CAPE KAY COTOTT TIKES. FRIDAY, JANUARY «. 1928.

Page One

Of Interest To The Farm and Home

Eifited by W. COLLINS THOMAS

’Column 1 : Rates To Fanners Unjust?

linfr “Hifh Electric Ratn on Sew Jersey ■ppctred recendy in one of the city morning denouncing power ■ compsnte*. farm argaaiufenersl for the existence of whst this writer otcesiire rates. He *ia> says, “in electric light |;New Jersey is maimaimng in reputation of ‘soak f the editorial certainly makes an excellent story bould win the applause of ceery farmer who an if U»e electricity . The only fault we hast to find jg the editorial to be decidedly unjust in its entirety

sy details.

I knowledge, the largest electric company in t we know of voluntarily reduced its rates from w from 17 to 16Vi cents, and this Spring they their rate per kilowst from 16>4 cents to l that "bill after bill shows a flat ratr of II I “exhorbitant." and that the rates are 75% ing States. Why shouldn't the far aer pay a pay that rate? We do not believe any ate than his town friends. For heavy charges a sliding scale of 11, 9, 7, some electrician to book a heavy motor that ts not the fault of the company. The parate metre* free of charge, for Urge motor*, air much lower than 11 cents is charged where jr|agh. On ranges, to which there is a socket for { aaaduoe. Hectric iron, vacuum cleaner, *cw- * rate » It cents for the first ten kilowats thereafter. For all we know, this may be > At rats charged in other States, however, o the farmer as anyone else. [ States, we know of two towns in Maryb several cents higher than 11 cents. In fib unlimited facilities for water power, and its jb tfe coal mines, with the posaibilty of some other i We Mould naturally look for the rate to be i others for the fanners in New' Jersey tv* see the farmers them selves organize to “come ^ We were raised on a farm, live on a farm, . and our sympathies are equally as much 1 those of the author of the editorial. We ly electric company to any degree whatr that every consumer of electricity is glad few' as possible, we feel sure we voice the senfiI when we say fanners do not ask any special

Office Hour* of County Agent White County Agricultural Agent White has decided upoa Monday anenwor.i and Saturday

will always be found In the Agricultural Extension Office on the upper Boor of the New Court House. He hopce that calls will be made on tboee days In order that he may not ntlaa seeing the rialtora The office Is open dally from t A. M. until II noon, and from 1 to 4 P. W Ml»s Sarah W. Somers is always ready surer phone calls < transact the bustl office. The office srUI be eloaed on IKturday afternoon, but from now until the summer months. County Agem White will be gtad to make farm visits or •**•* appointments at that time.

H. B. Hancock President of the Stete Federation of County Boards of Agriculture, and Master of Cumberland County Pomona Grange, has favored us, at our request, with an account of his trip out through the West. We are sure his many friends in Cape May and Cumberland Counties will enjoy reading this letter from Mr. Hancock on the Farm Page next week.

State Farm Week Opens at Trenton Jan. 10th

Program Includes Exhibit* of Fruits, Vegetables, Farm Machinery and Electrical Home Equipment— Baby Chick Show Will Be Feature

our wide personal contact with the - to hear one of them complain that

Biitrbirant," and we notice that the electric

rKpir Jiivrt pur through the country as can be reasonably,expected, and along those lines are not wasting any tiioe

u iratalleu.

