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CAPT KM C9T7HT? T r MT p TTUBAT, OTT^B^S T. 1MT

GAPE MAY COUNTY

OF INTEREST TO THE FARM AND HOME

Edted by W. COLUNS THOMAS

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

IT^Q^AS’ COLUMN

] Lewis R. Lore, erf Newport, Joins

Potatoes May ge Scarce

Quite recently we Fraird /rum a reliablr <ource that the »ee<J pot»| i situation for next spring docs not apr-tr so bright. We understand that there hat been aknott a ocuplrtr failure of the •ced potato crop in Maine and Prince Edward l»le. tbr two mam sources from which New Jersey seed potatue* are abtamnl. The wealpti conditiotn in those two sectxxn hair been such as to promote potato diseasea so badly that if has been practically im-

possible to produce certified seed.

Agricultural

Week Fixed For Half Century Fanners’ Club at 91 januiary 10-13 I His Memory Take* Him Back to the Day* of Ok Teams.

Certified Baby Chick Exhibit Included in Plans Told at Conference

if :his is really the true situation in those I at we hate heurd if to he. it does not speak sery well f the uncertified seed which may be offered for sale from “there.

Notions vt. Facta

A fact is one fhinf an it .jnr®' I nr men harbor I

i notion is something rise. We know r the notion that wheat and rye as cover

crop* do opt help (he soil. It is an established fart that wheat and rye art beneficial to the toil when sown as cover crops. We all have noyom which are anenetitnes pood, and sometime* out so Many time* We can profit by submerging our own ideas—even though in sumr cases it may hurt oui pride a little to do in Ipvor of something which the experience of others has shown . be better This rye and wheat cover crop proposition is a good

January 10 to 13. 1*2b. 1« announee<l aa the 4at< <•! the nrst agricultural week, which l> held - illy Ui Trent 'i under the . ws or the Stai l*epartmeat of Agriculture and tnrlodM the oCBclal State agi cultural coaitioa. gt which two uiesahers of the gtgte Bpard Agilcultare

can name some of the best farmers in Cape May County ■v that if undoubtedly pays to sow rye or wheat a* a cover It is true that neither of these crops add nitrogen to as do the legumes such at clover and vetch, but they do add

the to3. the value of which hardly needs

put of the greatest soil scientist* America has ever had. man who devoted practically a lifetime to studying every phase of mil fertility, especially the prevention of thr fertility of the soil for fapiry gencrauonv Doctor Cyril G. Hopkins, made the uooitnesg that the fact is that the most important and least appreciated method of maintaining or increasing the supply of organic matter m the toil is by the use of green manures and crop residue*.** The use of rye and wheat a* cover crops surely cranur within thr

“h* R.

Cox. farm crop* specialist of the State College, who

Tallow Dip* and Home-made Match**—Business Was Done By Exchange of the Products

Believe* People Were Happier in Those Primitive Days

Bank and Newspaper Prize*

IWd you ••»«* Kwakvo oi

• inter uiuralBZ. An* tbe alore colder than anything «-U* la the room, and go over to your nvigfc-

tool* to borrow some firo? This week's imvOuer nt tfc-

llaV Century farmer* Club Lento ft. lor*-, at Newport. n»-

of twe*

agrteuliuia) orgauisa tlona and tana p«<■ducts sad taa chlnery ahow* H i.tsUse* oi thaga aaamtati' • - mM with mam of the ataffr of thr State Department an.; Agucutitoral On) lege and Exprrtnmt fttattou ■OB Sept.-mle r 7. upon th«- Invitation ol Secretary Ptirv.r. to diecuse their plans. Indication* point to even mote attractive programs than In prev)>>u<* y.ars. while th. mmory exbll.its as nut Hoed promise a more r.-pf-ntetlv* glctar. of the State's ar.11 cultural Indus

Wle coaatsMad of aa open w agon and a yoke of oxen. Their alectrte light was a rag wtrk stuck la a saucer of tallow. Of course

.when fo>

bon.nr gee fro

But there is tittle Won-

der that Mr. Lor* can Meal] things (bat fatmt of Ms do not

which they made at home. parsnera geaerally sai Match cr at home. They I ueed Bint stone Car lighting *: ttosoeUtnm whea they did have any matches they wo

ikMg was dotsr la a brick out of doors. After the was heated, th# Pre would

try.

X'“

Aroot. * the f.-aiurea making this year's eahlhl! distinctive will hr • nrrlMtod ^•.1hy chick ahow. for which the TrentoB newspapers haw contrlli.i-d swards amouat-

yiUn Since New Jsrgey i.dUU.Uiiu .v iuAmS hat.v aaausUy. this aew de

pgrture la th- s-ihlbU hr 1.1 la atUwtlwg wide Stt. niton. Aaothsr eoatrlhutlon of |1*« has been made by the Hut* Banker-' Association to be used as sweep laMkee for the corn potato. *w.. potato and apple shows This Is jin addition tn the usual awards

placed la the

nre plxees were the only mean* ■< beating homes when

Ur Ixire waa a boy. .

(erwctically all hueinrws was conducted gy exchange of goods

South Jersey’s Showing at Trenton Fair

Guernsey Cattle Club Captured Blue Ribbon in Two funored Entries

Prize For Cumberland Co.

South Jersey entries, la ths »* rlous live slock and horticultural clauses at Trenton Fair mad. an excellent showing and came home with a number of the prise* Probably the moat outstanding winning was a blue ribbon taker toy the newly organised South Jersey Guernsey Cattle Club This entry consisted of eight of South Jersey'* beet Guernsey*, owned by live breeden. living la Salem. Cumberland and Gloucester Countiea. all member* of the Guern aey Club. This entry competed with similar entries from the But ilngton County Association and the North Jersey AnwWiAtioo. The Burliagton Association is*

produce was ll *aet-nd pUe* and the

carted to Millville. Much farm ■ • N '' r,b Aswclatiou third produce was traded for rails with.pUca- The Bath Jsraey Aasocls

which to make fences. Consider-

able poultry waa sent to Phils del phto on the sand boats which

used to Mop at Newport. Mr. Lor. said that a man by

I to

tlon was well represented in of the bewt Guernsey cattle shows aaen at the Trenton Pal.--t were over 2*0 eatrte* and jriae* that the South Jersey exhibitors received waa well d<-

l>*re was bora in Now port ■ lie has fsixnod and oy>- •

‘ • Hj Wheat.

go around making shoos. One pair had to last In those days for

gulie a tong time.

They had no alarm clocAa in those day*, said Mr. Lore This may pnaaibly have something to do with anothe* remark toy Mr. Lore to the cBeet that he bclleve. people weir happier In the olden day* than at praent.

. To

Principal farm crops ta hlaj Gynvene at Rutgers

s tfirougW New Jerry uy* that' New JrrVcv farmen -arc|r™»r otm^ ^ ; fb.' pr.’i^ioa trick _ jemcv f« o/ the sral. Witlun a few year*, it will hr an unusual thin* to «*{ ma«M«er> di- ‘ _!? d3Vv but tbl * yr,r * l ,hf Buu A*rlcui.ur-

a farm ui this fitatc whxk m not vompietel* covered during «h* | pjg, alb* *ta«M In the 2mory : {^U^^mris^Stltrp.^’ rr ‘"‘* winter w ith a sod, a green crop, or a cover crop". We do rug believe I this year. ‘ nffleiami for his own use'

OtfR Mr. Otac if overly OprimiMic.

“It is now mo late m the tcason to sow vetch and th* clov-rv hr says, "but wheat may be sa^ti mml the middlr of October and rye until the second week in November. The seeds of these two croj* are comparatively cheap, easy *p and ufuaii) give rxccllcnt stands. They may be either drilled o- broadcast by hand. On land which E r,*v* wheat well, the heavier and hrrtrr sofls. wheat may the best crop to sow; h doe* not shoot up a* fast a* rye in thr spring »“d d«*'» n>orr readily when plowed under, la the poorer and lighter soil* or for late sowing rye is the crop to uae.”

Place Healthy Birds

Only in Laying House In'.'.'JS

IIa S .V *w.. , .S t s_... i

Then U»

New

Free Dairy Courae

At this time of tV year thr State Agricultural College at

W Bruinw Ak slam giving *hon < wadturc. Horn dairy husbandry ' ■

i in the various line* of

, > flower growing. At the present an ofirrhtg *— free to rrndrnts of New Jersey — a •petud f»o week* dairy course. Thn course h-gin* next hlMiday

Oaobtr 10.

TWie courses are very valuable to men who are *pc*ial.iung in aiW particular line of farming. If a man spend* tram two t#

twelve wtrks at New Bnuisw ivk taking one of these short

to caw not help but gam a lot of practical information, whuh. when applied to Ins own farm will pay for hi* expense* incurred while

r *' “ . many times over. . .... actually learn* in the claw room, and in the laboratory y thirty to be comidrred. He learns about our State cojkgr and the experiment rtatioci, about the thorJ which they rood at; experiment*, the srrvim they rodder to fanner* 11>ioughout the State in all litic*

Wh

t but ;

M least, the slmit rouraew afiord a mail an making invaluable contacts with both men stationed at the collrgc and expert

How To Store and Cure Sweet PoUttN

begin with, they are dug,

W* doubt rmry muck if w U th- pounser g*-i»eratUni 1 S-rtilh J-raejr have Men a yoke or

r of oxen. Vet Mi

al College. Now Brunswick, on Thursday. October 10. The program. which will consist of morning, afternoon and evening seusions. contains the b*wt line-up if talent that has ever been

for a ■ ‘>«ve«'-Uin a(

bad two ) *<•* them|a n d experienced to

Ever}' Mem. To,*“y .* It.**”" tS«;!l«-*

— - , . , _ — -.-»*»■*-*, im uiavuM •aw— melilwi. Lo» an 1 hto father dig a tualne-a managiuMnt. and agri-

ICeep Them Well

■ R-*d

Only such fowls ae i health ohould be pla<

laying bouac. and thereafter the •u rouudinga abotild I* kept in an abaolniely aanltar> ■ r><i<Htiiui. Tiiex- precautloo* ar* '—e»aary If birds are t thr.mrb the winter in guod be*.., and pro-

dortion.

Birds usually tocon.- tnie-ted with intestinal paraait. and oe casionally eooiracT li.fe< !l.»u« rtlr aa • i while on the ranr* When Ibey air brought tog>t!,. f m th, laying house the poaslbllli* of a apread of Infection :.nd paraaltm U greatly Increased l-ieaua. the clueel contact batweeli ' i.e f,.»lr. Birds InleeUd with pata-l;. on the. range ocaUrr the <**. of auch parasites iwei a »ide area, which reduce# th# chan<. ■ r ,n festatlon. but In the laying .just tens the possiMUty of . |.; greatly tao*va»ed. In or ivoid thu a regular an.! t). :l<*eing of the Quarter. be ren*o*al srd dlapi*~.: Utter 1* nece-ssry. Cm el, tributluo ol Hrinr eur. parasite eggs only eervee ■ petuate infestations H the|

lot of ciadit..a wheat, oat* and salt hay. Mr. Lore's lathnr bad QUlte s reputation as a readier. He iweaiis that before the cradle esme Into general us-, the standins grain used to be gathered in the ana and then cul with a

sickle.

Wins' and other grain was first threshed by tuewns of galls Later on threshers won- used • hlch were operated by bcirse power Wheat, lorn and buck- • hest produced by Mr. Isire end the other farmers In hts wetnity were ground at wha* was known as dh&w's Mill. &dore grain fans •wrut Into use. farmer, made a practice of dropping the grain Ui allow the chaff to be Mown

j Doings of Your Neighbor!

Frank Swain.

Nero. Wlnmap and York Imper

ial i

N. 8. Townsend, of Bear kaa an exeeilent crop «f sweet potatoes Th- potatoes of nice star sad are digging

the rate of *10 bui ‘

The wind stor eat* Monday night blew down considerable earn and caused many appta

piled l» the row

teratoing thing wc nobetd »• v Pcwetl's was hi* apple anto. HU Delicious and York ImS trees are so loaded that u m . asresmry to pr jp the Hags. . over call that pretty good for . apple areaoa. Him Black yJ are also toacvUy kwd-c. n

we were fortunate to have go off as easily a* we did considering bow tri.-tfte it was.

E. O Howell. Jr.. Short- Road, to now marketing non*- mighty fine looking Grime*, golden apple* M'e didn't "saaiple" any. but know they are good, because, our estwaatton. there U no finer eating apple grown than the

Are there not sc your community who are eligible to become member* la the Half twslarj Farmers' Club

prose of aay kind attached to It. it will be highly appreciated if you will send their name* to Farm Eutior of this paper.

The Cumberland County display of frulto and *ogrtabl-*, which was staged in competition with exhibits cl similar displays fioiu other counties, waa awarded third place. These county exhibits competed for tbs $50» Whitney trophy that waa offend four years ago. aad which bad to be woo three limes before it became the permanent property of any coun1y. Morris County won It again his year, which makes the third time that it has been awarded to that North Jersey County, and It ow becomes her permanent property. The clothing exhibit entered by the Lower Hopewell Clotkii c Club, won third place among keen competition with entrica from all over New Jereey. This club, which to under the leadership of Mrs. Howard Vineyard is to be showing.

The young lire in the future, the old In the past, nobabdy in

On September 7. George Clark, of Nowport. picked 1«3 bushel hampers of Bust Proof wax beans from Ices than one-third of an acre of land. Mr. Clark said that be used 300 bushel, of chickeuhouse little as feNiliaer.

an extra hr,

MMMK L cantaloupe at the county frir"!" hunted by William cwjp Shore Bead near Oersiati , decided to ask Mr. CoMncr f, • W*» n «» “. The vjri.-j r Tip-Top He abulned m fro ma friend in Calilu.-.-i i melona averaged 7 aad i p™, aaeh. The beaviwt Jfr Cotta noticed weigh. 1 11 u oteji pcopie came for thee f«T (Continued oe Page Tim)

but n

fertiliser. He

In spinach

John Bradford, Newport, far having his piac*: painted up In general, and it looks mighty good. We cannot git-' too much credit to any man -who keeps up the appearance of Ms place. Your place Muk* Cne, Hr. Brsdf ' we congraiulair >wu and hope sooir Of the rjst of us can * low your example, as circumstances permit. And. taking our oo» from Mr. Bradford's place, painting buildings adds a lot to the appearance-* of a place, but the color of paint used means a

lot c

John Powell. Cape May Court House, has a real potato field. The vines cover the field so completely that it is hard to dls-

Onion Sets

We are booking orttn u Spring im deilrery .« u varieties, also all ki», a seeds that are reHakb. c low priesa.

L Serata & Son Bridgeton, N. J.

FRESH FISH

and CUmi

Bivalve Fuh Mkl Phone tt Btnlit

cultural subject* of ii tersst to fas,’ dealers. The evmibg program will consist of a banQuet. 1 at which time. Dr. Jacob G.! Lipman. IXan of the Agricultural« College and Dimlor of the Ex-j perinieni StAtion will give the!

principal addre

State Circular on Bovine Tuberculosis

Mr Lore believes that the va> rietlre of wheat and corn used around Newport many yrora ago wn» better than theme of today. He account* for this by t-ason of the fs.-t that fanners do not gri-» these crop, as extensively

as they used to do.

Corn was culUvated with has harrow. The cultivator* had

To meet th. dumand for laforoatlon regarding the tubercullo ■at which rosultt-d from the

by the

Leg to tore, the DeparUnent

ion published Circular No. Ilf entitled "Fact* About Bovine Tubereuiori- The two act* are the "area tret" bill and the one r«iuiring that after January 1 ail milk offered for sale must either toe pastetirtred or frvsn tubeixulin-t-ated row* Fact.* regarding roovine toubercuhieD. Ihe way It to miresd. tbs u#.! of tu•breullne In making tests, the ' on: ! mesnsce to children. the poreibill ■ • i] T U ! ttos uf control and the operation and of ib- ares test act are all dia-

1 * la this booklet.

■ s«aviii. fpaage—'

,;s. waL.ta®sar»^

Feed Beacon Feeds with protozyme

They have been tested and $ the

proven answer. A^K THE MAN WHO HAb NESTED THEM

Beacon

A Feed without a Filler h a Profitable Feed to uae. Buy it from Z&pc May County Dis-1 Cumberland County

tributor

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