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CAPE MAY COUNTY

OF INTEREST TO THE FARM AND HOME

Edited by W. COU.INS THOMAS

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

THOMAS’ COLUMN

Get avd Read Fakm Bi iletixs

Jf •* * h*bit to get into, obtainim; all of the bullrtim as d*ry arc isued that otic hear* about. Estrue off the bullrtim which apply directly to on. \ . only cost atta hed to getting most of them - ■ penny ptwta! card A penny card addrrsard tNew Jersey Experiment Station \rw Brunei ■rioc ft bull-tin or bulletins on most am ' our farmers Sere , n Cumberland and Cape M

The thinking farmers ot today are

methods of doing things. While 'the, reluctant to discard old nied ard true methods of tarirmc ■ .• something entirely new. which h»s not been seasoned with sutfirient time to pro-.- its real wlue. they accept readily ness ideas end new practices when once they are convinced that such prasticrs ate practical on *hnr famw Mans of the farm bulletins—both New Jrrv-s- and United States ! Dflwrtme.u ot Agriculture, a. well as thaw published tn -iher

stions. The bullrtim , nJ. Certainly all of - measure of help j

Doings of Your Neighbors

The

ipls the price or - Maii’ng Clerk. New Jersey, will which concerns i looking for better

Charge* Tomlin, of Ilia* Creek has promised us notnethlng In'.er--stln* for the farm •eetSon, but M has not '•put In It* appearance" yet. We Weleotr *- any. thin* for theue siolumr.s whi.h any of oar readers think may t» interesting to others W» »!ll be glaii to heai from j.«i n-si »eek. If ponible. Mr Tot; ]

Croltei. DennUtlDe.

-abound in giaai. sound practical v«. should be accepted and read with mi ope-, the caggrst:<K.. will not be pracTKal i«i - fanner can read them without getting

from tiler

At the cost of two cents, a p-istal card can Iw wnt to the address given above, asking for a Ii«e ■ the b ailable Ness Jersrs bulletins also one to the I r.ited State* fli-pat m rnt ot .Agrwulturr. Bureau of PuMicatiiim. Wmlnngtrai i-sj.-- - „• a li»t of their publications An evellmt kullet.i .r. ; . i, hss ...♦ been ■Med by the New Jersey Etprrunmt Ststion

On the tame postal card* one can name pur on the maduig list at the l Agriculture of rhnar who receive new pdblithed The Eaperiment Station ah aft ■vil as lots ot those to is Sum sre . panicuUr lines of work, such a> fruit dairy, etc. Send a card for the two li»i bullet" ' which most interest you. Thn

hundreds >.f d-Jlan to ys»i—or nodiing—du iag solely on the mt.Migmt use made ot them.

Bi m Or New Peaches

Many Cumberland and Cape May County peach growers will rx> doubt hr interested to know -hat a limited number n: h .is ot ((olden Jubilee and other new vanetie* of peaches recently de-.elor . »t the Expenmem Station are avaOabie. according to an announcrment just menrd from the pnmolognt Arthur J Earles In order that the buds may he distributed as widels a* p-wsib'e each -rower is limited to 1000 buds ot the tsolden Jubilee TV price of the kids is fifty cents per hundred which covers the con of . iTtmg. packing and mailing The p.ms<ilogi« request, that all growers who desire bud* setnl a written order so that the Station may base

a complete record of the bud distribution mi file

Applk-atHKi blanks are on hand m the County Agent's

aff.ee for those who wish t., make appleatmn Prompt acrion should be taketi a* the suj

to be toon exhausted.

