la aay other pan ot

b r ration.

TbU mixture, moistened with • •tor ao as to forta a ciuntoHy • veh. Is aufftcient for I«o blrda 1 to beat fed aorae (tone near • ■an hour, preferably early C - afternoon. « that the birds • II hare sufficient time e-Ir crops and takr ot

« Fply at the

- perching.

iretoh ieed 1

The real value

_ —Jtoh la that atm

dine# we And difficulty m g c Mx the birds up u> 1< pound, « acru»ch. and they *re w.

» ■„ <0 an, ou

2 rn the fleshing maafa 1, fwl

I 7* « forn. «

• h the 'fie Of the flesh I .g

• *h. since It to not a wetm.sb

» aUmulatlng production V -der Use ol Cover Crops and Alfalfi WJI Be Urged By Cumber land Co. Extension Servi Tie wider use of cover e n

grower. , od f , tl ,

'“ff »>f aifal

piers of work that

lem of budgeting (Mr moee How i wish that mor* would • together aa a family and bodge the time to be given to home making in *. y«ur. Thto to ao: a problem to be tqft Ml mother t., anlve. I'nJw each aqn sad tutl dMgtofbr accept certain M hwi-hg fiutlaa with uunther. and ce’ atn bomwmahtng 1 ami mil l ri<* with father an* mother, tb* *..«* life win not • • fairly hal aared not so happy a* R ma; Owe pair of hands tagnot everythin* that in tut) be doe

A MMilber of bouaawtrr* Awnerect CouMy made chaa**ia th* r ktodtow durtag IM*

bile, n visited.

k Itches with

pride an *

•as" and “aa to~ telUng 0 tb-

trea* dahl fi

I>T fruit

ton-, era and the aaedln.

poultry range.*

J"gwl by th. “«>ty extension . ** according to •v arm cup, p r „. -hl'ti helrt a me, lA'OB apen.er. „f repnsented 1 he ,1

’'lee during

of the r

uniy .

r Sbulr. rtf Cap. v...

^jtour 'louse, has purxl-a.^ two r'* V j pcligreetf Leghorn ourkrrel* xi ' ,,n U rl »nd |«>uU u one uf Ute ooun,y>„Cll Arrlr ''" ur '

mp!eek-:.tf wi

, " * I"

L^vene. rtf Woodbln*

reasonably , ure tfa at hto'prti^ .

' to'H not suffer from lack I to bl ^""rmen and bv - - icatur-

by Installing ^ for brt 'HrHiir (wtov, unp. . 0 '“ e county such high

I bleeding stock. 0 n, * B •'■®e ana.,

imaklog

y exhibi. ^ Utm 1 be held In Connect! annual meeting ,,r

'F Board

tha |

W'ben nl.natn* to hava Ike and re,ling | B tfia ktw done over. seJwrt g light the walls and :w« tomm (tor «H»*I Keep | n mM proven fact the- light etwurn buff .„d . ugh, grey win a >«i the great ewt returns tl • rrifictal light. Whlta give, '■"l r rturn but It'to wlmi - bit of your wail eo Lb * ri use whtu. IBrtrt I**- Clare.

Bareata wudy th, agnoufit «*f ^bt Uvea by the artlfirU ^i». when th« ehUdrpq fin working or studying A !" **'' , » i '*P to batter jhww * .roc.. II

» "oat of good enamel * lacquer, to easily kep' Then. too. it may be » firnoure eoJor anfehlnt

* Pantry betwea ‘"d the kite! s'reogtwnentJ

^ «he 1M7 exhibit A jo