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cape may courrr ttkes. Friday. April 29. 1927.

CAPE MAY COUNTY

P«8e On

OF INTEREST TO THE FARM AND HOME

Edited by W. COLUNS THOMAS

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Fine SvmmM Market For Jersey Logs

Durilf the Ust t*-o months egg prices were the lowest thst they ; been for the Ust four years. Professor C S. PUtt, of N« njn-ick, explains that rim is due to the fact that egg receipts in of the leading markets have been heavier than usudT "

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Implement

Demonstration Was Interesting

■%» . . P°*nt* thst in New York city alone, th ircript of egg cases has been

(1.000 abo\e normal and storage holdings are about 1,000,000 •5 heavier than normal. Professor PUtt expressed the belief that

indicated that cold storage buters and speculators expect higher 0 liter on and are filling up their storage houses accordingly. So far as wholesale markets are concerned, observed Profe rt. New Jersey has a wonderful opportunity foe marketmg t ing the summer. During the winter New Jersey poult omen

igimst keen competition from eggs shipped from the Middle West

the Pacific Coot. However, in the summer they are in a posito furnish eggs which are much fresher and in better condition

1 those shipped from a distance. It is Professor Platt's advice

local poultryraen do all they can to take advantage of this

W. H. Allen, State poultry specialist, remarked at a recent ting in Cumberland County that “with a market tor more than ,000,000 dozens of eggs in New Jersey, New York and Phi lade! a, and 8,000,000 being produced annually ia New Jersey there no reason, why the New Jersey poultrymen cannot continue to do

profitable *

Farmers Given Opportunity To Try Out Machinery To Their Satisfaction

New Machines Were Shown

President Coolidge has proclaimed the week of April 24 to fiy 1 to be observed as American Forestry Week by the people hroughout the United States. If we do nothing more, the forestry •ohlem is worthy of a moment’s consideration by every resident of utnberland and Cape May Counties. Think of the forest fires nr annually in Cape May County, which only last year left a umber of families book less. Think of the damage done to iluable woodland, the new growth starting and consider that fires wourage a lot of people from planting young trees, which would in few years yield firewood and lumber. Our local fire wardens are mtinually on the look-out for forest fires and do a noble piece of ork each season fighting these fire*. Every resident can assist them being careful while smoking or using fire for any purpose near oodland. They can a bo help by ting tint others are e jually

Evidently these two men believe there is still a profit to be had in the poultry businers, in spite of the relativelr low prices of eggs. That is, a profit tor the man is willing to organise his business upon an efficient basis, which means, among other things to keep only as many birds as he can care for properly.

The Forest Probcem

cful.

Forest fire* are not the /whole of the forestry problem. Here in . Jenry there are 1,300,000 acres of idle or only partially pn>ive land. Land which could be growing timber—over a million a half acres of it—practically a liability to its owners and the ena of thit State, absolutely idle while New Jersey imports iths of the lumber she uses. For this imported lumber we pay cadi ur more dun $40)000,000 and then 5,000,000 more for freight here. If all of New Jersey woodland were put to work

kept working by careful 'management, it would in time produce

timber rath

year to practically meet our timber need and

on doing so indefinitely.

E. L. ScovcU, forestry expert, point* out that New Jrrsey use* each year enough lumber for box boards and other small sized stock to build over 9,(X*0 two-story. 22cow capacity barns. This great quantity of lumber is imported from distant points in spite of the fact that such lumber could be grown on the abandoned farm lands of this State.

The South Jersey implement id machinery demonstration which was held st Del-Bay Farm* Tuesday of last week, was well attended by trackers and fruit grower* from all sections of South Jersey, and considerable Interest was manifested In the various Isbor-savlnc device* that were exhibited. Not only did the growers have an opportunity to -tudy the various feature* of each piece o' equipment, but every prospective buyer was giv- . ea an opportunity to handle the I machine and see for himself whether It suited his particular

needs.

There were a number ot garden tractor*, varying from the sise that could be used by the smallest trucker, to the slse (hat would fit the needs ot a 1000 acre farm. Each of these tractors was outfitted with the plows, cultivating equipment and need era. Horse cultivators, hand drilL. vegetable and small fruit dusters and sprayers for the orchard and field crops, were centers of considerable interest. The plant setter with Its device that permitted the checking of the plants in the rows, so thst the crop could be cultivated both way*, was of pat titular Interest since It Is the first machine of its kind In thta aectlon. The potato grower was attracted to the tractor potato digger that l* built as a unit to turn out the “spud** crop. The oscillators for me irrigation equipment, and the packages for high quality fruit were other features that command'd the Interest of the visit o-s. The demons!ration was held under the supervision of the fruit *»«la)l.4. Dr. A. lx Pleraiorff; vegetable specialist. C. H. Nissley. Professor E. Jt. Gross, head of the rural engineering department of the State College, and D. M. Babbitt. Cumberland County's Agricultural Agent, co-operating In arranging for the exhibit.

Doings of Your Neighbors

Fkee Feed Movies

Quite a number of Cape May County poultrymen and dairy1 were rrated to a free moving pirture show last Friday evening the Middle Township High School. The show wa* given by Isrrowr Milling Company representatives, C. De Cinque, “I-arro" 'aler at. Woodbine; A. Wayne Jackson, field representative of the "tnpany, and M. A. Deal, district sales manager. The two main '■ctures shown were called “On the Trail of the Golden Egg" and Safeguarding the Foater Mother of the World," the latter being 'try impressive picture, showing the manufacture of Larrowe r 4 - Mr. Deal sccompameil this picture by an explana'ion of the interesting processes which are used in the manufacture of the

tdi.

The picture showed, among other things, the chemical laboratory lf the manufacturing plant. Another interesting feature of the Ml as shown by the picture was the operation of “piodometers.' Iticsr superhuman machines weighed tfcf feed as it moved along on n endless belt. The dairy feed was shown passing over a huge "•sgnet which removed everything from small metal particles to

““"key wrenches.

Acquaint Yocuelves With Insects

Toby Carino. Rio Grand*, has sugar corn which is cor through the ground. We hope It was not damaged by the freeze Sunday morning.

Newton Bcbellenger. of Green Creek, has a splendid looking held of sweet dorer and oats, which he will use for pasture thta s mer. He also has eleven acre* of sweet clover whirl) was sown In the spring of last year.

H. A. Black. Swedesboro. who operates a large farm at Kishinr Creek, cut SCO bunches of Washington asparagus in three days

Waller Jaggard. Rio Grande, has radishes practically ready lor the market.

Cape May Grange’s Next Anniversary

Will Be Observed Second Tuesday in May With App-opriate Program

Wants Honor Certificate

Thirty members were present I the Tuesday evening meeting ist week of Cape May Grange The meeting followed the regular order of business, l-i-lndln*. preparation for th* celebration of the Grange's anniversary on the second Tuesday erenlnx in May. also for the debate which Is to take place with Cold Sprint; The member* also dlacut-wd the program sent out by National Master Faber. In connection with the "Honor Grange.'* Cape May Grange Intends to strive tor the

Would you know a Japanese beetle if you were to tec one? stands to reason that you could nof be sure unless you had either _ ___

• : one previously, or had in mind an accurate description of the certificate offered,

'cet. Almost even - kirtd cf insect—from a *'green-head" to a "June

£ —has been taken for a Japanese beetle.

Fortunately the Japanese beetle is not a real pest in Cape May ! Cumberland counties at the present tune. Until such a time ,lvr * possibly it does not matter a great deal it a majority of us r unable to distinguish a beetle from any other kind of insect. Jt 've do have inaecta and diseases that attack farm crops with lu, h «e should acquaint ourselves. It is a wonderful thing to f same one say that now is the time to spray for aphis, or red !r - or that it is time to apply corrosive sublimate to control cab-

magsot. Our Stare Experiment Station and Extension Service

sv s lot of

'wrve a lot of ciedit lor the valuable assistance they are rendering ‘ftners. Yet the information they give out is of considerably

altie to the man who supplements this with a little looking, 'ing and thinking on his own accord, than to the man who

:■!' fallows their instructions Mindly.

In other words, when the successful fruit grower receive* a [• ! from his County Agent saying that it is time to spray for red 1 ' r <u aphis this grower has probaMy examined his frees and know* F 'ether or not he has these insects, or their eggs, present in his fr'Aard. If they are -not present, he probtM) saves the material for '' S'ray. unless it is to be applied also tor sumr other pest. HowJ' r r the occasions when spray would be saved are not the biggest, ! •‘‘fermions. Such a knowledge of insects, rheit egg» and diseases I ‘ “uld be of great value to the man w ho would otherwise doubt that | ' were present at time* when his orchard was badly infested “ ; -i them. That is. a man is much more likely to spray for red I ; tr if he sec* that hi* trees are full of red mite eggs, tiian the same i ’ -Id be if he were unable to recognize red mite eggs even though j

t,r might look fur them.

The Lecturer's hour was taken up with a very entertain:!'e p otran It wa* a* follows: Renitij: by Ruth Pepper; piano selection by Beulah Camp; readlns by Margaret Haig, a spelling conu-st of ten words given by Fannie Bateman. Also a ittM'vsslon of the question Who benefits most from

good roads T'

lee cream war served as x refreshment following the meeting

A control for the onion maggot has been developed and Is being demonstrated on the farm of John Loper. redarvtllr. again thl' yrar. The material used is Be. d oil emulsion and is applied U crop, at weekly Intervals, from the time the first maggot files are . for about six weeks, make the solution. 1 and one gallons of stabilized lubricating ■mulslon are added to 50 gallons of Bordeaux. In the snstration at ‘ odarrtlle. s block 1s sprayed with this materia! and a corresponding block unsprayed At harm time, figures will be obtained to show the difference In yelld and quality of onions on the blocks The same demonstration conducted at Mr. Ixiper's last year and a fifty per rent Increase In yield was obtained from those sets sprayed for the control of maggot over those left unsprayed

John Weed. Secretary of Vineland Poultry Association, will head the committee in charge ot 'he State Poultry Show at Attantlr City, which will be held I October II to 15.

A community plant bed for the growing of tomato plants Is being conducted on the farm of Leslie Statbem. on the Shiloh pike, leading Into Bridgeton.

Last week A. B. Butcher. Rio Grande, had peas which were four Inches In height. He ordinarily has peas to eat by Decoration Day. He planted Oradus. Ameer Admiral Dewey varieties. Onion seed which he planted this spring Is coming up fine.

Each year Ben Lawton. Rio Grande, raises prize dahlias which a pleasure to look at when passing his place on the Shore I. Mr. I-Awton promises an more pleasing sight this season with his display of dahlias

Dr Stelnbarh. Wildwood veterinarian. tells us that hr la hatching 210 turkey eggs. “Doc" asserts that he Is going to raise whst he hatches, too. We wish him luck, and If he la successful, wc hope be will favor us with a story of how he did IL

A lesson on the making of permanent patterns was given ai the home of Mrs. D. C. Tudor. Mayrille. last Thursday by Miss Mildred B. Murphry. of New Brui.e wick. The following ladles acre present: Miss Anne Hudgins. LngUnd. sister of Mrs. Page. MayvUle; Mrs. J. L, Taylor. Wildwood; Mrs. Owen Tozour. Court House; Mrs. Torenu. Wildwood: w. C. Thomas. Mrs. W. H. Law. Court House.

Petal Fall Damage To Spray For Apples Fruit By Cdd '

Recent Warm Wave Keep-

ing Growers Busy

The recent warm wave is keepis Cumberland and Cape May Coucty apple growers busy applying the various sprays on lime for the control of fungus diseases and insects, which are trying their best to prevent the grower from marketing clean frai*. At this time, the growers arc being advised to apply a spray consisting of New Jersey dry-mix at the rate of 12

Is Uncertain

Replies To Inquiries Indicate Injury Has Been Slight As 1 o Peaches

Apple Buds Are Scarce

May

May

Damage to tru.i in County by the r»-r, -!- er. which went belnw Ing point, seems n. b. uncertain In the mind

md one half pounds to SO gal-, lnpnt fnm gromen on» of water, pins 1 snu one, Dr JulSu , w , y . half pounds arsenate ofle.d Court „ OBM . whea powder for the control of codlla- „ ;d th „ h ,

moth, tent cslerptlUr. curcaMoj „„ lrr ^ Frld , y an ,, . Sjtutday ,

but not since the freer- Sunday

.. . ,. . , morning. At that time, h- raid.

Ml ..1 I- compl.lnl belor, tb.," , ,l " 1 "

-in -to™. T..l„ prov,ll' ‘-—"’e* * I-""

that the best control of scab

F,.< is About -Heel Pomona Degree

Potato Culture • j

„ Conferred Cm

Following Bulletins Cun Bel Relied on as Authentic

fwenty-fiv<

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reeomnx nd,-it for Cumberland and Cape May County grower.-: Circular 114; Sweet Potato Culture and Storage In New Jrr

on beddinK

I Impressive Ceremony Tool Place at Cold Spring Grange Saturday Night

Polati

plant manac-ment

Bullet In 39<:

Htudle* In New J’twey Infi lion on th* : -uiHa o» thro- years’ fertiliser experiments by Prof

Srb«

I foliov

merhot

wailta v

nulls.

will

application being uodltlrd | 0 meet individual fertility needs. 2. Muriate of potash Is the most 'economical source of potash

obtain-d If the fungicide ts applied Just before a storm. In case false apple bug Is present, four per cent, nicotine should he added at rate of three-fourths pint to SO gallons of water. It Is important that arsenate Is added to this spray, since tent caterpillars, cod-Un-moth and curculio are sure tc

be on the Job.

Leslie M. Black Talks to Poultrymen

Tells Dividing Creek Men How To Get Production

Leslie M Black, assistant poultry specialist of the State Agricultural College, gave a very interesting talk to a group of poultrymen of Dividing Creek and ▼trinity Thursday evening of last

Mr Black pointed nut some of the (actors that must be considered If we are to have good production during the summer and early fall months. He advised keeping the old bens tn conflm

llnwcve

ml until Isle afternoon when!

they could have a run of

• two on green feed

The specialist slated we should watch our birds at this time nee that they are In good flesh thin the regular feed should be supplemented with one pound condensed milk, one pound rolled oats, one pound corn meal to 100 birds. This feed should bo conUnuad until June and at that lime Increase the buttermilk half pound each month until Augu> Also, he gave a few bints on ire of fbe young stock during the summer. Young stock should bo separated from th- older birds to prevent Infestation. w<

kindred troubles.

apple bud-

scarce.' - said Dr. Way. John Powell. Court Hon.-- Ilk wise reported that he bad n noticed any Injury to fruit budStrawberries. that la. •:■;!> blooms, were Injured. "I would not care if thi- fro? - killed half of the peach Judsald W. II. Powell, of Cour House. Vhe only trouble abou having peaches thinhed this way. continued Mr. PuwelL ••is tha' if the frost kills s portion <- the buds It generally injur-'* the remainder of them." Mr. Powell said that he really had not examined hi* trees closely since the cold spell Saturday

night.

Norman Taylor, of Cold Spring, repotted that he noticed a few of the peach buds had been nipped and that the apple leaves seem to h*«e been somewhat affected by the freeze. However, be agreed with the In the opinion that, from present observations, it look* as if there will Ift, another large crop of peaches. However, apple buds are comparittvely scarce. County Agent Stabler made the following comment* on the situation: xamlaed apple buds this

Nitrog.r

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Spring last Sal Cold Sprlag leeves. niflfH

MrPh r.eon. Lena Eckholra; br* • he!* Waller Ludwig. WUMatl Swain. Swain Hoffman. Kraal Erkhoiin. Rio Grande- siatM Emily Smith. Grace Smith, Eda Jaggard: brothers John Smtti Robert Siebbin.-. South SeavUM sister, Sara < heater. ttMtMj

Subtilu*. Gertrud-; Lehner tber» Kd Callaway. 4-bee u-r, Herman Lrhr.r.

< .- -.ts Ijicy Slll.-e. Rut!

John Heato^

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Enl-rlaiamrni aaa furnUhd

**'' * by members of the Grange ■ " . Organic nltreg -n U superior j f-How* Captain Maurlr* GaoJU -liher nitrate of *oda or sul- gave a recitation. All grangagl of ammonia, but th- moat hare a wsuu *poi in their tisai • - -nominal supply of r.Hragrn j for brother Gaudy and alwgy ay he oIn.lined through the use .njoy hi* recitations; a reriutfM . mineral and organic by ristrr Irene McPherson; ahtfl nitrogen. i„ e by brother and slater WalMfl Bulletin 386 Hec--nt Jnvesil- '*f Turkahoe: music by MH ga:: • on the Control of Three t-anflry and the Dias Creek Inif>- . • in' Field Diseases of Sweet j cheMra. Howard and GrnjrfiK

tullars. SUN

2R.; Dorothy Eckholm gave a recllfi H of ground ro'.: pag - 3>, I Hon. Short talks were given M jy of scarf or so.’ stain. ! sister and brother Rhusjer. j ie above halle'tns msy jGlooceater County. In the Ladla lhe County Ag- nt .-j Court different farm acllvitQ ■ere reprtwnod by tableaux.

