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ctfg kat tawnffi rang, fsiday decekbm so. :s*7.

^^«]' F WeS Inventory

__ , hd/4«rdj ratirmi JwuW bt praB*kh to mitgiurd them (er d* m-^trr. «|^a <* fcnadn.Tr « rte Nctt Jenrr -Agrimhut*!

> «* «wHly t?s«ki»fd when the soil has * °^ TWr ’ * ft: * ie * "^*** Pfe»trrts the alternate » ihe aid whirf, may caw the pWm to | **l*n to the roots TV mulch should be ‘*. -oot *" n ^ )4r ««* e»*a> rotted t which tacks down and treeirr and thus

: ttrakry teanure threshed straw of *» «rr *w*i loose material which

** ir», foxglove, and jkWed with care.. Do not cover the

the mulch in between the plants.

* which are not very hardy should be

‘ . In rile *>rmg,

Of Interest To The Farm and Home

Edited by W. COLLINS THOMAS

AanuaJ Report Stows crease in Activities in Cumberland County Better Products Are Grown

In the face ot every t»creaain« com petition from other : action., the fanners of Camhertaad County base been aided during the i> year by the Extern**! Serrlct

produce better <m*I

and to grow them at wB! help them hbM tbeir places oc the market* of the worM. A complete summary of Uk Tarioo* scitvltie* of tbi county agrlcaltnra! ageals durlag ths year ending December I. 1«7, has been prepared by County Ageni D. M. Babbitt and bis assistant A. J. Lons, wterein 'be ImporUBt i agricultural * * " county crrl _ vegetable grcwlne, fnjn growing, dairy farming, and general farming have been benefitted. •mroughoal the entire year thf report shovra that the elm has not been increase total production of I stuffs but to «*d the growol ali agncuHurel coTBrnortitie*

to ylacc tetter quality

on tbe market m such a that they will compete Cawably vrlth the very high quality prod ucta that are marketed by co-opera-tire organixaUoDs and large led!vidua! growers In other territories and to Increase the yielda per . unit so that the cost of producing a bushel of potatoes or '

eggs will be lew enough

the grower to realize i IB return for bis labor, der to carry out the extensive progem which baa enabled the 1} ‘ r-lon Service to Increase their tacts with the various class! farmer* of the county, eonseqi ly to be of greater senricc U atncuHlral industries. It t necessary for the agent* t

U.m miles; to bold 2" with total attendan lO.OOd; make* 6110 > tekpbone; S047 by j

and 65,713 by letter. nc co, is not only oa* of .€ie largest in the State but •.»g the largest vanity of ^dfricuitura! totereste ‘ '.Squire the attenHhn «T the

•- 'hfoughteit the

rear I the production of comm-/ tie*. «uek as eggs. and the ve .ous types of vegetables, Cum' •rland either leads or U umong th first three through

out tbe entire State.

poult; v being the most Important acricuitural industry In the coalstv has received a greater jeri c' "»■ events' «m«. Monthly neeticss of the Vlsalaud Econoimc Manniement Club of 12 mem ben. cooperation with the Via'land Pouitry Association, the losses, the distribution of 76 pooltrv calendars sad !? Junior youltry club members are all activities that have assisted tbe poultry men of the county to raise better pul let* and to gel tetter production The Vegetable Grower* Aaaocia U;.n with it* series of wlnte:

meetings and the New York mar r ,. r[) ket trip tskec last June by i«0 al4C

growers, the variety teria *Jiatj bare aided tte growers to locate ar-^r sr^S County Board

« tomiw Can: W J

,»pa„a.t To \] ee ( J an , 24

...

*0 entire year.

I Prof. Rice Speaks at Vineland

Dean of Poultry World Gave Interesting Talk

to Large Audience

lights Help Laying Hens

| Doings of Your Neighbors

Will Collect State Exhibits

•'Artificial illumination.'' according to Prof. Jsines Klee, of Cornell University, “Is helji.ee tbe bird to overcome an unnatural txmeeqiiwHlj'. teijung to produce normally during unfavorable Season -!

Proper Care of Breeding Stale Truck To Pick Up Fowk is Important Exhibits For Trenton

Old poultry men who bur their ilcks arc ptec'.v t their orders tarty so as to te able to get chick* from '-be right source st

the dwired Ud j.

theme who wlii hatch chicks from '.heir own egg* a few

breeding stock fol-

The good breeding Inmate not only be one who has we!', the past year but also w'ulch still displays vigor

and 1.: of good weight. As for the male, beside being vigorous and of right type. It will be better, If his ancestry 1* good. Moreover, if he be an old cock be Will wan* to be a bird whose Chicks have developed Into de-

sirable pullets or hens.

to be briii at Trenton during the

week ot January 10.

As in previous years, exhibit* of both tbe commercial and late

‘trill te shown. In the ' late crop seed division

the seed potatoes will be judg. d t» their merit* as they show the day of Judging. There will be BO dtaOnetion between certified and tttcertlfled stock. A* this show to primarily a second crop •eed gho* . a large number of local reed growers are expected to

exhibit, tbeir Cobblers.

The State Department of Agriculture litus made p ' ‘

TheV Hhm.ld he receiving I ,llck Up 80111,1 Jersey exuiims a h them free of charge iu ^.7 Km;' Trenton. The grower* can leave besldea accex* to regular laying , h lr at any or the fol-

mash. except that half the beef - scrap might well be replaced by

as equal weight of oil meal and five pounds of mineral mixture ebould be added to each one hundred of the mash. The bird* should have a good supply of green food and should be allowed

oa range on fair days.

for early chicks, toe breeders wHi be y. it under light* early in January, rhe breeders should be both under light* and laying heavily yet. fc i still resting. It will not be wise to change to the mash reading mentioned above if the breeders are to put under light* early in January but will be wise if the breeders are not in fine condition or if they will not be under tbe ligh's until later. In mating there will be one cock Leghorn to fifteen to twenty hens but with heavier breeds one to

t-n or fifteen females.

ft to Important that the mate be not allowed to freexc their combs during cold snap* a* thte will tend toward low fertility In eggs. Freezing may bt prevented by catting off th» -omb at thte time- With h harp razor cut just below the Pc'nta but above the ridge running through thr comb. Do not be alarmed by the severe bleeding as the bird will recover quickly. The wattle* may

back.

munlty eanhouse It are among the Imp.

work carried cm In tbe vegetable

growing aeetloiM of the county. More than S000 people in-; „ , , -

•micted to better grad* and pack | Banquet To Be Held in

their fruit and vegetable* uy the aid of the demonstration market I train which made riop* at the Int-1 portent sections of «>* "'unty

last eu

Central M. E. Church

fast nnttxkcs and is mat srr a feu (Uzt the tarrm-; ®

The spray card service- «>* Ot■d Manageoieut Cab of 10 nreatbers and pruning Demonstra-

tion* have mad* it possible lor tbe apple and peach grower to do;January 24 e thorough job of controlling

. sc 1 diseasto; consequently , .... | put a quality of fruit on the maramnecud watt the farm ] g et tta , ). aft attracted the buying farm business including ! ^The term crop scctltm of th* rei,womoi od, ciof, o>j “ n-i-;

blight by thorough spraying

ton; Ctwnty Agent's Office. Cape ton; County Agent’s Office. Court House. Bridgeton. These exhibits should be at these points by Saturday morning. January 7. to that .there will be no delay in getting them to Trenton. StmUai arrangement* have been nuu!- In Cape May County. Exhibitors should notify either H. W. White. County Agent; 8. E. Stone or H. E. Reeves. Vo-

cational Teacher..

Plant-Growing Soil Composed soli to be used during the late winter or early spring can be made available by covering with leaves or oth»r material a* a mulch for protection. Some growers prefer to jiti the compose or place It under the benches in thf green-houses or sash-houae*. It is a general opinion of some growers that the freezing of the soil Will tend to kill Insects and disease* which may be carrl-d over from one year to another. So far tuis has not been provcii to be correct. Many growers in the Su';‘ have m . made any preparation whatsoever for roll to be u.«*d for plant-growing in the spring. A few growers have large compost heaps made two year.- In advvance. hut the majority of them, however, have a compost heap in very good condition prepared at least one year In advance. The Pntireferred Brunette Dora: "Who wa* that / .ntieman 1 saw you with last right?" Flora: "That was no gentleman. I'm a brunette.

Prof. Rice, who is oornddered the dean ol the poultry world, gave a most Interesting talk on the use of lights and the value ot rltemincs In maintetng production, to tbe members of tbe Vineland Poultry Association at their meeting Wednesday night two weeks ago. One of the largest audiences that ever attended a poultry association meeting listened to bis discussion on the origin and development of the present-day hen and the relation of artificial illumination to her present conditions. The hen as she was found In her natural habitat wa* accustomed to equal days and equal eights th* year around; con: quenlly. by the u. : of lights condition is developed that makes it possible tor her to live a accustomed to before she was

The speakei

ferred to advantage ■ of lights in

possible for a bird :-ed enough to kec.

up her body weight; consequently, manufacture her finished product, the egg. without becoming down He believes that thF best results can be obtained when the birds, both pullets and hens. .. segretated and those developing about tbe same time treated in the way. For Instance, pullets coming Into production In September are housed together and handled in tbe same manner. The: coming Into production late: are boused in another compartment and treated as another unit The mne applies with the yearling birds as they come Into a moult. The August moultcrs are

wevrerrafMt nnS J, - n1

In the spring of 1926 tbe Tape May County Farm received a pick of lanraster County sure crop corn from the counfy agent. Mr. Uvlnjatcn. Who manages the farm. Iiarvc. sd thte full over 600 bush- ‘ <*! tut* corn. He report* that yielded extra good and matures least two week* earlier than hte other field corn. According to Mr. Uvingston -the Lancaster ounty Sur* crop outyirlded his large white com. even though t’ latter grew two weeks longe. Both were planted at the same! time and received the same treatThf cows at tbe Ccmly Farm arc fed both silage and cut beet#. Mr. Uvingston said that he would not want to he In the dairy busines* without a silo. He expressed the opinion that a person has to give their cows plenty of good feed If they expect to get any

of the United States, it has been noted at the Federal dairy experiment term at Bel'svllle. Md.. that cow# do their best in the eckteit weather and tbeir poorer at during the hot rummer months. Probably there Is no advantage in keeping the stable temperature much above rreefing, and there may he a disadvantage if the temperature rises about CO degrees F.

The formula tor spraying cukes and melons tor strip'd beetle*, with an alcoholic extract of pyrethruiu. is not yet available but will be released by the college in ample time for use this spring.

Correction

founty Agent White Informs ns at a Hntetnent '.ppeared In hte report of the meeting of the State Horticultural Society, which needs

correction.

The statement was that there no ute In spraying tor Oriental Peach Moth. The statement should have been that progress tn control measures has been d < scouragJng]y slow and the parasites are still doing the major control work. Bet as for spraying, continue to wdi 40 per cent nicotine at 1 to *00 directed In the spray calendar muse although the nicotine does not give satisfactory control yet it does enough good to well justify its addition to tbe drymix being applied anyway for scab, brown rot and curcullo."

Harry Dey. farm manager a. Woodb'ne Colony Farm, finds that ’ greasing the metal part* of tn chlnery with old crank case < prevents rusUng. and maker, the machines easier to start operating I In the spring. We noticed an ex- I cellent stand of rye and vetch on l tbe Colony Farm, which should make for good crops next year j

when another growing season rolls far^^'te"^iF^

The New Jersey State Poultry, Association is seeking to expand its work. A Journal is about to he published and a campaign for more members will soon be made The purpose of thte association is primarily educational. And it seeks to serve as u bond of union between fanners engaged In a great industry of this state. In a whorl time tbe poultrymen of Cape May County will be approached on the subject of uniting with this

organization.

The main essentials in bousing dairy cows in the winter seem to be to keep them dry and out of the wind and drafts, and to provide plenty of tresh

t barn-

profitable i

yard manure Is to be made, nure in itself, while comparatively high in nitrogen and potash. Is lacking in phosphoric acid and for this reason should be combined with acid phosphate if the most efficient use Is to be made of thte important farm by-prodncL By combining manure and phosphate a well balanced fertilizer suitable for all crops te provided. Arid phosphate may i.'' scattered In stall* and gutters at the rate or 1 ’/» to - pound# per cow daily. H te an excellent absorbent to use in the dairy barn. It it is not practical to distribute tbe material in the stalls ll nt'- be scattered over each load ol . nure at the rate of from 60 to 7., pounds per load. If the manure te stord.

segrr* rated and handled

unit hi'I»rote-.-trot* those that I moult in SdPtimber or October. | "Lights. ' Prof, Ratce maintain*.' “will help the tote moulter to ; uoull and build up her body and ; gtres her Uh same adrontoge as to length of day tiut the September moolter has while she is

taking her vacation.

Tbe poultry expert'.- talk was very clearly lUilfitrated by numerous charts which show,,* ts,, value of lights tor Increasing produ on. The audience voa reminded at there need be no fear about ibe use of lights running down the vitality of the birds. This practice he maintained was merely one of giving the flock tbe same opportunities that a fiock I wing managed under Florid; condition would have. "Give your birth: artificial illumination or take them Florida for the ainter." said Prof. Rice. “DecWf fur yourself which you ran best afford to do."

light. Apjiaremtly the matter of ‘ acid phosphate may be distributed temperature in l:#*lf te not a ■ over it every few day* at the vital consideration, except per- ] of from 40 to 60 pounds to hap* In the most severe portion* i ton ot manure. - ■•■y

--rtry-vy.-x miMiMli

Wool Waste and Manure A wonderful fertilizer. For sale In carload lot*. - *, -j Fim Grade in Box Cit—$11.75 ~ur ton delivered. I Second Grade in Open Cars—$9.00 per ton deliv/red j

FOR SAIX BY

S. S. BATTEN, JR. Laurel Cnrings, N. J. Bell Phone: 1 tockwood 46-K-ll Or inquire of Wm. Congexer, Cape May Court House R. F. D. j (Opposite entrance to Araloa)

And For What tl all my might.

Hove my love And if my fei You’ll know «t

fight.

Because she gwlpe# my razor

bladKS.

u awful

302-egg Hen

importer

in tbe

Maly a

per hat, ot per •

mjoJ Ctomtj Extenti** i

Jtert haw UV.U tbe many prxtoent growers of both the commercial and seed crop

Codbn-Moth Destruction i amtfdM* to the amma! report « ,, h» bx*o few** pombit to treat Ss whk* kill rfe fenrae after rtw ,*• effective of *** «* ctrt ** n

-roodt population t n»odif>'B*£ thr * obiectiotiaMe r

during tbe past seaaon

The new cow te*:int assodatten. which was organized last spring. I and tbe Cumberland County < *!' Club of 26 ra.-mbtrs «e* leading i j pieces of dairy extension work I .hsl have enabled tbe dairyman to j *po> the loafer cow and to rate' “ I rotre* irom hte highest producers " i so that be te able to Increase the

bj average of his brrd.

Tbe e 'mmlttee in charge of arran*vtnente for ihe annual meeting of the Cumberland County Board of Agriculture has decided on the date of Tuesday.

According to ibi-

arrangement* now being made, the annual meeting will take place during the afternoon of that day In the Court Huuae at Bridgeton. The banquet will be hold In the evening at the Cen- . trai M. E. Churb. at Bridgeton. I the dinner being nerved by tbi ladies of the ehu'ch. The committee te making efforts to we tre an outstanding speaker and te planning to provide teatures of entertainment. As the plans are now shaping up. the annual meeting will be one that wLi be of inlereatt to every farmer and

hi* femlly.

a big-capacity Water System at this tiew low price

T_TERE u tb. faint

XT _« n.» bifrcap-citgakt-!:-.-- •#«*>» OOnvA •t the fawre rrior in bunn I te ' I ^too—yet litn-

iunr rfaxteDte-Mecne quality tl^oajhaoj.

hnnbrttfctrf b/u**jt,«n*>i*i. ' ... v

’ j shows that the Cumbnrb I finAtny. ami has been e I produce more efRctenti] i Credit is given to the . mmlttee of the County Agriculture who ha* »■

l the

! We are booking orders for | Spring 2928 rt •livery cm all ! varieties, also all kinds of | *eed* that are reliable, at

I. Serata & Sons Bridgeton, N. J.

FAIRBANKSMORSE Home Water Systems J. L. DANZENBAKER & SON Cedarville, N. J. F. W. EBELHARE Slone Harbor and Cape May Court House

In the chicken business, the profit is made on the hens thst lay more then 120 eggs per year. It takes about that many eggs to pay for the feed and housing. Several of our customers have averaged better than 200 eggs per bird per year. We are continually breeding up the flock. Yon can still order some Bonr'ifol Baby Chix for delivery on February 14th, February 21s! or March 1st, but please act quickly. JAMES WHETZEL Bountiful Farms VINELAND, N. J. BJ

Attention— Poultrymen!

You art invited to bt; present at a Poultry meeting in tht OM Court House Building, in C«pe Kay Court House. Monday evening. January 9tb. 1928. Professor C. E let. formerly ix HI charge of Fanningdalc Institute of Applied Agrivulture is Long Island, now Poultry Specialist of the Ecaocn Milling Co., will be the speaker, and will discus Poultry Problem: and the future outlook of the poultry business in the East