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Of Interest To The Farm and Home

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Axiom* From the Experience of Other? in th» column wc tuggen&l that many Urmm OTiiratm* the practice* of their more •ucre*sfu] f accepting the advice of other experienced people, beans evidence of being sound and pramcal. observation of other industries should be tuffit the tortgoing is true. In every large business t will find that the president of the organization is skilled engineers, or chemists, and other advisers parities. No land is too distant for them to to, to Study the methods used by other* enJustry. It is impossible to conceive of the hitd thinking, much less saying: "my practical it, there is nothing I can learn from some t that "practical experience." whicn see hear so l a wonderful teacher. Yet the practical experience Tvidua! is necewarily limited. Whether a man is a r a fanner, he progresses as he adds the experience

j your farming for the coRung season, to what to profit by the experience of others? We i the experience of suecssfu! fanners can be de-

i as mark, anJ only as mark, at fa (an I it mart ffit in frodstnaf a food traf on I a uans rraf an trva mats. If far laiul it Me. far tappif of meearr ion. and money rtkasinf fret Utter. pat a heavy appliea/iva an than trying to stretch it aver tito or

crops ,

of inestimable valat

in most

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extent of far farming operations bt t number of acres yon car ijbe cart of. rathn ' r of acres fa eon pttnc in Ike Spring, arly and deep. Prepare the sod thoroughly ' i other fiordi. do a large proportion of

f he/ort the seed a rou n.

highetT grade teed is the cheapest. ; crops where the soil is adapted to them. If tap is town where the toil is known to be r tl will more than likely be an np-htU battle rat shallow callsvction keeps down weeds I is alto a big factor ia ie:.serving moisture, that many farm products are at least

f per cent, water.)

r spraying, accept the information given out pent station as to what crops it it profitable > spray, when Jo spray, and the materials Ulowing H eir adsdec, a man xmll he increasing v bant uccnnt jaf' Snore oftek thm as/. •y rare that farm produce of high quality, honestly end aitra, lively packed, goes

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Walker To Head County Board 1928 Made President at Annual

Thursday Tudor On State Committee

At the annual election ot officers of the County Board of Agriculture. held on Thursday evento*. A. 8. Walkai of Cold Spring, was elected PrwMmrt mad D. 8. Todor. of Cape May Court House, was elected Vice Preeidant l Newton Schelllager, of Green Creek, wss re-elected Secretary and J. Relr numbers, of Eidorm. waa re-

elected Treasurer.

Prior to the above elections, the following had bean elected to the Executive Committee: D. C. Tudor. A. 8. Walker. A. B. Ftture. C. N. Scbellinger. Frank Corson. E. H. Phillips. Jr. H. E Richardson. W. H. Powell. J Reid Chambers. Joseph Camp. Charles B. i’oster. M'-Irln Abbott. Henry Young, Theodore fruiter and J. B Cor-

Doings of Your Neigh bors

. of. C. K Lae. of the Beacon Milling Company, who addrewrd Unite a larr- gathering of pouliryaten in I he Old Court House last Monday evealng. did not gl«e . plan to use the battery aye tem for brooding chicks. A more complete account of his talk will be given oa the Farm Page

Harry Schuls. of Court House, and some of the other poultry men who had planned to use the battery system, are not entirely discouraged, and will continue with their plans, as they are fldent that they can over seme of the difficulties ttoned by Professor Lee. Harry Helnlckel. of South vfUe. finds that frosted bulbs give better results In the poultry houses then clear one*, his reason being that the frosted ones gtve a whiter light. In speaking of Mr. Helnlckel. we are reminded that we once heard him make the remark, which is no doubt a very true one. that "aome men keep poultry, but a real poultrymake* the poultry keep

The County Agrualtnral Agent and the experiment nation art always ready to mate soil tests fret of charge, and to give advice on the o.aount of lime required to orrect soil acidity. Way not obtain it me sample! of soil from your vc tcui fir !< and take advantage of this service*

Farley Is Poultrymen Appointed Plan Better Pomologist Breeding Well-known Secretary Increased Capacity of Birds

N. J. Horticultural -Society Accepts Port

Will Aarirt County Agent Record Association Fa noed

the sincere hope tha.

Reasons For Off-Flav.yred Milk

dairymen can veil afford to take a little tip ly extension specialist in dairying at the New tural College. He offers some tnndy advice in against off-flavor* in milk during the cold Utn arc closed and condition* congested more than j to Mr. Connelly, milk ha* the absorbing qualities wherever foreign odors exist near milk, it

highly distasteful to the cuwomer.

iy» that such defects may be traced usually to First, faulty bam ventilation which may to accumulate. Then there is the matter of md grain ordinarily do not produce abnormal turnip*, cabbage, potatoes and certain weeds

^ repulsive to some consumers. The best plan gfWr milking rather than before. Finally, mill becomes r) Irons foreign odor* when it is stored or handled in pT fruit>, vegetables, oil. gasoline, or other materials,

odorv, art- stored.

ventilation and exposure to sunlight will help. •Ily. but it it better to remove the offend-

l of Lime Reducing Your Profits? liment* conducted by Prof. A. W. Blair, soil „ Jersey Experiment Station, have convinced him

_ been at least partly responsible for failures cotna>Mdy ; -.«tt1«Wted to pour wed. the lack of plant food, or some fHUHBfeavdmgh. he advises, "don’t low the crop for the lack

fade lisr *

HnEHyvistK-mt. IVof. Blair found that the seeds of such TfitjtliMrt 1 . carrot*, beets, lettuce, celery, and cabbage, are jMSMaftmarJ in germination if the soil is strongly acid, and

germinate, the plants are apt to be stunted and

' hrtot fhr* reach maturity.

n m,. ,** result* of test* of soil from many Cape May

Ef ltK j the majority of these soils were found to

i it not probable that Professor Blair is right, and that here in Cape May County and also in Cumberland |b we try to blame a pnor crop on the seed oi something P thing responsible is a lack of lime? Professor Blair ' lerops which respond readily to the use of lime,

H hard to conceive of acid soid being reuor cover crops, especially vetch and the farmer tell about spreading a strip of lime er of hi* field, and the remarkable inert opt where a small section of them came in . A little experiment like that would not he

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Chief Hope of Profit From Table Eggs

Every fruit erower In the comity baa heart of Prof. A. J. Farley of the New Jeraey Experiment station, and Secretary of the N. J. Horticultural Society., a-; *ill be moat pleaaed to learn of Mr. FAriey’a acceptance of the post of Extension Pomoloirtst. to fill the vacancy by the realanallon of Dr. PierstorlT wh. baa left New Jeraey for a poritton In a Western stale. This appointment Hat Mr. Farley will be monthly visits to the county to assist the County Agent on the .lore difficult problem*, and will be gettln* out to the

farms with him.

Mr. Farley knows the fruit men and fruit problems of New Jersey very intimately. He baa been close tout* with the research work ont only In New Jeraey but in the ot »er states. It means a great di-V then, to our fruit growers that the Extension Service has secure® the services of Mr. Farley to succeed Dr. Plerstorff. rather than the securing of some man who has not been working In ;be State. Although Professor Farley's appointment to the Extension Staff will not lake effect unUl February 1. be has already assumed responsibility for the extension activittaa In pomology. Write to County Agent White If you would favor a day's meeting and gettogether luncheon of Cape May fruit grower* In February. Inviting Prof. Farley aa th* guest of

To Improve the annual duclion capacity of the New Jeraey ben 1* the purpos' Of the “New Jersey Record of Performance Association.'' rec. »Uy formed by New Jeraey poultry

Unusual competition on the New York m-xket tor New Jersey eggs and high feed prices. which promise not to be lowered, make New Jeraey poultrymen r.-allxe that their chief hope of continued profit from Uble eggs He* in the Increased espocity of their birds. The New Jersey Record of Performance Association L composed of poultry breeders w:.o have accepted the state certification plan and are trapnrsttng and otherwise using I hr record of the individual for Improved breeding. Herman Demme, of the Derabro Poultry Farm. Sewell, is president of this new organisation and Paul Smith. Vineland. I* pecretary-treaxurer. C. T. Darby. North! Branch, and Melvin W. Fox. Little Fall*, are first and second vice presidents spectively.

Grange Calendar ,2SL SKuJrjrr-.Si'EC Creek. Krvnci* IJojgtaa*. Ma-— Newton Scb«il«ngr: Secretary. Tuck*hoe Orange—M«wl» Bret art •htrt Friday eveoUix of each month in the Junior Mechanic* Hall. Tuckaho*. Dr. W. I- Terkee. Master. Mra Rebecca Gandy. Secretary.

md and fourth Tmedry evening* of each month In the P. O. S. of A. Hat. South Seaville. 8 E. Stone. Kaelcr. Mra. Melvin Abbott. SeeHan It. X Reerea, Mwtu. Otway Brown. Secretary. Rio Grande Oranae—Mm-:« ever* Tueeday evening In the Orange Hal .1 »Uo Grand e. Alfred EntF*~ Maalrr. Sir*. UilUtm Suhbtna.