'Tuesday) morning but found, little or no Injury - - It would no; surprise me. however. If there i was some Injury to peaches. Ik--j cause the freeze Sunday morning !' was pretty sesere. No report of injury have come to my

tent Ion no fnr.”

Grange Calendar

Tsckahe* Oranoe—M~-t> Hr, ■ Jn the Junior Mrehanles 11*11. ' ho*. Dr. VV. U Verk-s. Mssi- r llrbroca Gandy. Secrets r>

South Seavlllc Grano*—Meets second and four* I, Tie >day ev-r.mgs of Mril month In the r. O S of A. Halt. South Sesvtlle. S K. Slone. Muter. Mrs. Melvin Al-l-otl. rctary.

Cojd Spring Gr.vng*—M‘<

Monday ... . . Oran** Halt. It K Kerr ' -way Brown. Secretary.

Rio Grand* Gr*ng*—M,-, ever* ruesday even in* In ih. Grange Hall ■ t Bio Grande Alfred Kntrlkr M-i*ter. Mrs. Lillian Stcbbliu. S--c-lary.

Minch’s Seed FOR THE FARMER. TRUCKER

HOME GARDEN. LAWN. FLOWER BED.

AH kinds of Sprayers and Duster*. Spraying Material.

Minch’s s s t e 0 e £ e

24 Atlantic Street Bridgeton, N. J.

“Standard” Tractor, 3 1 /* H. P. Plows, cultivates, dusts crops and fruit. Demonstration on your farm. New and used machines. Cash or terms.

ARTZ C. KELLY

Westwood Fanr Rio Grande, N. J. Bell Phone

Sacks of seed corn may be protected fijm mice by scattering naphthalene flakes over and around the hags Mice dislike the odor of the flakes and will usually keep away,

t'olonel Charles M. Gandy Seaville. says Just because man was made from dust It does not necessarily follow that egg* can be made on whole corn. Chicken* need protein with which to make egg*. If they are not furni>ui-l with It. It la foolish to expect them to lay.

Bolen’s Garden Tractor

R. L. HIxob. Cape May < ourt House, has a mighty fine looking strawberry patch which can be the Shore Road.

The ism ediu

t a* life

> supply yot

Seduction On SEEDS With high germination test. PEPPERS BEETS TOMATOES PEAS LETTUCE SOY BEANS COW PEAS GRASS SEED

ETC.

Farmer*’ Seed Store 20 So. Pearl 8t-, Bridgeton

Spraying Material*

Store: 1502-W

Rczid-r.ce: 47S-R-1

SEEDS Our seeds are tested. Good prices on Ford. Hooks. Bountiful. French and Lowe ! Champion. Seed Potatoes Certified Prince Edward Island and ILune Seed Cobblers. Star Fertilizer C See us before you buy. I. Serata & Sons y Phone 1152 Bridge-on

For garden plowing, seeding, cultivating and lawi: mowing. Many exclusive feature Six year record of sure- Liberal deferred payment plan. Write for demonstration

Of Interest To Farmers'

We »ti!l hare a full line of Fsra and Garden Seeds. All stock fresh and true to name. Peas. Beans. Onion Sets. Grass Seed?, and all other seed varieties. Come in and look ns over.

HARRY SOLOF, Inc.

Fanners’ Supply Store 21 E. Main Stree*

Bell Phone: 386

Beacon Chick Feeds make ’em Grow!

^7 TYEACON CHICK FE^DS have ^ friends by the thousands. Gets the young ones over the critical period into quick growth and husky bird*. Beacon Starling Mush and Beacon (jrmving Mash contain I'ROT OZYME, the new- remarkable digestant, proved by New Jersey Stale Agricultural Static n. Why take mnkeahift feed* — BEACON save* your chicks and you money. Wc recommend

BEACON^FELDS

FAGAN & FLEETWOOD PORT NORRIS, N. J.

Millville, N. J.