R P. Hlxon. Sh-.:

May Court Houee. : K I R,i lu: > which were hatch-4 the preaeut time th about ftfij- p^r een'

are large in sis-

he finds that soot chirks are practirai fuii'iolng year they lr.«r e**j. th- huso old to carry o» •

the chirks ar.

price during Jut.with their June ‘c

they ut-d wn ■

mug it as low c ■

had the cbirlu-

tooner than wa» it the early hatched ■

R-w i

, and were ner-r f—\ i • y cholera, h- was ron-; |- , rc>/-Jl ir'tlfXp inoculation wa« a * IVAJUV-lIV/Il

• - Costs Reduced

Tiehlng Creek. _

\ ‘"-'"“•j By Cover Crops

Bock ot Our Farmers Must Reduce

• i Cbrt. To Meet Compe* ;*> that Mr. Croiter i- tition From Usewhcre :;-tnirting a sery good type of | -:.i- marke: eland, one which ,, , , t- .. j n c :■ »:!i -how the produ-. Methods Followed by some the be-»f nivantage.

J ph May. of Woodbine, has in-Tied an -xreQest crop of . I.s fn.m s-ts. £oaie of them • ch i.nislderably orer a pound

.Mey

I .ext to have their h I VpaiTmmr of Jletgw as rbev are has a general list i new- bulletins in regetable potdtry. then send for the ill either be worth

the ehioke T 26V husky J.n which sp>ak \.

eyatem

(Note Mr

it.son* hst- -' hrd chirk- i -SI for this i

did not s poultry niff *»ld •! proportion Rhode Ivery well

( Ft* nli r

Swain-..r

itatow Agi

- June rhtekf for [ c-n ral. but mer- i < 'ing a certain | June hatche*] R-ds worked out j •heir conditions >

Treating posts with creosotethal is. the ends o! the pottt ■ huh ro in the ground will prolong the life of thr posts taanv '•ears. By thu is not mean: •'-'--•.III.- the posts with creosot. but treating them in a tank lor sereral hours If anv of obi ! ie«oen signilv that they are interested the method of doing this will be pubhihed in the Farm

Section.

apt

Between the latter part of . beer time of the year tor retu moat law-n* srhich are -matuti which wriH improve the soil. The addition of some form snrraai terrilifcr will a!*., help. need to be reseeded. In this item our readers the tact that .t t. n the late summer being an exveilen For further .Jerj b oo for a caps of the New Jrm "Better Lawn "

early Septembrr u the ; iwn As a general rule sneae material added

K Miner Ken!-.n. < shat vretiag a Jarg- . inr peachcw Mr Fr • :'is-ag him crop

Alltaon Ludlaii. ami f - ry «ood crops uf p. a. hey are selling ai the! Frank tMrktason. of i • rir potatoes grow u ir p seed He bar n> • poiatoca plan'—f f-w

1’ashiey. of Dividing about 1000 Leghorn il-Is a- we have eeen. ya that she I* atbold them back from

- Mer to develop them - prwsible before they

•' :r Kelly. R‘o (irandr pot!- :•!; has four very pretty - Chow puppies, which are at thirteca weeks old. H Klndberg. Fi-hlng Creek, ars-es-.ing ar, rtcellrnt crop of -• He eelected thirty rh lllie.l a half bushel bask-: iarry Kaaan* is having eaeel-

(his year apraying

ubiup—• aiid potatoes with

w-mafe B .redau*.

■ u.-r Is gitlag excelleni li - •» * pasture for dairy " b* farm of Newton -lieoaer. rireen Crewk. In M: Srbellenger reports that moat satisfactory paab. baa even used for his

and string beans. I »a - iarswl-d In Mrs. Crease —-bad **H that veg--<.-jked In a pressure cook - •i g-neially d«. not have a very -’•-l flavor. She said this llargsly due to the [act that the cook r set* around lor month-. • iihoui being used. To overcome this Mrs. Crease said it u a good Idea to boil potato parings in tbr cooker before r is used. This will improve th- flavor of the v.-gi tables as |- r-moves

Jonathan Crew-, who appeared n the pap-r several w-eks ago, lumber of ibr Half Century