Oeariwid Orange—Meet* acoend

Farmers Bring In Own Exhibits In Sussex County Says Letter to H. H. White

by the vocational agricultural department of the Shiloh High School In ix>operation with the County Extension Serried started last Monday night with » meeting of particular lntere*t to dairymen. Herbert T. Bor den. president of the South Jersey Guernsey Breeders' ArMciaHoc <aa the principal ape*k< : The next meeting will be on the following Monday night. January IS. at which time the subject of poultry dls-r-aea will be discussed by Dr. j. J. Black, of the New Jersey poultry pathology laboratory at Vint.land. Dr. Black D a leading authority os poultry disease* and It far expreted that be will hare considerable of interest to tell the local farmera about their poultry troubles. Similar meetings are to be held each Monday night during Jan nary and February and should prove of considerable * ilos to the farmers of the community.

. have hear® qnlfe » num

her of farmers aay that L'-?7 are

j* c t-o. ™ asss-s represent the County Farm Bu- u for10B me that more of our raau on the Slate Ewwtlve fom-; Um#nl ^ ** m ,k* the effort mitlee of the State Fsrm Bureau lu ^ th e annual exhibit and at-

tend eom - — "

Week.

Newcomb Brothers, burg, remarked the other day that they obtain excellent result* In their fruit orchards by foil »w-

Keep Poultry House Warm

Abo Writ Veatikl'd For Wint« Leg Production

Warren dey To Replace A, E. Mercker At a meeting of the State ^oard of Agriculture at Trenton. A. E. Mercker, Chief of the Bureau of Markets of the Stale Department of Agriculture, tendered his resignation to accept a fial'cring offer from the Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers. lac., one of the largest farmers' aelilng organisations In the country- The resignation. which will become effective Kebruar. 1. waa accepted with regret by the Board, which expressed appreciation of hit ability and the efficient wrvlce be has rendered to the Slate during hts employment as Chief of the Bu- 1 reau. The Board immediately proceeded to fill the vacancy by tendering the position to Ware a W. Oley. Organization SpecialDt of tin- Bureau of Markets. Mr. Oley's experience and training, as well as hi* native ability bring to this office a man well fitted to lead the farmers In this important phase of their Industry. Mr. Oley came to the department from the position of General Manager of Del-Bay Farms. Inc. of Bridge ton. N J.. formerly known a* Seabrook Farms.

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Farm Farmers bring toht • A recent letter from the county agricultural agent of Sussex County to County Agent White state* that wben their fruit *bow Is staged In connection with the annual meeting of the County Board of Agriculture, the furriers bring In their own exhibit*, one needs to canvass each fruit

grower for a display .

The grower* are informed that there will be a show in the fall, and that there will be good money prices offered. They are also reminded that the show will help to advertise their product*. The Vocational School Instructor* and •he County Agent help new i select their fruit the first eea and then they are expected

carry on themselves.

Much of the credit for the lively interest in good fruit in Sussex County Is due to Fruit Growers’ Association which was organised three years ago and which has held monthly meetings ever since.! During the meeting they have i streaked better growing practices, vtblblling of fruit. So now the

which is fostere® by the Board of Agriculture, is

Morvov.r there is splendid

The saddest ut all insects the silkworm: he labors all his life to clothe the beautiful women —and dies with his work half c-nrered.

warm poultry bouse that will help to keep egg production 1 high during the winter months - must be well ventilated, say* . . •*«•. X- R. Grom, agricultural engineer at the Experiment Station. New BtroewUh. 1 To maintain x warm, weil-. henlilated hen house three thing* arc needed, advises Proleseor, Groan, tight walla, doors and win-: dose: ventilating flue*, which j may be constructed of wood at a I low oust, and limited overhead space. To make the building tight, close all the crack . epver the outside walls with toil roofing. or cell the inside * all*. Reduce the air space oy ceiling overhead or by eons'ructlng a straw loft. VenlUatiou and warmth go together. If the house Is tightly built and has all doors snd win-: don-a cliwed. the birds will give off heat enough to raise the inside temperdture considerably above that of the outside. But when th. house is tightly cloned, moisture will begin to accumulate and the air becomes atale. Ventilation !* needed, therefore, to carry away the moisture and to bring in fresh air.

Banks Encourage Far

More than U<‘ farm account books are tiling distributed by the bank* ot rumberland Coon-

value of more o mplet# records as a means of developing a more profitable agriculture. The bankers Instrumental In pro-, tiding these record book* believe that uetle: farm records are one oi the mean* of Increasing farm deposit.- In their banks. The County Extension Service Is making plan* to assist farmers In taking their Inveatory and starting their account. In order to do this one of the county agent* will be at the Vineland banks during the morning of the following days: Vineland Trust Company. January 17; Vineland National, January 18: Tradesmens Bank. January 19. In addition to assisting in starting the account the agents will be glad to be of service in balancing up account* fur those who used of the records last year.

Ing the regular New Jersey spray schedule. They follow the spray carts as they are sent out by tht Farm Uxtenion i/ffic®. at Bridgeton. We certainly advise any new man. who is not acquaint rd with this free and valu- - able service, to get In touch with their -oonty agent before the •pray season starts Newcomb Brothers have completed considerable of their pruning work. One of I hem remarked that a fruit man does not have much difficult) 'o disposing of high quality fruit. Thu column I* head. 1 "Doing* of Your Neighbors." The othar day a friend asked us why we did not otart a column heade^ "Doing Your Neighbor." If wf can Judge by the remarks wfi hear from some "neighbors." we question whether such a colutafi

ry potafil of Ns#

We suggest that every | grower obtain a copy of

Jersey Experiment Sts’Ion Bulletin 454, on "The Po ato Industry in New Jersey." and that every farm woman, as well aa town women for that matter, ofe tain a copy of Bulletin 86. entitled "The A. B. C. of Kitchen

Arrangement."

The county agents of Cumberland County are planning to gl»« out farm account hooka according to a plan riven elsewhere on this page. In Cape May County. Frank Knowles. State Farm Account Specialist, will conduct a farm account school in the Old Court House at 10 A. M. on Tuesday. January 17. The suasion will e.lso be continued from 1 SO to S.SO on the same day. The itiRtructlon is free to all farmer* of the county. Account books will be available for approximately fifty cents each. CsrUon Weatcott. of South Seaville. has been elected Orsngb Deputy for Cape May County. * Officers were Installed a May Grange Tuesday e**i last week. There was a * tendance and all the mein! Joyed the meeting The be no more meetings i May Grange until after the « eervicea arc over In Dias C

Church.

Will A. Dickinson has sold Ms farm at Marlboro U> George Dentine, ot Jerico.

Speaking of pig*, an Erma farmer told ua a few days »*» that last year bis wife kept account of how much H cost him to feed his pigs- He said that after keeping account of the feed until the amount was sufficient to make the pig* cost fifty cents per pound, she stoppel taking account of the feed. They both

however, that U must

Mias Murphey Coining To Cape May County Miss Mildred B. Murpbt. Home Demonstration Agent at Large, who is well known by the ladies of Cape May County, ia going to arrive oi, next Monday, the 16th. and will remain for two week* for the purpose of bolding claaaes In clothing. It Is said that the classes which have bean arranged In the various communities are already filled so that no more persons may be accommodated. Although this may be disappointi-iK to some, yel It attests to the Interest in Miss Murphey'* work and demonstrates to the men how well the women know bow to organize and prepare in advance. 5 ill* F arm To Author George Agnew Chamberlain, well; known author, has purchased the farm of Charles H. Fox. on the Qulnton-Alloway Road.

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FEED BEACON FEEDS with protozyme They have been tested and results are • the proven answer. Ask the man who has tested there. BEACON A Feed Without a Filler—Sold By 7~

PRUNING TIME . is the time to see ARNOLD BAUER For those Shears or any tool that you may want lor the job. Sc ith Laurel Street Bridgeton, N. J.

Cu -iMrland Gr*

—FREE— FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY Your Choice of Eithei ACME HARROW POTATO DIGGER With Each Purchase of a Standard Tractor ARTZ C. KELLY Standard Tractors Westwood Farm, Rio Grand- N. J.

] In the 'hicken business, the profit is mad* on the hem j that lay morethan 120 eggs per year. It takes about that j many eggs to pay for the feed and housing. Several of our customers hare averaged better than 200 I eggs per bird per year. We are contii tally breeding up the flock. You can still cider some Bountiful Baby Chix for delivery j J on February 14th, February 21st or March 1st, but please I act quickly. JAMES WHETZEL | Bountiful Farms VINELAND, N. J. 1