CAPE HAT CMI1TY TIES, PMDAY. JAWAEY 27. »fl.

Page Five

Of Interest To The Farm and Home

Edited by W. COLLINS THOMAS

’Column

' Begin*—Good or Poor yemr many fanner* art thinking of the ’ poultrymen are conaiderinf the puron made concerning the*e purchavs t results of the seaton’* work.

satisfactory ending.

> orcicome the deI every poultryman realize* the difficulties f he starts with poor chicks, e facts are well known lots of men > laying »he cadi. They give in to f the cheap -*ed catalogs, or to the m handling di-ap goods. But every - save on the porch me price of seed is simply a cue of being "penny wise

e dollars difference in the price of the seed f small item compared to ever little greater f in quality of the produce. farmer who, i the price of seed cannot hope to compete e* not consider the price of the seed, but' f quality and yield of the crop after it is

t all i

Cumberland Dairy Plan Outlined Lower Prodoctkx. Cost and Better Quality .Recommended By Committee

Dairy Meeting* To Be Held

Milk production aa an

agricultural industry nni _

greater competition from

l seed be purchased from seed » to be reliable, or from seed salesI have reason to have confidence. There nets in the game of farming withat the start with poor seed. Buy • e'en though it may cost twice s greater profit. It is far better _ —or the size of the Sock in case f capital is scarce—than to cut w the r baby chicks. ,

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» Worm*," Say Poultrymen s and Disease” is the slogan adopted by t New Jersey State Agricultural College, » to the wise" in a campaign Early” is the first. Figures from the • five years show that chicks hatched eggs the first six months, from NovemE hatched after May 15 produced 68 eggs e Clean.” The steps suggested for cleaning are: first, scrape the floor, thus removing and litter; second, swr-p the ceiling, 3 the floor, side walls, and window sills , clean all brooding equipment; and f spray with an approved disinfectant, r Close Confinement.” By clean range 9 chickens have been raised for at least ore has been scattered for at lexa that cJean range cannot b- pro E recommended. i Stock Separate." Do not let the youngI the laying stock which may be carrying i and roundworm while being apparently

year*. With iht* tbouzht in the diary committee of the Cumdairymen, a milk distributor, the dairy specialist, and county ascat planned the 1928 extaneton program for the local county.

In order to redu costs, mere efficient

developed. This means greater average- production. The committee made It plain that they did not mean grsaUt total production

Cape May County Farming In 1860

From ,

AddrcM Delivered By Wiffiatm L. Tiffany the Cape May County Agricultural Society at the County Seat

A* Given in the Cape May Ocean Wave June 7, 1860

In order to carry i

more records art were developed

increase the

sociutlon and develop Interest In the •'fncial herd test for Holstein herds. These 2 methods of furnlshIn* records on milking stock can he carried ou* through the

! Pit." This will partially eliminate the ful source of worm infestation. J Boards." As dropping boards furnish , these should be screened to prevent the e droppings. A 1J4 inch mesh wire stretched t poles is recommended. { Boards Daily.” From May to Oct- ‘ c cleaned from the boards and pi se-

ll Now—Store in Warm Dry Room 1 selected and carefully stored now will be the best in the spring. spring to select your seed," says E. E. Evaui, ~ New Jersey Experiment Station. "If e crib, use ear characteristics as a guide, but if it the plant will alto be an aid in selection." •did ears, of medium size, free from disease are suggest'd as best seed ears. They should sen and carefully protected from mice, rats, * one foot from the floor, advises the agronnot more than 7 feet. The "post,” ! “wire prong" methods are the ones most Jersey and give equally good results. Anyone t simple technique of these methods can get full inty agricultural agent, or from the State rick. t the storeroom for the ears. The crib is not t no protection from free/mg. Dry basements , furnish . good plac', as do heated rooms in These, toe, must be well ventilated.

"Records are of value, not only In eliminating the uoarder cow but In breeding up production." nays E J. Perry, who was pi at Use meeting and gave the mittee tbe benefit of bit experience throughout New Jersey. The surest way of Improving tbe herd average Is through the rearing of replacements. In order to raise heifer* that will produce heavier than their dams, a herd side back1 by high production .ecorda

ust be used.

The committee discussed methods of handling herd sires that showed promise of siring high producing daughters. These plans consist of exchanging the sires wtih neighbor* and handling them In well constructed bull pens so

'■ safety of the public is Throur’ cow-testing as-

sociaUon and official records the

dairymen are also able to b*Ud eaamid*

up and maintain a oettcr qtaBity George product. Such records will point out cow* with exceptionally but-

tertat tests kl-ieh should

The calf another means of improving tbe quality of livestock on tbe (arm* and of Interesting the young folks on dairy farms In better breed livestock. An effort will be made to Increase the membership in the calf club Trhlcfa will hold regular monthly meetings throughout the

year.

A part cf the dairy program must* of 2 farm-barn meetings ’sere the subject of calf rations f'lf growing heifer* will be disied. These barn meetings will held in the Cedarrille and Greenwich section*. A ration ha* been developed at the N. J. Experiment Station known aa the "New Jersey 1/ry Mash for dairy calves" On this ration 2 world record cows have been developed at the Experiment Station and those who have had experience with it fee] that it is in answer to the question of bow I dairy heifer., economically.

Grange Calendar WMS May G. *aae—Meets ever

._. . I ears of corn need about twenty cubic t of space if alirywsys are left, but twelve cubic feet t if alirywa>> arc not left.

Large Versus Small Eggs | exhibit at Farmers’ Week consisted of four i, the records of which had been kept for a year a the number of egg* but also as to the size. The size Jl the btid Aowing that it was the result of a breed I each hen. Bird 2083 laid 147 egg* for the year but ul to the dozen. Bird 2072 laid 200 egg* of t weight. Bird 2092 laid 199 egg* of about a 24 oz. g and bird 2052 laid 126 egg* weighing about 25 or. 2 and 2092 laid 200 and 199 egg* respectively, byn for the egg* of bird 2092 was a dollar greater gtwm for the larger egg*.

•ouih Sennit Oriitae—Meets • o-id end fourth Tueedey eveulncs sect, mooth to th- p. O *_ U

Hell. H_ E ItArvr*. Muter. Otway

aa we are

... systematic and pains-taking way. to diaaemtnate knowledge among our farming population, it Is of paramount importance. We at this time are by no means disposed to attempt any pretentious oratorical display, sod therefore shall confine ourselves strictly to the matter in hand; still It seems necessary for the proper understanding of our subject, that we should by way of a preface digress a little, sufficiently to show how vitally agriculture affects ue as Americans. We boh) this truth to be selfevident: that a Republican form of government relies almost solely for Its support upon the agriculture] ■■‘.aases. In rural neighborhood*. the Republican principle sustains Itself with comparatively little difficulty; and It is from among the ranks of the rural population that tbe cause of our American freedom is to be most faithfully and dlsin'erestedty upheld. We farmer*, more than any other class of men. exei most vigilant watchfulm the assumptions of Capital. We earn our bread by the sweat of no other man’s brow. Every sheaf of wheat garnered In the barn. Is the representative of a certain amount of care, thoughtful neat and providence, such aa few other classes of men are called upon

the exercise.

Economy, that virtue which Is often a key to a well si is our cfaiefest excellence. The failures of foreign Imp would affect our comfort but comparatively little; for although ** rely greatly on the sen ices of the merchant and professional man. we still, without metaphor, are enabled to dispense with them almoa. entirely, and more so than almost any other people on earth

could do.

And moreover our profession

Hon U a poor creature, undervised, slow in pace and comparatively destitute of spirit. Aa far aa sheep and swine are concerned, naturally. I cat speak but In little better terms than of any other descriptions of our livestock. In point of blood they are the mongrel tort, as every one knows, while as a general thing, the devoted to them la of tbe

Shiloh Poultrymen

Hear Specialist u Doings of \ our Neighbors

. c c ns . 1 8 **' er » l men who own meadows InsuuUbon Source of Most around Denntsvtlle and Gmhen

and other* who trap

Trouble*

it

lay that I

refer to the wealth of manure with which we are su.rounded. A superabundance of swamp* abound among us. yet whoever thinks of hauling muck to bis barnyard? Our sounds and bays are at certain times literally alive with fish—fish which we know to be

the sole constituent md hence of the utn

value to the farmer; yet whoever tMfiic of availing himself of this

should be endeared tbe recollections examples that have

the

I In it.

j Brown. Secretary.

riKwdar of each Hams. Ma ter. Me

—Meeta mood mooth. Oeoige

Hope Qraooe— Meeta first Tuesday ll^well'^Kn*^ MjSTeV Mar> D. Miller. Hecretary.

’Si. 11 * O'* ngt—M ecu Sr»: a

Short Courses Anno- 'ced

Mondav rveolns to'* Orrenwieh laMgt Stack. Maatrr — lord. Secretary.

Downed "Fhiber of His Country, a patriot without blemish, was a farmer; and likewise others of out country s worthies—men like Jefferson. Webster, and Clay, were all farmers. With these truths before us then, we should bold our " [ as a pecularily precious We should do our best to ennoble It in every way. We i) mid be ready to attempt all improvements tha seem reasonable, both In our modes of husbandry and In our way of life. Wbat-

exalt our profession

certainly leuda to exalt ut as men. When courtesy, good-breeding and accomplishment* are Joined to the farmer * *turdlnes* and incorruptibility the perfect state of society

ha* arrived.

Among the most apparent of the methods of our improvement are truly a free exchange of Ideas. We

put ourselves In correspondwlth all of those, far and who In any way have en-

gaged with tbe calling that absorb* our attention. We must fortify ourselves with all kinds of statistical knowledge bearing upon ft Tbe laws of our climates—our unfortunate climate, regular only in it* extreme Irregularity—must be noted In all its result* that are of any value to us. Wc ,nd that our wheat crops, nature denies much success. Surely this course of occupying ourselves with wheat when nature so severely animadverts upon the efforts directed thereto, is a waste of economy. But os regard* Indian corn, with which we have far better success, we should busy ourselves concerning H. While the apple and peach are rapidly failing to this region, the pear Is not only fruitful but it* product Is generally free from the smallest deficit ey. Our energetic President, as we are all aware, has met with very superior success in the cultivation of tbe sweet potato Likewise we know that tbe blackberry, the raspberry and the currant thrires well in this latitude.

‘The speaker here polnu.

that this section is not naturally adapted to the rearing of dairy cattle, however he recommends that farmer* keep a few of them to supply their own need* and for the manure, saying "their manure Is like gold to him.’ An acquaintance of mine from one cow procures all the milk and butter needed for hi* family-a circumstance which 1 believe to t* with-

out parallel among us

Concerning horses, our success in breeding them to barely re-

'’ape M..y stal-

kuown a* ’be King Crab, none of the mnlutudinou- growths of our waters have began to excite due attention in their favor. Kor own part I set forth no pretension towards being more than a mere mediocre farmer. I by no means practice what I so glibly preach; still the reflection 1* constantly forced upon me that no people are more wasteful of God’s gifts than we are. Our negligence com Ing the v*at store-house* of nure with!: our reach, to truly

tin pardonable.

It will be tbe object of our defy to aid us In overcoming all our deficie-.t point* of husbon.iry. We propose establishing a correspondence with all parties calculated at assist us In any way. We also propose that members of our organisation shall meet at stated periods tc Interchange Information. and lo discuss points of Interest We likewise hope to disseminate and gather knowledge to printed form. (The speaker also mentions bolding exhibits, and

"With ....... snt. in New Jersey’s poultry population from 1920 to 1924 inclusive. it to easy to be seen that disease and intestinal parasite items will sooner or later be acute." stated J. C. Taylor, aaao elate poultry specialtot of th' Stats Agricultural College. Prac tically ail of our poultry problem-! can be traded directly or Indirectly to poor sanitary management on the home place It to utterly useless to make recommendation* for the treatment of diseases when the place to usually In a filthy or unsanitary condition. Kir tbe last 2 years the Experiment Station has been wrjIng a war oo Intestinal parasites and dbwases and expect to con-

tinue tbto work.

Mr. Taylor feels. If we could clean our poultry plant every day. chi.uge lime often and fee-1 tood

—_ —iimkrsta,

report that this baa not been a very aurcresful eeaeor. for catching them. We hare also hoard that blasting in connection with the building of the new state road has Oestrayed many muskrats In tbe vtclr.lty of Dennis-

vtlle.

Robert Somers, of Cape May Court House, did considerable plowing recently In preparation for spring planting. We believe It to advisable to do as much plowing aa possible at this season of the y «r. except, of course, land with cover crops growing on

Harry Shulr. A. b. Walker and Elmer Llnxwetler. well-known Cape May County poultrymen. made another trip to Tom’s River last w,-ek to see what progress Mr. Raynor i* having with tbe battery system of braod-

. , Ing chicks. Mr. Shuls reports

cht.uge little often and feed good (b<l1 th *’ main difficulty Mr. Ray’Jean. wholesome feed and water nor •• having appears to b in hir problems would not be *o 1 r roper] y controlling vent Hat. n. great. | and Mho t oat be to of the oplnl, -

At this time of year we are get- tb,, ** r - haa too many

ting ready for our baby chicks. In 1 cblc l“ •“ ri-' -ompartmenU. Mr. cleaning tbs brooder bouse we shulx Intends to try tbe battery ahoeld wash down tbe floors and ****** this year and to going side walls with a solution of lye. " w ‘ ,h tho Installation of using a pound of this material to H- ** b * I* confident that be can 20 gallon* of water. All the side i *, told e 0 ™* °f * b « difficulties walls .bouM be washed down with' °' bers h,Tr h * d ' or are

standard disinfectant in addl-' “* vinc ’ wthu “rt’tem. m to cleaning the ' bouse all 8huU baj ““

ever, we were sorry to not find him at home. Possibly he was in the meadow looking : after hi* tsape. (Hops be didn’t mlm any thing.) The only thing ae took was a good look at bis nicely painted house and barn, and at some pretty fine Guernsey beifera in the barnyard.

utensils and equipment should celvr the same treatment. After the chicks are pieced under the

should

brooders, the

an excellent house

and heating system, to providing for what would appear to be adequate ventilation, and he will have the benefit of others’ experience with the battery aya-

Mr. Taylor '^^'^u^TsL^nV ! ^ «’ rM,let h *® 5® that the mortality had been kent 1 »lth succesa In broodlag down to a. low L *peT"n. up h "‘ ch,ck * bj ,hl * m * thod ’ to 8 weeks of age In Hocks where * * * this treatment bad been used for T “® other day we visited tbe post several year*. i Even it Smith, of Goshen. How-

W S. Thompson, of Gashes, bss an excellent field of crimson clover. Mr. Thompson expects •o harvest the seed If he can find some practical way for saving 1C Hto flock of Leghorns to laying very good at prreent. which I* •lightly different from the report* we hear from lota of other poultrymen. Mr. Thompson recently installed running water in hto poultry house*, am well s* in hto residence, and now numbers - very fine bathroom among hto

home conveniences.

i. Townsend. Goshen, says that he had no difficulty in dtosf hto crop of Superba potatoes last season. 1ft has found that the Superba sells much more readily than the Redhkln potato. Mr. Townsend saves second stae potatoes for seed. He (Continued on page Mtht)

Jordan Leghorn Farm Leghorn chicks from our own healthy hrns (not puUets), hatched In a freeh air Incubator. gives them a good start in life. Prices reasonable. Sherman and Lincoln Avenues VliTTLABD, X. J.

the hope that the "fair

will aid us in our endeavors.”) us not consider it fruitless or

feeble If the cultivation

flower* receives a large among u*. Bat let It neverthele** be said Cat be who occupies him ■elf merely with planting shade trees is a citlxen who truly deserves well of bis country. Also, he who. In a pleasant conception, decorates hto homestead with the espalier or vine deserves well of hli country. And tbe reason why he deserves well of hto country Is because In place of barrenness he has added cheerfulness; In tbe place of ungainly he has substituted grace, and therefore made hto habitation more habitable and better calculated to fit him for a sphere of a higher susceptibility to

tbe Beautiful.

