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CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 1927.

Page One

'iPE MAY XJUNTY

OF INTEREST TO THE FARM AND HOME

Edited by W. COLLINS THOMAS

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

ROMAS’ COLUMN

County Fair Was Success

. In other «oH« tK t '* pr . ^ ,a > 0>unty go,|, climate friuu .n t . ' M hr pu ^ r,i ^hibitrd shourd that .„j vetrt.bl,. , hr h , Bht> , guJi cjn ™ Sl>! County equetly „ „|| „ piI1<

Doings of Your Neighbors

itroErn. In term* of ammonia, j perrentaec w ould probably

(or U' This was king crab w-nicn.' | had not been exposed to the I

j weather.

"3John H. Lore, 87 Years Old.

Joins Half Century- Farm Club ■ ' 1 " ZZmJ J I eland*, and haw angm-nlc.1 their.“title

leal adv«-rti«-I per*. Tbes.-

I Cape

dairy stock, canned

exhibits were made work and baked good*. to consider the Ca^ Ma?" w The r was necessarily pitir., up ln , hufry. hotveyer w.th < O u> there n no excuse tor having to i ush ' rrIn t ° ^ in favor of having the continued, then there t h M) ii h ° U f ^ drc,dfd a, "i published just . Is \\ ildwood to be given another chance, if she e, * 0 . f .. l * nd l bc ac 1'"re<I near the county seat, pore Road. Will the fair be held before Labor Dav Hed upon ^ nU,nlrfr of d *>* duration and dates ■ are a few of the ouestions which might he ediatriy, it possible, in order that everyone I might know just what to look forward to. and I during the coming year.

bad t

exhibit of apple* our belief in the good apple* can In * "ape May and

A. H. Reeves, l old Spring. |» °i apple* in harve*Ung a bumper «rop ul lac- I' 1 *** via**. I tory canning bean* 1 only strength.-

• • • . fact that Jus!

George McNeil, ol fold Spring. jT*’!^}'""?

i* going to seed some tlrimm al- umberland tounlie* a* ran I talta this month in order to eom. 1 *"’*" “ n> , ' la,e ,n coun,r >-

par.- 11 with other varieties. J

* > • j E. Miner Kenton. Ocean View, i Kred. Arnold, rape May. 1* rr- . flrst «»« rd ° n « P Ia, .* ! arranging hU poultry him.. . ub 21 l Mr ‘ h ! n,nn ^ well as Cleaning and dislnf,-cling I Mirayci according to » Ml b.Kh,„ L’. .. J ' r r.L “SSS:

Started Farming In Newport Neck. Cumberland County When 20 Years Old—Used Oxen in His Early Days and Tread Grain Out With Horses

Farmers Make More Money Now--Happicr In Old Days

Plant Your Tulips Not

i>y home > rapidly

flower growing, both commercially and r to make their places more attractive, i

^Cumberland and Cape May Counties, the

other sections ot the country. While the Farm

Otr.i chiefly to the development of practical agricu! jfc counties ot Cape M:>- and Cumberland, we tccl I be slighting a host ,i our friends — not excepting 9 farmers — if we aid not occasionally mention sotne-

ject of flowers.

<i these columns we suggested that those interested ? Experiment Station at New Brunswick for a free No. 205 on "Tulip Culture." Now i. the time I bulbs for spring blooming, and any one contemg^tulips should certainly have a copy of this circular. *P varieties arc all planted at approximately the be soil is heavy, which is seldom the case in this Nm should be planted so that their tips are about dow the surface. If the soil is light a depth of four Br. The bulbs should be planted four to six inches wonderful help to the growth of the tulips if some ^material is spaded into the soil just previous to planting. » good to use fresh manure just previous to planting. 1 of ground bone at the rate of half pound per 25 10 usually be beneficial. ' Rat. and mice, which are fond of tulips, may do jriderahle harm if allowed to multiply. Poison "baits, and calcium cyanide, which gives off the deadly cyanic add gas. will keep these pests in check. Poultry Association Convention New.’ Jersey State Poultry Association will hold its i October 12, 13 and 14, at the Hotel Chal-

mtic City.

t educational program for the convention indudes speakers 1 and international repute. Among them will be Dr. F Ackert. Manhattan. Kan.; Prof. James E. Rice, head of f department of Cornell University; Dr. M. A. Jull. ptrynun. of Washington; Harry R. Lewis, minister of Rhode Island; Prof. W. R. Graham, head of the rnicnt of Guelph, Ontario. Canada, and A. O. Schillr and poultry artist, of Rochester. N. Y. mi has been enlarged to include a wider range of las hern handled in previous years and. in addition, will be held to call attention to the quality of I eggs produced in the State. The exposition will ini the best poultry in the State, an egg show. Rtfactuter.' exhibits, and ringside judging. It is I charge that these will furnish interesting and n to consumers of poultry products as well , The annual banquet of the association will be vrning. (Xtober 13.

with

Bon Lawton, of Rio Cram!*, and S^mRiIi Job Toxour. Tap* May Court (uie lit.

House, surely had display* „f w derful dahlias al the County Fi

late spray to conttol

•i. Following the spray

and the application of

11 the late spray to control brown i-j rot. has meatn many dollar* to Mr. r -1 Kenton during the past season, j

Don't forget Saturday. Sept. yY an k s;.,i„

ounty 1 itle and : p in applet .„ , ape May Court | W hen asked how u

»* Hie

Trust Company

r Swninton. I .f Kail Kip-! -lunty Fair. 11

w hen asked how il was that be! ,

. _ . managed to produrt- them *o per-1 . feet, he replied that he grew them; i ' Bo,mi ol! i,pr,n *- has | ,hal »ay simply by following the! harvested a v,-r> l..rg.- ,rop of al-I Slate Experiment Station spray, H.- believe* in feodlni Uh>| Mbe( j U |,. |, j,,,,... , lV \ > get results, and he surely I ,|,i* ,,i a te of apples, it certainly . . speak* very well of the sprav

schedule, as well as Mr. Swain's

use of the schedule.

falfa.

gets results.

George C. Rea and son took the I larger portion of their Guern seys to the County Fair, for which he was well repaid, capturing a

number of ribbons.

Several dairymen in the southn section of Cape May Countyhave sown grimm alfalfa in order compare it with Northwestern

and Kansas grown seed.

W. Letwtn. Woodbine. Is preparing to house a fine flock of Leghorn pullet*. He has ereci -d three brooder bouses with which to start in the broiler business. Bert Matthews, who has won quite a reputation as an egg plant grower, in the southern section of Cape May County, cut one two or three week* ago which weighed eight pounds. For some time it was on display at Mecray's Mar-

ket in Cape May.

{ Even though tin y money in tho*. day. 1 good* and produce : i he thinks people » , and more neighborly.

Farmers Learning Advertising Value .Using City Papers To Tell Of Their Products

•unty Lo-1 sponsible for the exhibit dining; mden pa-i the past few years; Mr. and Mrs.

Husted. Mr. and Mr*. Paul J.-f-Mr. and Mn*. Loren Clunn. embers o! the exhibit cora- - oi the OdarviHe Grange.

The Whitney trophy ha* been ort* to keep Mi- eon-1 won two yearn by the Morris lly informed .•! iheir County and one y.nr by Bergen

'County. It must be won three

• around Moorestnwn liefcre it Iieromes the per-

tnbershlp in the New ' nan *' 1 ' 1 P 1

t Gm

rk* unc mi. hav

In

i ad- j ‘ : *’ u

i the numbe;

Pert'** exhibit

fruii ;

ad- paper* advising lie their brand and the ite* oi their commodltl

■ The department believes that j use instances of the adoption!: • ’ •nduBtrialj| | *" l y‘

" ""Ulri.i.

I high

lanizatio

the iM-gin- .

that will

vegetables, fifty-two of ml six ot grain. In uddi- . making u perfect score to - is attempting to score i quality, since this is one int point in the score card j judge these county dis-

Attracliv

p the publir Infor

quantities ami varlties Jure available from New Jt

and the

ne farmers of N.

beginning i-dvt rtlslng

Instances clt<

n." published In M<

» Of New J- # Planning Fine

riled in "The ^ .

the c

We were pleased to recelvfollowing report from one ol

Newport friend-: "It ha* been several year* sine.* our farmers I made big money like they have | this year, especially raising lettuce. tomatoes, beans and peppers. Reed Kelly sol thirty hampers of string beans wholesale, in August for $150.00 Who can beat it? Kelley & Kelley are picking on the irth of September a fine crop of Fordhooks These were planted June 2T. fertilized with a crop of

broccoli in bloom, broadcai •rinklng of fertilizer in t

! S. K.

JOHN H. LORE Half Century Farmers' I'lub ml this week Is John H. Newport. Mr. Lore Is 87

farming In

. years old and started fa j Newport Neck at the

Dice giv,

ape May County oditoriall; Ihls paper: "That New Jersey farmeia ' dvertlslng mei

Cumberland Fair Exhibit

Committee Will Make Ef-

fort To Win Whitney

decorations to take the booth one that will be ib using to the judge's eye. The committee is anxious to i.akt the display representative f Cumberland County's fine prone* and will be glad to have i'gh quality fruit* and vege-

■il le.'..

I'nder any plan of feeding hogs free access to giaid pure watel and a mineral mixture containing salt is necessary at all times. FOR SALE! A ONE TON FORD TRUCK In good condition A. JOHNSTON Johnstown Lane Cape May Court House N. J.

ten to fifteen acre* of strawber-1 garding th

fief. Tomatoes were the

profitable crop with which he had: • ' * 'retail any experience. jside star Mr. Lore said that the system * " In a of farming ’ a* completely changed P a: , j ! since *be si nr ted fanning, in those'!' '

The other day we remarked to Mrs. Melvin Abbott. Goshen, that we had heard someone say that they didn't believe farm people canned any friut or vegetables these days, because they are se*-n

Rubright. South Seavilie. 1 bu y*“g so much canned stuff at received first display prize in the I ,h '' stores Mrs. Abbott said: poultry exhibit held in connection ' We, l. we buy considerable canned with the County Fair at Wildwood • vegetables because many time* it last week. Mr. Rubright had 28' <s raor *‘ economical to buy it than birds in the show. He received u ** to can •' at home. Take corn first awards in the ben. cockerel | for •‘xample When We can get 35 and cock classes ■ t° It' cents a dozen for sugar • • • j corn there is little economy in Norman Taylor. Cold Spring.' vanning it. especially when canned has a crop of vetch grow ing In ! corn of ‘xceilent quality can be hf- sugar corn, which looks very | Purchased at the stores. Of cour.-e promising Mr. Taylor, some time I 1 really do can a lot of fruit, >.. gathered 108 baskets of mar- and 1 wo “* <1 c »n corn. to*, if the

riMti . very

(.'sj>c May poultrymm should let attending this convention, which : their door, as compared to the he travelled by poultry tr in the State. Entries in the exhibit dote oi the program and premium li»t Ring jo John H U'cexl. Secretary,

globe tomatoes from 1000 'Ulls, part being picked one afternoon, and the others the following morning. Dave Hawn, a veteran vegetable producer of the lower section of Cape May County, claims that he has had a very successful year. Mr. Hawn produce* vegetables, orchard fruit aud berries. At one time he was the champion oysterman of his section. An Lnglish squash grown by the late Mr. David Wilder, in Wildwood. 37 years ago. was displayed at the Cape May County Fair held In Wildwood last week. This squash measured six feel In length and was awarded a blue ribbon. The squash is now owned by Mrs. A. Alcott of Wildwood. Several Cape May County vocational students have found that spraying melons for blight has paid this season. Many of these students are also convinced that a cover crop of clover or vetch is a big factor in preventing scald in late corn fields, according to R, E. Reeves, vocational teacher. By sending some king crab fertilizer to the Experiment Station. Somers Hand, of Eldora. found i bat il i-sled ikS per cent ni-

I

dozen hoi: a young i

Farmer

cutting wheat by a horse m horses used t.

price happened

Mr*. Abbott said that most < the com and tomatoes which ai sold al the store* are grown I sections where they do not hai as good a market for tomatoi an odcorn on the ear. as there

here in Cape May County, there-j without it today,

fore it can sometime* lie bought in the early days they really cheaper than cne can can at home, had no mads. Mr. l-ore sjvs that | All which we consider a wise ob-. he remembers working oxen for j

servalton by Mrs Abbott. ' voars.

used the cradle for

•al and i

treadmill. Before that be used to slmply it out on the barn

e claims

inything about th ethods of farming.

present <

He remembci

machines iir.- came out was the wooden Burke} by the Iron ickeye. T! good, but pulled hard

a great racket while running. The first ones were made w Hh wooden! pins for the end of the pitman' ^

ord*. These often broke and bad j Burlington Count

n <»•*>«> the Car-of-co

Farmers nowadays, according to which is their symbol. Mr. Izire. make a lot more money vertislng mnd of $150 than they used to. He also made ; iibed by the Middlctithe comment that people today do,and this is being sp. nnt know how they are blessed. | vertfc-lng every Friday In those days they had no ma-Mho large Newark dal!

j chinery. but they couldn't farm 1

Trappers!

Hunters!

Specials! — Week Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 ONLY! Genuine Blake and Lamb Steel Traps in 10 doz. lots $2.15 per doz. Smaller quantities $2.20 Triumph 3-Jaw Traps, regular price $-4.40 per

dozen — Special price $4.00

New stock Gun Shells just in, choice of several

loads at 80 cents per box

30x3V- Cord Tires and Tubes at $8 50 per set F~ . W. Errickson - Reed’s Beach, N. J.

Apple Picking Time Jctobcr are the princip*! apple

: dc-L^

Grange Calendar t May Grano«—Meet* . lay svraiiuc 1. O M Hall. Francis Douglas*. Ma

Spring Gi»ng»—-M -

E. J. RUBRIGHT SOUTH SEAVILLE. N. J. Won the Poultry Display Prize at the Cape May County Fair. He has been feeding Beacon Feeds exclusively to both growing and mature stock for the past four years. RESULTS obtained by actual test ing BEACON FEEDS against his own mixture, and other special rations, governed his choice of BEACON FEEDS. RESULTS COUNT. Try your pullets on BEACON EGG MASH and be convinced by the RESULTS obtained — not by high powered salesmanship Cape May County Dis- Cumberland County tribute F agon and M. Cohen Fleetwood Woodbine, N. J. Port Norris. N. J.

T. C. Fox & Sons Newheld, New Jersey SELLING AGENTS

Never before a HomeWater System value like this! ^nUUMPH ic bon

Pratt Feed Facts Why Don’t You Write About Pratt’s “Gold Nuggets?” The other day we asked one of our Rood friends ami dealers. Morrla Krinsky. of Tuckahoe. N. J.. whether wi should continue sending him a supply of these Feed Facta every week. He replied very promptly saying that Feed Facts occupy a most prominent place on his office bulletin board aud wound up by asking: "Why don'! you write about Pratt's gold nuggets?” I was stumped, ao today when Morris dropped Into our office I asked him about this "gold nugget" business. He smiled as be told me this: