CAPE MAY CODITTY TIMES. ERIE AY. JUET »■ 1927-

’age Two

Q\PE MAY COUNTY

of^Interest to the farm and home

Edited by W. COLLINS THOMAS

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

i myjirmvttt'

THOMAS’ COLUMN

Pot ato Contest Ri i.w.

M«m «t «!>«• ctitotix an- tamiliar with thr nilr(or tltr Statr-widr potato cnntrrt. Thr 1927 rulr- air thr tixor HI iaat »cat. eKyeptxic itw tltr »t«a or which th> br drta ii'.tnrd n thrrr airr> iimrad ol five. Thr yoal ot ttu content » 30U’buthrl* t.. the acre ol l . S. No. 1 pot*tor-. Am tarmei in the countv who think' that hr ha> a fieW that " to tho-aiandanl roa) enter the iontr»t by notifvnif h;' county aprrrt

or the Fann Editor ot thi» section.

u. S. No. I n now georta'.N adeptrj in thr potato marketof the country a- hrtni; the 'tandard »or Rood market (wtatnrv Some ol oat Rtowet* air not av lamiliat a» tl»e> might hr regarduiR

V No. I. Th«n ate as Mlowt:

1 shall itmwAt ot potafor' nl similar \ arirtal char-t

tenslica «r)nrh are tv.r hadlr niidhaprii. whi.'h are tree tnrtii tire/ hr injury nnd n»tt rot and tram damage .auard hv dirt i.r other torriRii matter, sunburn, •ecomf growth, growth crack*, hollow heart, cut*.

acab. blight, dry rot disease, insects at mechanical The dtamrtrr of potatoes oi round van than 131-8 inthrs, and ot potatoes ol long »a In order to aHmv tor variations m-sdent ti grading nnd handling not more Hun fr.c pet sraight of nny lot mas br below the pir-s ubed -i/e arUitian. not more than si* pet unit he weight

below the ramauiuig tequrresnents ot this grade but not to rarrrd aoe-third «t Hn» «i\ per ornt Tolerance shall be

allowed tor potatoes affected fn soft rot.

What Art* thi Maplcs*

Numerous people have been wondering t Hie maple trees to shed their leaxes. < J this trouble vs confined to certain map). Norway* and that the cause i* th« mapk- lou> of the ordinary plant Ikt. 'Fhe tarn fote* grosell. «1 thr State Eapenmen! Station adnnrs that the cot ul it mot <hia apnng have been r-(iesia!ly t»ie»rahle to thr a of this maert. The continued warm wrsfher with n«casi.inal hat allowed them to tmHtiph very rapidly In mam arc til are so numerous that the atiriv "honey dew" evcrrtrd by H •nlv cmrers the toliagr hut is dropping to the streets pay ran nearby buildings The abundance ot this sticky srcretiwi up the «*iy breathing pores o’ ihr leaves a» to lau-e them while appatently ant) fresh end green While these fallen leaves and this srcretion r-’v ctrs much ol a nuiaaoce. there is really little iikrlihoad mat tbo will arrsonsiy afiwt thr trees or cause lasting daaug< t I tualb tb's aort ot attack occurs onlv once in many years i when at MS worst it r> prartRally done away yyith aftrt

Ipel! of hot dry weafhet.

'ruck Growers l^f Visit New j J”; York Markets :

ipnoared on the p: ’ i Co-opcratc in Poultry'

inept!-yl the audlenr. | y appreprlate rvtnark.' |

>rt but plevusant

Sanitation Campaign i 1 ■

inclusion, befo-v

ertainar. a rapabl- r.irhad nnleherl bis pe-ir'Vtt - n[ m«n«- ot the y..-itora

j Sec How South jersey Fruit and Vegetables Are Marketed

Got Valuable Information

o the que*- j

‘What become-* ot my pro- I alter It leavi* the a:a-1

!- Wednesday night hy 10U

vegeAabK

wired-In dropp!

on in ln« In poultry iw

pits

pron:

th

i clogs

drop

iGirls of Dias Creek Grange On Easy Street

As Entertainers They Think They Are Sure Winners

Over the Boys 1

Judges Decide This Week

party, wmen ropresoited itnuberialMl County Vege-

Aoaoriatlon. wc.

j by County Asent U. M. Babi li. B. Bamford. tran.--a apeeUllat. mid was one tuuwt entbtudastic gmups . : - ever gotten togethel

■•e-land County,

nnw- is long past when a needs to devote hts atteny ;«» the production or his lb must now know v k> • demands and how titleJi.m’d be ottered to

annoua'-emwit that the last tn-lght i in talcing Br-uth J'-nu produce was about to arrive I

j the yards .

The Transfer from Train

to Markets

Th* handling of the cars < irnr a! which included t! beckinc and the trucking acn he river to th* matkeis. was sar'irolar Interest. The vlsitc sen particularly well Impress slih the condition of their cngi whit*' they had left at the sMIng in South Jersey that morning. Sleepless Right in Hew

York Markets

According to the i

iTiance to win and didn’t wish to put tiurb expose ■ . !. she said, they nslder coin* to the o Just to let them

stop the actisitw I he re n nothing bettei aed in these propoitwM oil' Ot Water. Tin* ly irrved and applir-i rapecailly on maple*.

interested oi fhi» pe»t as than a spray of : (hir pound of >rav i* relatively nd is safe to use

C. M. Dairy Herds Free of | ; Tuberculosis Every Animal Listed With j the County Agent Has Been Tested I |. a ' n

" raa I

Keep Them Free of Plague! met

»nty i

or the ben. fit visitor* at the

T* rmina] of the Central i

oad that evening.

ie w illingnme to sacriOoe a tin-.** and money lor the I ie.* of learning more about :>! throughout th*- trip. The j

r traveled by way :ai Railroad, which *t earlier of produrr

. and wwr.* th -

* of tbb carrier at a dinner J. r.-wy City Terminal. Folc the dinner, the railroad dr proTidnd an opportunity «.* sluir: talk* and *nl*r-

- ■ -

>rd. transpomtion i irvwntrd the South

officials

the appreciation of grower*. N. O. istant freight traf-

Frotn th* yard*, the grower* followed their produee to the Washington market in New York. \V!tne*dng the methods of making sales, the quality and condition of park that was requir'd ami th** importance of proper

grading made the tit

thir p>»iu: of th. trip iinet valuaW*. Some oi the growers wbo| were abb to keep awake and i keeqi moving continued to their i iuapecUon of N*-w York and its gtsa! syateni of dMributiug produce by visiting the Wallabout Ma.g* ’ in Bi-oklyn and }>■• e where carload- of Southern and Western produce were sold. 'On one pier alone. 101 car* of j tbsirgia poaches and 90 cat* of I potatoes were disposed of in a \ short time early Thursday ruorni ing. "A lew ni ubv- talk to my I eonimtesion man rapaid me for the exp* ra— and time lost in 1 taking the trip." eaid on.- grower. "If the trip hasn't been worth lion to each one of ns it hasn't been ot any value.*’ Thee.- were **>m<- of the ronarks made by g members of the party on their i ll-1 rWorn - A low of a day's work ’ and a night's sb-ep will never be notlceii in a few days <•"*« s..*t

Cumberland practice* that

th.* poultryoian ie urged t>* fol-

low if be expects to raise a!

healthy Bock of pulteis 1: is

re«.muiended In the poultry fani-^ jtation campaign that was adopt-

ed by the poultry project c->m

mttlee. ot gvhich A. G Wheteel ^

was chairman. Uuu wint r. A number of merchants In Vineland. MiUviHc ani Bridg. ton *h ■ deal In poultry suppli.** are co -P'rating to make it pwsibl* for I the poultry to s«-cure the prop. •

materials with which t.* -ere u 1

he manure pit end wire In ; dropping boards. Souh of j the merchant* ar* planning up* indow displays and spcial a.tvertl-inc as a mean* of Incul-

cating this part of the sanitation j program. In u.ing wire fur th- :

dropping boards. N**. 16 guage.