Therefore besides what we men may do. when a matron or maid comes to us with a collection of elegant flowers of her own rear ing she t hall be entitled to a high place in our regard. And also when she proves herself adept In tbe more sturdy branches of her household craft—such as good a bread maker or butter maker. w« shall consider that she haa deserved well of us. And the reason for our hopefulness in this case is thst we rejoice that while she haa proved hr roe If all wi helpmate for a mar. she has at ame time added a grace brown and sun-burnt U. which perhaps be never knew before. and whose inherent, yet all penetrating delicacy shall certainly react on hto to hto bettering. Excerpt* as token from the ad•ess of Mr. Tiffany, published in the Cape May Ocean Wava, Cape

Tfcj Cvifegv Agriculture of the New > New/ Brunswick is announcing »(>c iolbu ; Ur flmac Onr Week Cou.sc o. Miik Tc

in ow Testing Work Ftbrux

'"«w* b Ice Create. Making FebruanHH

< _ c it - {W.iflne«day

Jersey Stole Lnivcrwri j Orau' irig short count* soon |

">p«~-Me«ts fire! and third

Master. — - -

Walton K Daria.

■ Garden tion Man

February 27 are ■ 5 and 10. Applies. Tars of age or over

h-ar <v4i«n You

Custom Hatching Opening our 22th Season. *- booking space. Reserve MARTIN LALLY Sherman Ave., S. Vineland

spectoble.

U»ed Ford Truck For Sale Excellent condition. Warford trausmlasion. Two bodice—on* dump, one stoke. Enrlwed cab. ’ires practically new. Ah-olutdr! flrst-clav* throughout. NORMAN TAYLOR Cape JUy. H. J., R. D.

A*coga*ter Carpacaps* One of the Introduced parasite/ of the codling moth. Aaeogaster Carpacapsa. seem* to be well established in the vicinity of Yakima. Ws*b.. and Increasing, according to a report received recently by the Buivau of Entomology of the c-niird states Department of Agrttullure. During 1927 a block of 58 unsprayed trees about mile northwest of the point of the original introduction of thto parasite was 1 -pt banded and examined weekly. From these band* 24.800 codling moths have been taken during the Mason, of which 7,000, or 31 per cent., were parasitized. Ijiki year a parasitism of 22 per cent, was found. Approximately 1300 of thoM recovered recently have been shipped to British Co’umbla for Introduction there, and about 1300 more bare been distributed to various places In the State of

Washington.

Other farm notices In thto old paper are a* follows; "Our farmleem to think that we were somewhat mistaken in a notice some weeks ago. In regard to the peach crop. They say the prospect* of a good peach harvest are not very flattering.•' "An offer L made to farmer*, who want to buy or exchange corn, sheep, etc., for a low priced horse. Call on Richard M. Crawford at the Court House.' ’ “The print..* return Mr. N. C. Price their compliments, for (he strawberries left at this office a few day* since, for them" LARGEST SUPPLY OF Farm Machinery ami

Repair Parts

IN SOUTH JERSEY Vineland Fanner*' Exchange. Inc. “ It Ave. a C. n. R. Phone 261

I am now booking order* for February, March and April delivery of Barred Rock Baby Chicks Send for Price Ta«t A. B. JOHNSTONE DORCHESTER, N. J. Phone: Port Norris 22-J-3

BEACON Quality Feeds ‘Beacon Quality Feeds have demonstrated their ability to produce results far above those of ordinary feeds. We have customers who have proven this over a period of years. Beacon insures you the highest quality feed, sufficiently balanced, and costs no more than other feeds.” A Feed Without a Filler—Sold By M. CX)HEN—WOODBINE, N. J. FAGAN & FLEETWOOD, PORT NORRIS, N. J. T. C. POX A SONS, Nswfleld, N. J., Selling Agents.

Walter’s White Leghorns Well-bred stock, raised on an up-to-date, clean place. I have some desirable dates still open for baby chicks. Inspection of farm and stock invited. GUS WALTERS Box 257. E. Sherman Avenne VINELAND. X. J.

Custom Hatching Pint Setting Tuesday, Jan. 81 and every Tuesday throughout PLEARE bring eggs In units of 125. the capacity of a trey. Reservations now being mad*. FRED E. ARNOLD CAPE MAY. N. J. Keystone 809-A-12

PRUNING TIME is ‘he time to see ARNOLD BAUER For those Shears or any tool that yon may want for the job. South Laurel Street Bridgeton, N. J.

Ride the

in

New

FORD

Here

Corson & Mills The Men Port Norris N. J. PHONE 163