Th basis of a prosperous agrietiltm- w a fertile soil and a frrtll. a.11 vannot be malntainesl by | the mere appliratlon of comm-i - rial f-riilizers.” This Is the belief .rf the county agent as ex-, pre.-si 1 at the market demonstrainoi tar. at Kalrlon. on Wednesday evening. The farmers of Cumb-rUn ! County cannot expee- (O -'Trisafully meet the coml» - - -i "i g rowels in other aertlons utilees they are able to produce e. n.iniically and to produce -i.'t-iUy the soil must be in | th I-. --. ,.f condition. Many Cum1m rlaiid County farmers, especially ihos»* in the region of the lighter soils, are fast bring robbed of their fertility by continu-, fiu* cropping without the addition ot siifflclebt humus to k«ep rh< - :1 in proper condition. Humus may !»• applied either in th- f - of stable manure or as a covei crop. Some of the better growers of the county make: a practice of keeping each acre cover»d with a » i improvemen- ' crop over winter. The advantageof this practice are. First, the, add -ion of humus to the soil: ! second, winter cover crops pre-! vent blowing and crust-.n. ihlr.t ih- plant food In light .-oil l-■ held and not allowed to leach out during the winter months. So lie grower* are beginning to lealix- that they have more lanil • han ■ *n be culHvated to tbe best advantage. Home of these men *r- eve:coming this condition by devi.t mg a portion oC their ncreI . ndl Improveaient < rope a lolupl.-te rwt from cropping f >rj (hit year. The following yean anoih-: portion is devoted to a)

lent I. th- pi ota seeded with homegrown i.—d were superior to for-Wedn-eday night. 1>t Slcl^ean of the Bureau of Dairying, gav. rsetlng talk on the value testing and u«e of proven bulb. He stated that a dairyman should first graduate from a cow tasting association, know the production records of his herd mnd then go out and buy a proven bull to lit hi* requlrrmen'* Th> party split Thursday morning. th- Cumberland County dele, gallon louring thr City of Washing . i vtsitwd Arlington iVm.tery and Washington's bom* at Mt. Vernon, returning by th- way of Annapolis and the Eastern

8hor-

On the return horns the party voted the tour a wonderful success from the standpoint of both business and pleasure.

Sew Jetsey Experiment Htatlon. during his attendance al the World Poultry Congress in Canada. July 2T to August ’ ~

nls In the

science of veterinary and Increased knowledge

ing marketing factors are believed to be largely responsible for the optimistic altitude. More than ISO talk* were given by the delegate* during the eongres* A subject frequently touched upon wa* the importance of quality In egg production Heretofore. .: was pointed out r-peatedly. much emphasis has b* n laid on quantity prod:: tlon. but the time ha* now come when both more and better eggmust he demanded by the pro-

Poultry Association Working For F* Co-operating For Succes Poultry Exhibit

Aswoclatlon Is > the managem-nt County Fair :u agri'ultural iai the Ocean Pier, leather it. 16 > try committee app. by the County Boar ' lure and the Poult ronsists of A. c- l man. John N K—

for

■elec

lie

PouitPi’men Must Beat Low Prices

Close Culling One Method. Better Quality ir Eggs

is Another

Study Canadian Method

acreage has had

J-sr- cess ant lias Pdved by »oll building]

Every bvn must pay her board If the Vineland poultrynu-n is produc -gg* profitably a*, the present prim. It is with this id.:a , in mind that the subject of cull-,

-producer has been i

again brought to the attention of j poultryxnen. and two demonstrwthins for lie purpose of giving instruction* In this art were held ■ last Friday by the Extension Ser-1 vice The demonstration* were i conducted by L. M. B'ack. poultry special!*!. at th-’ J E Re.-* 1 farm, on Main road, and at Al-, bert Juhnaon'a. on Malaga road j In giving his reasons for the!

tilling of a Cock during umer tuonths the a^erialist

state.! that it cost* fr.ua 20 f;| Jo cent* a month :o keep a bird ' and that owing to th- tact that) a summer moulter will probably

y ag n un,U r . u ‘'

j speaker* claimed Hens chosen] (for br-edlng shrold be onlyi ' heavy layers that lay large, w " shap«! -gg* of high quality j The Canadian method of operating egg-laying contests, wbere- | by all ar* und.-r central manage I men and similar rub-* and regui tattoos, was so favorably received by visitors to the congress that a national commit lee of the J*ouItry Science Association was established to study the possibilities Incorporating some of the Canadian methods in the American egg-laying contests. Professor Thompson was made chairman

at the committee.