Your Farm Business At ir ghtninr of a new year. The work of the past scah«t bun completed and very little work has beet) done, or seed " for crops to hr harvested during the coming year. But this i ftof tar*! that all fanners are idle. The thinking farmers are far t< being hiii Just as a w ise general considers the mistakes and ifl past battles, and maps out his next campaign, i* is the wiae fanner taking advk.y'tge of this slack penod h* tairn and lay* plans for the approaching season. On the ortver hand we know there are hundred of fellow* •.‘Mr ih* begKsntttg of s new year means nothing. While they tq* ns> means content with thrir lot. growling about this and ■t the other, shey are satisfied to stick in thr old rut. We »r'di'A to thtfb iwch agencies as the expenemrt station, farm aliy fifiuhqt-'fqgiM, vocational teacher* and farm editors mean t mere than Twri”—except perhaps, just a few more thing* «a#Mb!|ifepat. They could es-en Miow th. methods of their hut oftentimes they refuse to do this -w they «re jealmw of h.» success. They take the attitude of af ;^irf.ga^' nUt (hbfetMlt side of it all is that every farmer is now start•vt with s Sean riatr. The new year afiords all farmer* alike apptWtiiqfy h» Btxkt changes in their fainling methods—radidiangag. ; they have tanned a certain way tor the fifty yrar» j* Co real reason for presenting their using what rj ffecui brand or|r tactic* during the coming months. A nan a prohafly the oeatrst business genius this country has ever ttiseoriy chotbed out of a rut by remodelling hu product. He flA oomidcr hhnwif too old, too "sot in hi* way'’, too proud to mat- a radical change. Furthermore, wc fed r. rvwrtiie thw great manufacturer, beginning with the time it he firtf'Cerioesvrd of hi* fust machine ha* been only too glad ■ccept my uaeh.l Kiggr>r>o<i> and practical miormatioti from •fiuiw, a^rih^tmrld tend to improve his product, or add to - . Eifesr'.fttnw' nw* it to hiraseft and his family to do

Poultrymen | Stale Horticultural Society Convene* on January 13

of State To Meet Jan. 12

State Ata'n Will Gather in Conjunction With

Farmer*’ Week

Banquet in the Evening

ft* fanw •per* v fairs pragranp^-an-J •artBer zlwsi-i ren h» he . t/imi <2pto to !>.{». Why T The. hrifi titoe of thme that the fan «f.«» wher jobs <h>

f Ford. e. r bow gr r and kiK

to ItAve bis pUat for a day profit by attending the mbiod.arranged by •he New Jersey State Poultry AMocUllon In conjunction with the annu.i Farmer*' Week, which U to be held at Trenton January- II to IS, Inclusive. Thursday. January 12. poultry day and of «pet-la' Inreat to the Vineland pouILry:n is the talk on cod liver oU in the poultry ration by Dr. L. C. Norria. of Corncli UnlvereUy. Dr. Norris has undoubtedly .one more reerareh work on the use of cod liver oil in the poultry ration than anyone else In the country and hb message is expected to be of considerable due to every poultry-man. Other talks i ed for Tburely morning are to be given by r F. K- Braudelte of the New Si tr'smJT^st tary Manageiomt of a Modern Poultry plant." and by J. C. Taylor, assietant poultry specialist. on the 1 SIS thick growing •Wetn. During the afternoon. & Wait, of the New Jersey Experiment Station, la scheduled to give a talk oa the factors influencing qv+uif egg production. His remar Vs will be substantiated by recent expetimento that hare been conducted at the New Jersey station. "Egg Marketing In ww Jersey” is to be discussed by A then E. Jones, of the Stale

Bureau of Markets.

Th 1 evening I* to be devoted a get-together banquet where the poult rynier- will enjoy thrm-

-lve» In a lastive way.

In place of the annual poultry show which ts held in the Armory in contunction wi*h the farm equipment sad farm product show, there ts to be a baby chick and hatching egg show. Thin is the first show of Its kind to be held anywhere In the country and considerable Interest is be-

ing manitaated la it.

Other meeting* such as a State Agricultural Board, the State Federation of C(A>nty Boards of Agriculture. Stale Potato Association the various dairy breed associations. alfalfa sMocla.Ione. horttrultura.' society, beeheeper*' aasociatlon ac* other farm groupholding annual or adjourned inns during Parroer*' Week. Intereating pregrams have been arranged for each of these ;atherings and it is anticipated tbs' South Jersey will be well repn

Cape May Grange New*

I An enfoysbls Christmas party i was given by mqtnfwr* of Cape j

May Grange at their ball Tuesday evening. December 10. About

j sixty-gve people were present.] I nearly twenty of whom wore J

| from Cold Spring Grange

j ADer singing several Christ-, f mm carols, and haring a number jot Christmas recitation*, old]

Santa Claus brought in present*

I an.1 candy and dlotrtbuied them j I There was a very slim alien-!

The official program for sixteen farm meetings to be held during Agri'-udtural Week tn Trenton. January Id to IS. Just distributed by the State Department of Agl icuHure. discloses a wide variety of Interest* affecting the state’a agriculture. Among the many ov '.standing features In this year's program are the sessions arranged by the BtaUkMorticuS'ural Society, to be held on Friday. January IS. when matters pertaining to the fruit and vegetable intercut* will tx discussed by expetts from thli and other states. .Situated between two of the world's greatest markets, affording an unusual opportunity of disposing of the finest quality fresh products. New Jersey has rightfully earned her title of the Garden State of the Union. However, the use of refrigerator car* and fast freight has enabled the distant markets of Florida and California to compete, and the coming program ha* been planned to assist New Jersey growers in maintaining their position In the markets. In the morning, separate sessions have been arranged for the fruit and vegetable growers, with s combined fruit and vegetable session in the afternoon. There will be round table dteroaslon* led by experienced grow, rs an specialists on sOch subjects a "How Can We improve the Ne' Jersey Pesch Business?" "Bo domical Production of Good Strawberries." ''Methods of Har- .- vesting Apples." "Experiences in I Growing Vsgetsbles la Young i Orchards " etc. Exhibits All Week During the rntirv week exhibits and demonstrations will be conducted in the armory, which form* the headquarters for visiting farmers to meet their friends and become familiar with the latest developments In farm equipment and to view the competitive exhibits of farm product*- Prisee valued at approximately $1000 are offered In the various classes for potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes and apples. There will be keen competition among the counties for silver cups offered for the best county exhibit in both the corn and potato

shows.

For the first time in the hu to-y of exhibit work, a compr' - tlv« baby chick «h< w will be held. Cach exhibitor will chow 100 chicks, and prises of $10.

$10. $20 and $10 will

awarded The mail Ihia feature Is to acquaint the bn by chick buyer* with the advantage of purchasing chicks of better quality. Only pure-bred, certified chicks being shown. A* an added feature of interest to the poultrymen of the state, the Department of Agriculture, with the fitata Experiment Station cooperating. will give daily demonstration* of poultry Hock inspection. including culling, taking blood sample* and the agglutination teal. A certified egg show will be held to demonstrate the type of egg that should be used for batching purpose* to Improve the quality of market egg* by a breeding procree Candling demonstrations will be held to show Ibe United State* grades and

weight of egg*.

Show Farm Machinery Over one hr If of th* ahnory. or approximate!) 15.000 feet of floor apace, will be devoted to modern farm machinery and electrical equipment for the farm and the home. One pf the most useful Items shown arUl be the portable electric motor which furnishes power for many farm operations. A number of models wlH be exhibited, including different degrees of horse power. Other electrical equipment of interest will be electric water *y»toui'«. and electric refrigerators especially dudgned for the use of dairymen. Also of Interest to dairymen will be the exhibit of milking machines, cream separators, feed grinder*, ensilage, cutters and barn equipment. Fruit growers will find here an interesting display of orchard and field sprayer* and duster* sod up-to-date fruit wiping and grading macb'iiee. The wiping machines are used extensively by the fruit grower* of ibe West, but have not yet been adopted by New Jersey orchardista. Poultrymen will be especially Inteieeted In the incubator* and brooders, some of which are run by electricity. and there will be an Interesting exhibit of glaan aubstl lea for the uae of poultrymen. long the other types of farm machinery on exhibit will be vegetable bunching and typing machine*, corn planters, grain drill*, corn shelters, plow*, mowers and concrete mixer*. Labor Semi For Home Supplementing the labor-saving devices for the farmer will be • very complete showing of elec(Cominucd on page three'

Dairymen’s Day at Farm Week Jan. 12 SpccuJ Program Will Begin At 9.3$ At State Affair At Trenton

Bre

Give Talk*

will

A special dairy program ha* been arranged for Thursday. January It. in connection with Agricultural Week at Trenton. Beginning at 9.10 in the morning. the dairymen will meet with the New Jersey Alfalfa Association. At noon, the Guernsey, the Holstein and thi. Jersey Breeders' Association* - f the Ir annual lun-

cheon.

Immediately after '.be luncheon, each of these breed amoclatlon* will hold Its sessions and bear short talk* from various breed-

'raadaen. head

of the dairy department of the

_ icultmal Col-

lege. will speak to the Holstein men on the present-day problem* In breeding work. Following the after-luncheon

dairy meeting by Prof. O-car department at tural College »e "Protecting get." a subject

considerable

circles today,

evening, the banquet will

y-Trent Hotel

Include Pro

Frandsen and the-Milk for Ihe Inter-State

’htladelphls. banquet will

be the presentation of ribbons of merit to dairymen of the state

high producreglstry and

lation work, ade to owners

luring cow

need legist i y airytnen whose c has exceeded wc cow for the I. 19S7. It 1* iring of recogage production merest similar at fairs and irding of preexeollent type, intlon of pron dairy cattle

ter now mo by progreswi

E. O. Howell. Shore Road. had.at least every other week, a conno difficulty In disposing of hi* I dltlon which is not found true la Kplendld crop of apples. Although | North Jersey. Mr. Brown any* It It has been a good year for sell- ha* been hi* experience in Cape ing apples, following » short May County that they do not go — — th* quality of through the winter i

Mr. Howell'* appb-s. i

Young's pullets have been laying exceptionally wei: this winter, under his careful management. Allison Ludlam. Cape May County fire warden, finds that the high tension wires In front of hi* home do not disturb receiving over his radio aa much in rainy weather, as when It li dry. Because of thla condition with thia radio, and because he

is fire warden we imagine not object to rain quite much a* some of the rent of

On the other hand, we do not know how'his interests are dl vided when a rainy apell hits his peach orchard tn brown rot sea

but we could make a good

Uon

ytarl 300 : year !>••!" illlo ahou

1

Tt .

duet I Is b* than farin'

AnniMl Meeting County Farm Loan Association The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cape May County National Farm Loan Association will be held at Cape May Court House Tuesday evening. January 10. The purpose of the meeting I* to elect a director for the coming year and to hear the report of the secretary-treat urer.

— - — -ell a* those not packed. They are in"quality" of his park, had dined to get dyaenlry. as the considerable to do with his dl»- sunshine does not penetrate into posing of them itadlly. j the hive* as well, hance the hero

• • • do not fed the warmth, and do

T. B. Young. Cape May Court j not come out and By like those

House pouilryman. recently built not pack-<1. several new brooder houatu. Mi ] • •

Tim Ber say*. "Lode up and hen down. Let the tops be your guide!" Tim is right and wood lot owner* in trying to thin out their young tlmbei growth often make the mistake of paying too little attention to the top-, of the trees. Trees that have thin, small tops, which are pattially or entirely shaded by larger trees, are likely to always be the weakling) of the stand. Comments hare been made here of he way in which Rhode Island Reds hare been leading the Vlnriand and Bergen egg laying corr-str. At the end of the seventh week at Vineland a pen of White Leghorn* was htgu for the week, however. This pen of eleven birds, owned by Fox d Sons, of Uttle Falls, laid «2 egg* during the seven day*. Las! year White leghorns owned by the same contestant. Fox * Sons, won both the Uergen and Vine land contest*. These farmers may be justified in being proud of the egg-laying strain* they

have developed.

A bank window In a Panaaic C rttnty" city held an exhibit of ct •-■stnui bur* and leaven a few week* ago. It was optimistically Mated the chestnut was Mow ly recovering from the attack of blight. Perhaps a new generation was growing after the dla ,se had been swept away The U. 8. D. A Foreat Sei lee 1* it so optimistic. It ian't predictg a return of the chestnut but Is ntudying replacement*. In New England and In Pennsylvania the chestnut D being replaced by desirable varieties, but in New Jersey the replacement* are not so satisfactory and many &r0U should tie cut over carefully with the Idea of saving the fitost de sirable seedling* and saplings.

ICimer Unxwetler. Harry Sbulx. William Leaner. Charles Hubbard and O «J. Lange. Cape May Court House poultrymen. iccently visited Columbia Poultry Farm at Tom's River. The main attraction for these men an the Tom's R'ver farm Is the tern they have installed for the Intensive brooding of baby rhicka By this system, known as tb<kattery system, thousands of chicks may be brooded In a very small area. The brooder compartments measure six feet square and each hold* J50 chicks. A aeries of five compartments are placed one over the other. The floors are of wire, the droppings falling through the wire upon a tray. The chicks are practically brooded In the dark, except to stick their heads out In the ilght to eat. They are fed an all ma*h feed, with one per cent, of cod

liver oil

Harry 8hula. Elmer Llnxwiler. William Leaher. of Cape May Court House, and James Whetas) of Ttneland. are among those who will try thi* system this

year.

The results obtained at Columbia farm speaks very well lor this new syutem. Ed. Colloway. of Clermont and Shore Road, recently completed a m w combination barn and garage. He alao provided for a root cellar underneath the barn. The building Is equipped with dectilc lights and the outside Is stuccoed. Heniy Brown, proprietor of Brown'ii Apiary, opposite the Wildwood Golf course, says the old method of packing hero is not nuitnble for Cape May County condition*. According to Mr. Drown, we have so much sun»hlne that the lx-es are In flight

Whole milk should be fed tn calve* at the rate of from * to 1* pounds dally, depending on their ixe and condition of thrift. For the first few feod'ngs the calf should have It* mother's milk, and should be fed three times daily, at regular interval*. Skim rsiD c»1- gradually substituted for wkule milk st the rate of one -pound dally beginning with th* third teek. providing the calves sre igorou* and healthy. At Orta Ime the total amount can also be increased from 2 to 4 pound* dally Unless the milk is carefully weighed at each change of feeding and the amount definitely known, there Is danger of overfeeding, All milk should be fed at an oven temperature of about !*0 degree* in clean pails and at regular hnura.

FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY Your Choice of Either ACME HARROW POTATO DIGGER Cali or write for pnrticnlm of this nntutul offer. ARTZ C. KELLY Standard Tractors Westwood Farm, Rio Grande, N. J.

The idea in using artificial light* in the poultry house Is to Increase the amount of feed the chicken* eat and so Increase the number of eggs produced W here artificial lights are used judiciously. layers can be kepi in belter physical condition ' oan when light* are not used Tgg production la increase at the time of the year when the price I* high.

James Whetzel’s 302-egg Hen

In the chicken business, the profit it made on the hens that lay morethan 120 eggs per year. It takes about that many eg*s to pay for the feed and housing. Several of oar customers have averaged better than 200 eggs per bird per year. We are continually breeding up the You can still order tom' Bountiful Ba’ y Chix for delivery on February 14th, February 21st or March 1st, but please act ouicHy. James whetzel BounUful Forms VINELAND. N. J.

ake a Farm Inventory?

FOR SALE

| 75 White Leghorn Pullet* : Healthy, starting to Jay Will I ] sacrifice for 2100 each for the M

lot

Also 10 Week-Wd Plgv at « 00 each JOSEPH KOHLE Bell : Sea Isle 87-B-4

BEACON’S Sweet Dairy We recently unloaded a car of this new 24 per I cent, ration with Mol met and Brewers’ Grain. Let us tell you more about this feed.

Beacon Feeds

Best for Quality and Results

For Fartbe; Informruon See

M. COHEN—WOODBINE, N. i. | FAGAN A FLEETWOOD. PORT NORRIS, N. J.

a HomeVater System value like f/tis/

«buikl.

Mf

^rnrouPH m

Mo-n* Blntrir Warn irttm. Zl yt+-t It la ammalfti Only $20 doun and $5 |>er month

FAIRBANKS-MORSt Home Water Systems J. L. Danzcnbaker & Son Cedarvilk, N. J. I; F. W. Ebelharc ! I Stone Harbor New Jersey

Attention— Poultrymen!

You at> united to be present at a Poultry meeting in th Old Court House Building, in Cape May Court House. Monday J evening. January »th. 1928 Profesaor C. E. Lee, fonneriy in charge of Fammsdak Institute ol Applied Agriculture tn Long Island, uow Poultry Speria.ist of the Beacon Milling Co - **U be the speaker, and will discusj Poultry Problem* and the fnture outlook of the poultry business in the Ei

This meeting is sponsored by M. Cohen, Woodbii Fagan & Fleetwood. Port Norris. Beacon Deah