1H inch me*h ha* b.*.-n recom-: mended a* a ffrade that will give j on ..*• bmg aervice. The ordinary grade vi-.ibl. id children w ire Is t... light and [ ord» r hrvaks down in a short time. ! 'iop* A nomber of the merchants | "““Pi' have a copy of th*- plans for th*- j i makr , acreened manure pit on hand and ‘ • ,ln ’‘

Now is Time To Sow On hard Cover Crops

lenity all lending fruit

their or-

Through the .o-op*!.* of the State Bureau Industry and the Agrin ten-.ion Service, every in the County Agent'.

ith Jersey poiii

nary

The Pan r tor plan'

Gerarouu, Root Ar

f potatoes loaded al rail called on earl

ad officials reeponaible for [iart In thr briuging of his rom Bildg.um to the New market* to outline their oi the work. In ckadng hi*

rk* the traffic maoagtr

an annual piltbat It would for both the

- Farm Bureau K-dcr

f gained hy wltmwsing distribution and merchandising of South Jctwejr's products are metuorh* that will stay th<- grower* for some time and result in the marketing of a ler product, better graded am

a neater package.

producing as much t

Ik as 684. the country * inut* InI as 640.OOP

r PLANTS All Leading Varitiei Tomato $1.50 per 1000 Cabbage $1.00 per 1000 Pepper $2 50 per 1000 Cauliflower $3 00 per 1000 Brussel Sprout $1.50 per 1000 !*r.niipt »Slpui.r.! made by rs-

Plants For Sale All Varieties

WILLIAM HUT. MayvtUe. N. J.

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ORCX- LEBDEN & SON I SEWELL R J }

Minches Seed LETTUCE Specially Selected Big Boston—$2.00 lb Extra Good—$ 1.00 White Big Boston $2.00 lb Minches s s “£ e 24 Atlantic Street Bridgeton, N. j.

SPRAY MATERIAL

F. D GARRE I SON Erma N. J.

SEEDS

Sent PaUU»

Bivalve Fish Mkt.

Of Interest To Farmers’. W< anil Raw a fail liar of Fare and Gardes Seeds

HARRY SOLOF. Inc. i. Strata & Sons f 2i E. Men Str**t Mill,*, n. j. 1

..ting uT such a crop at th> i.. .< year. Then**- experienced !h handling an otcbnrd rrallr.at laid in the year the «r**e. [. .utly in a proeb orrhAttt. k- up •*’ tivucb room that it difTe uit to need the cover crop. i-,i in riie year, too, tb« ao:l • miff dryer and the ta*k .■! rung a .*t«i»d i* «n(M-- difficult hit a-.HMjni. ir either cmnn rl**v* r ot nsybeana are u*. ‘ . > >boU)d b.- unwed *t once. Of >ur*c i-lover requires a firm arol - tlMt Uu soil t* in gooil Bnu •ndltion. After seeding the »•:] tould be harrowed lightly, i' ■ybean* hat* never been grows ) the ground before, it is adisablc u> inoculate the seed, in rd*-r to do w*U. both of <hi*e ope should have lime and a

■sill should be listed to r that there 1* wufl.i-i* lie soil tor their grow-r’i.

Open Formula Feeds Co-operative G. L. F. Non-profit (Grange League Federation) Highest Quality Cheap as Home Mix Results that Mean Profits Sold by C. DE CINQUE Cape May Court House Woodbine

“Standard” Tractor, 3/2 H. P. Plows, cultivates, dusts crops and fruit. New and used machines. Cash or terms. Send for Catalog. Free Demonstration Died Garden Tractor For Sale—$85.00 ARTZ C. KELLY Westwood Farm Rio Grande, N- JBell Phone

Concrete Floors For Poultry Houses

Recommended by Experiment Station “The floor is a very important part of the poultry house, especially from the Standpoint ol maintaining sanitary conditions. The smooth concrete floor can easily be swept, washed and disinlected if necessary." — BulUtin J70. New Jersey Experiment Station. You Can Build a Concrete Floor Anyone can build the dry sanitary floor recommended above. Full in-tmaton* are given in “Modem Poultry' House*,'a 24-

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