In the poultry exhibit of t.000 birds, the I'nited Stale* had 30, of wbkh *<• were from New JerIn all. forty-three nations

represented

There will he comp- , announced In the i.ir

; (or both Cap* May O . ' trymen. a* well ae ; .

outside of the cuuni} .- classed as p-ult.-y • to the fart that our p are wide-awake peop’ par!mem of the r> - to afford both p!-».:; rational profit > al.

in the fair.

who has been on s

buying trip m New York wrot. to the store bookkeeper back hotr.- + nBtew I have been away 1 vc seen many strange sights and hope t- see you on Monday."

bird a* :

replace

I followed The audan lowed under in August

,rlj - hatched pullets.

The conflfiliation of a Km.d! bird and a few Indications of :h<-1 eull as show a by plgms: ! ? ’ ion. | shape of h> -ye. plumage con- ■ ditlon '< veil! -pr. .1,1 of pelviX' bone*, and quality of skin were]

carefully outlined.

Ba-h poultryman had the .jpirtuntly lo handl - b<.th poor d good bird- and by comparison

TRY-US for Boat, deck and copper Paints Superior for houses. Quality High — Price Low Also Shedder Crab* and Planing Tackle All Marine >uppl!e* Harry W. Errickson Kw4'» Beach. H J.

Cnde Oscar Nlbll-I visiting in our o>: • was beard to ren.a-ii was joat simply ll*pf.

I Seed Potatoes | For Late PUntin? AH varieties, .Also if kinds of beans tor see^ I. Serata & Sow Phono 1152 Bndgrc

OPEN FOR BUSINESS Daily from 9 A. M. until 4 P M Court House Feed Company Order By Phone Truck Deliw? Full Line of Straight Feedi—also Lano-E»ifln»i: G. L F —Union Grains (Ubico) C. De Cinque, Prop. Bell Phone 22 Keyjtone Woodbia* IFX Store Originally South Coast Oil Co. Warehouse i B-ading Batlroud trarkx. I', block south Hand A*

FARMS WANTED American Farm Agency. 308 Landis Ave , Vine land. N. J. Home office. Land Title Bids . fTiia-

Cumberland Farmers Visit Beltsville, Md. Study Experiments Made By U. S. Government

FOB SALE--Dairy and truck farm under cultivation, wood land water frontage, desirable for development. Located Main Highway, near three wellknown aeuhor* resorts in So »ev Jersey Address Thus L Wilson. Cape May N j

We Know off a number of ( amen who need and are will- , mt to buy that farm ir.arhme j ot whi-h voa ao longer have ■v q*e and they are *2 read-I rv ot the farm nwgr Whv lei 1 1 •*V out in the weather nut -nd rot. and get nothin* out of A little ineapeunc ..<! ms p«z* artO aril tha: maihiae 1 o: vou That u but good huss- -« If one of the men we ' ..: v. who wants that machine

FABM MORTGAGES SO Yean—5°.. Rational Farm Loan Assn AApply A S WAIJIEB. Sex , Cape May. 5 J Bell Phone

.id:** where - a*sd a»d bv

iad lawsuits but it i men Sene out what .

i To Hospital

Flower Plants Fov Sale

W. Coffins Thomas Cape May Court House

Plants For Sale All Varieties

WILLIAM HILL Mayville, N. J.

FRESH FISH

i Clams

Bivalve Fish Mkt.

Concrete Floors For Poultry Houses

Recommended by Experiment Stan< m “The floor i* a very important part of tile poultry house, especially from the standpoint of maintaining sanitary conditions- The smooth concrete floor can easily be swept, washed and disinfected if nece^ sary." — Bulletin J70, New Jersey Experiment Station. You Can Build a Concrete Floor Anvonc c«-. build the dry sanitary fi‘ x 'r recxMnnxigJed above. Full instructions pvea in “Mcviem Poultry Housol ’a page illustrated bookie:. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION