CAPE HAY COUHTY TIKES. FRIDAY, IAJPABY 28, 1«7-

OF

INTEREST TO" THE FARM AND HOME

Cumberland! county

Edited by W. COLLINS THOMAS

Chief Plant Foods Found In Fertilizers

Stringent Japanese Beetle Quarantine

_ »« r\ • Tentative regulations for the How Farmers_May^ Desig- con . rol u tbr j.pane* beetle

Infested Territory- Now Includes AH of New Jersey

nate Them—Their Values hive been eubmitted to the State f nBl | Depanunent of Agriculture by the

as Plant Foods

How They Should Be Used

Federal author! tie*, announcer

Secretary W. B. Duryee. In order to make effectiv

the quarantine »nd t* facilitate the movement at far.u product out of the area It ha* been nece*aar* to make stringent rvillngi'-

- . - .v. thsre

Coram.rclal are •*«; ^ lnMlt ally compounds I ^ department atate; ‘b'. there pen. phosphoric acid and potaah.l^ ^ m flal . mb>rKO on ph»Ch a* the three ^ en ' , ^ >n< , h,»ne. cr.-* that ma t commonly Poking ‘n aoU*- | jjue[Mly |hu produce cannot lx Oa fettllliet bags the pereent-, ^ ou( ^ t he Quarantined aces of pla. ii food contained ■« ^ Federal regulations uaoally gleen in the order nwejl ^,0, South Jersey gn)»ahove. fa- examplo. A froni their late can•ouW mtun the ““glboae tomatoes to Baltimore.

v notate lomaiwn sained 4 per cent of nitrogen. products that can ~ ^hn^hoiSe acid and ^

_ very * l5,D * n, ‘ r ^ 1 moved. No re«ricrions s jany farmers, hoaever H w white potato

L^t-or Saving Arrangement For Kitchen

Suggestions That Will Save Steps. Minimize Dirt and Facilitate Work

Is Worth Careful Thought

THOMAS’ COLUMN

Doings of Your Farm Neighbors

I A'sT week wr quoted Oscar Lehm*’....

I.AM j » >«!■'« ' k “.

only high-grade materials. M trrtilizer* and spray msurials.

Count)

pat-s tanner*

special

manager of the Cape j

saving that it Lehmann had

Tony Cautiso. at ha* Ju*t installed t

water system.

Senator Agans Addressed Cape May Grangers

or rcnwlrfing a

STrLS^X experience in mivit^ and selling .>nih«ta and SSuSng with fanner* the results of using vanous grade, of tlm

tnatnial. we place high valuation on his opinion.

There i> *ureL no doubt that the demand tor low-grade, lownriJdmtW has been the'cause for many a sand-bank takmg r Sr^v acro*. the country, the farmer papng the expowe. of ihe trip. Mixed with a little dark fertiltrer »o give 'J *" d od.r racked in 167 pound burlap bags to give it dignity, nre Sve'd bTVhe fanner a.wl carted several miles to fits farm. There

it ts unloaded and remain, stored in the ^rn .mt.l

when it i« loaded on the wagon again, hauled to the field and drilled, ^atei^ mo , t urmers of today realize that there is no ccotv nr ,;i buy ng low-grade fertilirer*. They know that «ie ton

Wesley Bates, of Clermont, believes he will get more egg. he complete* that new

poultry house.

Jobn lw™h...r k Improi ln| Suppbr Scn cd B>' Lufe

bis place at Woodbine by erecting .

The grouping of equipni' small as well as Urge pieces. Into work renters U one of the nr Important and oftentimes one the .-asiaat things to accomplish in miking a kitchen convenient

M..II, moses. .WSJ* » P^ticUly ^a.1 «*».■»»

difficult

iTui wiiijol « imr-tr»k fmiter. «» m »f H« ''”™« kxinc l«*"r rt-ntera to one another and to the | rn than three ton* of the latter. ■ room ur a whole. They shoul.l words, farmers in general are paying more attention l»- so placed that the various ar-! r ,j,, ( hry u*rd .a. to the anmlysi* which the government require* of the daily routine go : ^ ^ ^ flc! , ^ 0 f fertilizer. In years gone by a Urge

1 , t ■ —.j ......ling to the price.

less forced by

W. W. Mason, of Port Elisabeth. who produced 11000 worth of pepper* last year from one acre of ground, will no doubt Ikable to furnish ua with some Interesting Information tor this page, sa the season progresses.

n cne center t.

not be

NUrogen. (atumonU). the Hi*'tiomen: referred to In Che tonnti-

i Ue. la used

incre

■ wix-nj^ood light at each, and so t

Because of this, fertilizer companies were more <

, STOSih at the leave* and ■tem.of a ptent. It U the plant too-!, w*M*i gives farm and tmek rr^ff and ftull trees a dark green «>>or. Eice^ire amount* of (his material HOmetimes cause - plats* to produce too much left orv vine growth and little or no

fntlt.

la Umlteu amounts U stimu4atee a plant to forage around for •he other element* in the aotl and ao produces a greater yield. Materials which contain Ulriy high percentage* of this Plant food are nitrate of aoda. mriphatr of ammonia, tankage, including Hhck- of king crab*. HA and fc>'igtiter house, and manures. Tat center figure in a fertiliser analysis generally refers to pboapborir arid. It Is lacking In most soils and usually conatitute* She ma)or part of dal /eittlizers.

fruits, dried vegetable, and n .ough the kitchen doe# not Ingrains wlH move without eer ifl- 'erfere with the work. A shelf cation. When hay and straw arejoi table by the back door for in-

used aa packing material It need;coming aupplle*

not be certified

During *be past aeaaon. the beetle extended the are* of infestation. As a consequence the Infested territory now include* all of New Jerwey and nartt of Connecticut. New York. Pennsylvania and Delaware. Although Che entire Slate is under quarantine there will be no Interference with shipments of produce from New Jersey farmc: distantly removed from points of infestation. :

Details of New Baby

Chick Ration

add large amount* of Mtnd or other usdes* filler* order to reduce the price to the farmer. The thinking fanner todav understand* icnilixer analy»i* and would laugh at an

agent who quoted him the price per ton ot a fertilizer without telling him the analy»». And. rightly *o. because «;*y pay Imght on a lot ot worthless filler? Why haul three tons when one will equal them in value. Why drill 1200 pounds per acre when 400 pound* will produce a>, equally large crop? fhi* i* just another instance of where quality is a more important consideration than

Murphy WhUdln. of Delroom. when visited last week, was giving his strawberry patch a coat of barnyard manure. Mr. Wbtldln believe* the manure protects the plants during the winter months and atlirJlatsa their growth In the early aprlng.

quantity.

rTroduoUon at seed and Yt ■ Designed To Meet All Nu-

° f

Nitrogen can be obtained from Birds in Confinement the auuonpbert by lecumea and!

depoafted in the aoll. however.

Pbwwhoric acid must be pur- How To Feed the Ration ohaaed and applied. Any groat

lank of this plant food will aeri-

oudr hamper the growth ol, T *° *«•*» w * publlahed graasea and practically all farm * n arWcle about a new baby crops. The common aourem w ration what has been <iethta material are acid p^ombalr,• rekiped by the New Jerwey Ex-

grpund bore and basic alag. j Pcriment Station. The thirl of the fen'User trio During feeding trials last

la POlasMu: or. as it Is generally 11 **• ,oun<1 ix»dblr to make bread and c-.ke pans, and all such called pou.li. potash t# used ex-' "’hlte leghorns average 1'» ulenalls. large and small, neede.1 tennivcly by plana in the foaua- PouuAs in aright when elgb* (requently In mixing and getting t>on of the Irame work such i* "'■«** btd and show steady gain* food ready to cook or serve. The au»r and cornstalks and wyd ! to • maturing weight of foui relrigantor or cold cloaet. where J*otai4i is eapedally Important in P , ' ,un, '»- FUr the benefli of our butter, eggs and other perishable#

^ PuuStry friends, we are pltwsed to 1 are kept, should lx- near the

more complete information wn, kublea. If posalblr.

week concerning the new ra-; Near the stove should be

j grouped frylnr pans and other

, *°s designed to meet all nu - 1 uirnill* (hat a. put on the stove , tritlve requirement* of bird#'to heat Ik-fore food 1* placed In

in confinement, for the!them: pa.i covers, forks, spoon*

prevention ol coccidiowlv. black and ladles used In cooking and bead, round woim# and tape dishing up food, and aalt and

. and constated nf the fol-i pepper. Many of these utensil* : 20 pounds of j can 1«- bung on the wall, espe-j

traffic acro#a the kitchen floor and prevent the tracking

in of much dirt.

Preparation of raw foods, cooking. serving and clraring away and dishwashing are four activities that follow each other every day. and several time* a day In most kitchens. Compact centers

for these jobs should

follow the a me order around .he

room from left to right, the right-handed person s

generally moves conveniently in ibis direction. The centers for serving and clearing away and dishwashing should be nearosi

the dining room and close getber. Dishes and sliver

then be washed and put away all within the space of a few square feet, and are Just where they are wanted for use at the next meal. Raw food is prepared chiefly a: sink and worktable. At the sink then, should be kept brushes, knives, colander, strainers and similar tools: stew-pans, double boilers, and other utensils that are filled with water before they are pul on the stove, and a garbage can. Small stores of the les.1

perishable frulta and vegetable*; ()\ the right of this page wr hive hern devoting a cplumn may he kept In a eupboaid or bin|, 0 matter* concerning the ‘'Farm Housewife." We eventually want under onr of the drainboard*. At | jt c()m ; st entirely ot tht experience* of local women obtained the workable .re needed sugar, j uadrr locj| GDnditiolu . „ U r belurvc such information will be of

more value than relating the experiences of some woman in a

COMMERCIAL irrtfern have come to be one of the necessities of present-day farming. They arc a profitable investment, but only in proportion to the judgment a farmer use* in selecting

applying them to certain crops.

Tsrnerally speaking, a farmer s judgment ol tertilizeix and their use* i* dependent upon his knowledge of them. Therefore, I believe a farmer should take advantage of every opportunity he ha* for gaining a greater knowledge of fertilizer*, at least to the extent that the analysis given on the outside of tne sack l: tclligcsvt to him. ^ In another column on thi* page is given information relative to fertilizer*, which it is hoped nay fcr helpful to some of our

IN the near future Granger* may expect to find on thi* page weekly reports of local meeting*. In this way it will be po**ible lor the members of each Grange to know what the other granges

of the county are doing.

1 am confident that thii weekly exchange of grange reports will serve a* a source ot suggestionv to each other, and. con-

sequently. stimulate grange work in the county.

Interesting Session of Co-j, Pomona Grange Held Vi ith South Seaville Grange

, kind at fi«

jew barn.

I. ju>-m w-rich *1*« trriaUe flavor aed add i Ou* IT t%* maat wlp- It UC WUA

p rki-h *

granr-r

> make a

We were very sorry to learn Ike other day of the lllnea* John Tosour. of Delniont

ji'.nute a I

.enioeed t

bur*. « B la a aaaat

broad lemta*-x>.

A »*r*e nunAer

and other* spent a ' D ™ .We tKne at flout*, SeaUllr l£ , m. . Saturday atimdlt* the t ape V», j prov County Pomona Orange nieetiM

A *n»K>y

held In the afteraoon Thi* ! followed by a de»at.tfUl «PP''- ! «ur

served In tie Cran«e Hall *>r; whippwl eroaro ladle* of tVwKh fleariHe kiwi* rf r—"

Grange.

Senator David Agan#. Muster of .^Hna ta ll

(be State Granjte. ga»e the pric-j 0 .'(s«| srei rlpal add raw the evening ^-^y made ai b«*e. Miton. Senator Astana advanced i —— ,-W that fa» W ^ T “ ) ^ »V*

due*'! by r.ot Iwm* Q*>l'» *» c*us-e eKS-riv* aptehln - »nh the rod—lest tbr child .lu* «.-x! often reduce* (fie efliolbe .polled and eventually have to, war, rf the macfilaa CA-rr. be cared for out of Sate laxro where the water Uaf to. and abm

To be specifi*. U the 600 In- be careful not to i

• • • j nustes of the boy*' ndormstory at! machine with rhafia the opinion of Elmer Cox.' bad had obedience and — of Delniont. there have been far Hinton inatllled in them as chil-j In making qlrie*

letter year* than the past one

for harvesting salt hay.

. H. Camp, of Port Elisabeth. aaya If. mighty poor weather for farming, but excellent for fox hunting.

Mrs. Mary CU!an. af Court House, haa noticed that honey bee. are venturing from the hives now conaiderably more than they have for several months. When examined by the writer, they were busily engaged carrying dead beew out of the

X" ' ' 1U “ ,h.t ^ ^ .b., u™,e eem*|SS «u»m. »d

dim. ,h., bouM no. h»„ b—n '« e°“bl 1 lb I* ao wayward. Senator Agans board; tiMpouns tf taking powdw lor hit remarks on the fact that a i each top of fiowr. Bn I tar cabas large percentage at the tamw*y| that have • great dsnl at egg we pay for taxes goes to main-. white may. fiowaesr. need lea.,

tain State Institution* | Kop-oror* and

Another very Interestiag talk the was given by Fletcher DurrrJl. 1 tag

0 ‘Tb“S7”.»- .b^J *■>

entertained by a minstrel show * p given by memN-rw at South Sr»vllle grange Auxa Brower and George Sayre proved tbemriv.-*; to be "end men" at a very high

order, if one can Judge by the j Beefltegk ud OfliOBg

Place

j food. Limit It to IhU uae If pnmthl-. and arrange for laundering. and *uch work to be done

in anuthex place.

t in Uni t

bee is dead

U cioea * l * f ’ * ook pmm,n '‘ ! ’- P» rU ,It " P» r -. or taefil .hr~. n in., l ... I 6* (fie evaclng’. entertainment. B’lfrt a rounded tahl i^B— ■nd alnre Tb* following visitor* from'ter. But aali into rite

n of aa

contact w ith It. and since |

It doesn't furnish any heat. tb< dead one gets "chucked out" ot

the first suitable day.

at fit#t-

*ak>n of wici crops as

ixxatoce. oeets and cabbage, and. in fact, any of the root crop* of

a starchy nature.

Tlhe common sources of tbi* male rial are wood aahee. murlst

ft potash and kainke

Farmers’ Week One of Best Ever Held *

enough to

hmlng ingo-dienis:

| wheat bran. 20 o.‘ Red iJog flour. | dally it a *heet of xlnc I 20 «g yellow oirnmeal (whole Powltlon material is tacked over

Ad— /- aa corn ground). 10 of «"r.un<j rollevl the plaster, and space can gener-

^ape May Gounty Men wrr. 10 ot meat wrap (SO p.-: ally be found for a narrow shelf

were Greatly Interested t " n: 't dried milk. ; at oy*-11°; »he re*i

»e»*.i , v l * r 1 of aalt. and l! At the serving center should do^i .K n " n ^ Vr ^ “wr oil The scratch 11* table -hina, glaaaware and rrSuL ‘ b i •« ril,l “ u n rf ~ k "‘ c.-toted nt „„ ^ of silver. Ubl. cooking appliance-.

h ^. Trenlon cocent-jfine ciwri .I corn ,nd on* part of ! such the electric toaster; and

l*? *” 11 * W wk were | fine cracked wheat bread, cracker* cake and other ^ver ^ftendei*”^'"* * h ' T F ' ,r *‘ oul,r >Tn>n who »iah to l ready-to-*eive tood* that can be

i “**' ” lt * rm thjti the poult .j- de-j * e P l at room t« mperature. Space

[/*—?"' * ’ • J - "—1 Moor,, wettbb.: wr.* .homo •5^1 W !«»>• e-™- n» »■« » bne-SM nUk ,„! Tb. Mbk ,b. orp af Agricukure Jaxdlne. Sena-1 drink, either sour 4.11:1 mil* „ r | Importam feature m

,! On shelves or hook."

flour salt, spices and otb«

groceries, and mixing bowls and . , - I spoon*, measuring cups, molding Mutant part Ol the countrv.

■ board, rolling-pin. food chopper. Will not some of our tnend* be kind ard brai

vend us some material for thi* column?

For example: We would be clad to have you tel us your favorite recipe, how you made your kitchen more convenient, f.hat you round out by keeping an expmte account or by making a budget, or any similar information which you think .will be of interrot to other women. . 1 was impressed with an arrangement which I noticed in a kitchen the other day in a Shore Road home. An oil stove was bring used in place ot a range. Attached to the hover over the oil »tovc was a pipe which carried the smoke and cooking odors up

through the flue in the chil—,.

Exchanging idea* i» helpful to all of us. It has been said that if two men happen to meet and exchange dollar for dollar, neither man gain*. Yet if two men meet and exchange idea*, each

idea richer when they part company

A good idea mentioned in the "Farm Housewife’*" column fuy possibly help hundreds of women. Please do not be backward about sending any b-lpful suggestions which you may have in mind. Your name will not he published if yon request this in your letter.

South Seaville Had Grange Back in 1870

, T'*»intend. Mr. and Mr* E F 1 Wsatcotf, Ephriam Wrotcott. Mr jaml Mr*. Crawford Buck. Drnnii 1 Fwhcr. Jonathan learning. Axn»* ; Wh-aion and a man named Hoyt

The flrwl verse of the opening rong la aanu-wbat axnualng. went wraMhlng like fhi*

John Powell, who live# near Cape May Court House, stated the other day that his farm was very poor when he came 10 thi* county to live a number of years ago. It can hardly be said that bis land. Is poor at present. Mr. Powell believe# that there Is more profit In farming a few acre# well, than half fanning a large number of acre#.

Nate Livingston, foreman at Cape May County Farm, tells 11* that they killed a bog the other day that weighed SSG poum

Harry Schulz. Court House, sowed rye in bia brooder house rua# last fall. He now hi good sand of this crop rnr on fur the young chicks.

out ft tb* eou .iy w-re prosrru. lay U In the pan sad cover weil Roy Evan*, of the Lumberman*', with peeled and si wed os toss* Mutual Casually Company: Mr. Add a cup of boding w»Ur, cover and Mm. U Clark. Shuster. .1 Hr- "-lonely and rook until the mast gales from Gtoucnrtcr County. | and Muons at* tender. Now reMr. and Mrs. Sralrh and Mr. and - move the cower and alk*w to Mrs. Simpson, delegates from rook down until thick Mid rich. Camden County: and Mr. and ‘ hot be rmntfol not to born. Mr*. Parson* from Vineland, dele-1 .«e# from Cumberland County. B«H Pot RdPSt The following buaintro wa. At. Iron fr-oteh pm to the bmt crsnsacled a, th, afternoon — IT Z Tu TtSl ^ * ~ 1 *' —- wm rot „ (firihoTieT^TS'Sr.?^

-

r, “A « l—srirs* to be tender. t ''*- uncover and allow to Ivrowa - ■'‘••ly »• ha 'two fat.

Did that young man of yel. Alter- naked t

Quantity Per Acre of Fertilizer To Use

Directions For Different Soils and Various Crops

Pomona Grange. Hr *1lV IbsaHT"

_ fond

mother

"No. mother,- replied her equal1) fond daughter, “but I'm sure he will tonight.’- " What make, von

, ®or>t. <t flour o (he (at. aUr «»t»l wiautk and buhtoUp*. add

tor ^rHlaghujwen and Chroti Sray. off the National Farm Bu-| milk

mao Federation

J Th

urn mere lal

buttermilk.

Thw | W ,

M id Friday wflipHim....

, *0«to E.. opitlnu, lh , , llllk

PO-W, p™.!,.

There Wet* exceUrnl exhibit* Thre. da t oorn and potato** from mow: | rnaeh in pai t the countiro, tncludins Cape tM-ks will day and Cumberland. The ex-1 wratcii r.-.

dbri* of farm machine : OOltry suiparoed *i,uiUi

- boards a

musII article* ! Job. and a garb

'or*! Y I Met in School House That

Stood Near Calvary Church,

—Membership List

kept iheI

1 thi*

r-ef*—Fees! tolly. aU the

r will cal

Thi

plenty »■

t roavanletit arrange

1* to have the

1 mining one of the

U the china clow mar. a wheeled **• "‘I her quirk

1 During tt

Had Amusing Ritual Song '•r*»n!*pU<»

"What grade or analysts fertilixer aball I use ?„r various crop* and how much per acre — to a question some farmers are

asking themselves.

Condition# vary on different farm* However, some of the follow 1, - suggestion* may be of some hel* in answerire the above; question. No doubt many will' xnaider the analysis given, and amounu to be auggesled very,

• era)- aUpaca row. \ high. Yet these amounts are I

commonly used in sections which ! specialize in growing the crop#

mentioned.

In (he principal potato growing sections of the State it is ru*-|

e a ton to ihe acre 4-S-4 or 5-1-6 fer-

and with tb* Oran* bonir-haad>d farinrT.

a ha» stack

■ ■land.'

Uiushl * tnuham Itam j •

nee off this at one time

■Med with an ornament or

reath made out off all kinds rfj ternary to •ed*. by Mrs. George M. Pait.jOf either

erring the

r Grange, aa far r ft was organized | 1 uuae which uaed ; < Calvary Bapto-t;

kPfcr .. H

Wiffi We-k: Reid j lend .bn 1. Harry Mackie. Eldon,, ( lood mu*

CoU Aprlng: j ‘®«: feed

«tobc (VlfKi; Palermo. S B.! then incr kflbr. Lewi? Hoffman. A. 11. j *111 cat aero?. B ». Reeve* Cape M.v ; , rtrl. „ .d S. K. Stone. Wocdbin. | b-.iU; n ,

Cold firing Grange Officers installed I

few year* ago this wa. pro-! tlliter.

ed to South Seaville Grange. F"r melons 1000 pour now hangs on the wall of!acre la a fair amount, e* r lodge room. Ilf no manure is-used. The any f r*tr reader# can adl!*' 14 might well he the «: 1 thing to the above history I lecommeurted above for ^ ibis old county organization. por * w ret potato.* froi will be glad to hear from Do '060 pound* per acre

| applied profitably. The , used to generally from .

SELLING OUT Farm Machinery Line Week Jan. 31-Feb. 5

10°» Discount Due 8-1.27 20".', Discount For Cash

j.

P. COLLINS CO. SO. SEAVILLE, N. J.

Grange Calendar

County Farm Loan Association Officers | f j Cap, May County Fan

ndy loam aoiU

productivity applies

Cuslom Hatching

33. Canscitv.

Butkeyc Ho 3S. CsMritv avav

000 ^ 5.^“^

rnce. 3 Ostg j-

E. ARNOLD StimpKjn U™,. W „, c«-