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Jersey Onion Growers Are Demanding Higher Tariff.

' Seek Higher Tariff On Onions r Cent Increase Over the Present Tariff b bought To Protect the Industry From l Wiped Out in Cumberland Courty Head Asks Co-operation of Grangers

» KIRBY

■ of Cumber-

ilt i«r

e the Tariff

I Whehlngton. The

snt repmenta-

e heailnc locar

• of our onion

_ ■ traiff rate i foreign couti'

t tafore t

\ hUtber I

t for the H*ty. e htshcr tariff * i the fact • onion* fron •trike* New rhU market* at ' J* county U

I entire c

» imported. e output of

» onion induati. land* eichtb with • statae and rel mllilon dollar*

onion indu*Parm Bureau U being the (i declining competition the U. S

a and Egrp' r York and S per buahel tariff of one ~ The freight r to New York a from Odar-

what grrwm them commercially. While the bulk of the Induatry 1* ottered In the three cooati-e of Cumberland. Gioucealer and Warlen. nerer the km. it add* fntn ({OOP to I1S.000 to the income of erery county. The center of the industry I* at Cedarville, Cumberland County, while In Warren County, it U in the muck •oil section and lr GloucMter County the InfhKtry I* generally spread or.r iraey communlUea New Jersey la pr.rti'^ilarly interested In the onion tariff. No other state I* really marketing lie crop at the same time a* New Jen*y and none feel the force of this competition with an equal force. The bulk of the import* land In New York during July an.! August. Just when our fsrm-e-e are rushing them to market. I'nllke other states that market on lone later, these state* have the entire winter to move their c £ while ^New Jersey has only The Farm Bureau has been wot king on this for several yean, bit the tariff ban Just seen soa to hcJd a hearing an whedul- t'nder th- terms of the present tariff act. Congress can increase the rate* flfty per cent, wl-lcb wi!’ bring them up to one and cue-half cents per pound The prttonl rale is one cent

px nd

New Bulletin On Irrigation Gives Experience of Many N. J. Truckers

mportant What are the advantages There 1* overhead Irrigatirn. when should i state but it be used, how much

It cost and what are the result* that some local vegetable growers are getting? All these questions are answered in the new bulletin, entitled "Sprinkling Irrigtdlon on Vegetable Farms la New Jersey." which has recently been issued by the N. J. Agricultural experiment Station. The bulletin contains many tables showing the experiences of many New Jersey truckers with overhead Irrigation and many other figures on the acreage coveed by a system, th* type of crops most profitably grown under irrigation, and cons of installing both the portable and permanent system. K. R. Gross, professor of -oral englneet has eontnbv considerable formation o the mechu equipment and many cuts and drawings are shown to enable the grower to install his own system. Pun-wand piping systems.sources of water, and plans for laying out the system are also given In the bulletin which may be had by applying at your county ag once. These bulletins are coarse, free of charge.

Series Fruit Meetings To Be Held Cumberland Grower* Will Hear Specialists Discuss Fruit Problems

Hobteins Win in Club Debate Young Dairymen Discuss Merits of Two Breeds

At the regular monthly n ing of the Cumberland County Calf aub. Thursday ever. ing. February J. the merits of the Guernsey and Holstein breeds were discussed. Charles Vanderbeck. George Wheaton and Joseph Atkinson represented the Guernsey boy*. whUe th honorr of the Holstein were held by Morris Goldwyn and Lyndon Davis. AH of the boys dug Into the histories of their breeds and brought to light many interesting point* such as breed history, distribution of breed, records and many of the old-Ume breeders. The discussion was judged by S. L. Faust, agricultural teacher at the Shiloh High School, and Everett Bowen, agricultural teacher the Bridgeton High School. The Judges awarded the decision the Holstein boys due to the fact that they brought out more points pertaining to their breed.:

Meetings to Be at V int'and

plan the Extension Service 1* endeavoring to carry out during 19SS to enable the apple growers of the county to produce higher quality fruit and at the same time reduce the amount of spray residue which has been s problem. In recent years. Proper fertilization is an orchard practice that a number of apple growers do not understand. Prof. Farley will give the local growers the results of some recent riper!menu on orchard fertilization that will aid them to fetlllze their orchards for the best growth and maximum set of fruit

each year.

Each of theae meetings are planned to be held In the Vineland (Tty Hall on the following

Port Norris Community

Meeting

Fanners and Business Men To Consider Community ProMeins Friday Night

"How to Produce Larger Yield* and Higher Quality Fruit." wUI be told the apple grower* of Cumberland County at a series of winter meetings scheduled to takr place during the coming « weeks Subjects to ue Uken up win con-! sist of "Apple Diseases and Their | Control" by Dr. W. H. liarUu: ! "Apple Insects and Their Control" : by Dr. T. J. Head lee: "Orchard i Fertilization' by Prof. A. J. Far-!

the newly appointed fruit

specialist. Each of these speak-1

are representatives of the N.

J.. Slate College of Agriculture and are recognized authorities on the subject they will treat Meetings are to be held In the order mrnUonw. and each speaker wilt devote the entire evening to a

discussion of his subject.

Dr. Marlin has done considerable research work on one of the most common disease* that trouble the apple grower; namely, apple scab. Exhaustive teats on control of this disease have been conducted for the past three year* at Del-Bay Farms and it Is expected that the speaker will base many of hi* recommendation* on the results of his studies made in

Wednesday evening. 15. Dr. Martin. Wednesday evening. !9. Dr. headlee. Wednesday evening. March 81. •of. Farley.

February February

The Professor Says

with

Effective mennx of controlling the codling moth and means of keeping down the amount of spray residue on the fruit will be discussed by Dr. Headlee. Tests have been made during recent yea.-* by this authority on blocks of apples in the Glassboro district where codling m -th Injury has been particular y severe. Means of keening dov infestations of curcullo. sphls. and n*’ bug are also Items of Interest to the apple grower .that will be discussed by Dr. Headlee. Both of will fit

The corn earworm Is a serious pest of sweet corn. This Insect Is the same as the boll worm cotton and the fruit worm of mato. It is also .called tbe barer' budworm. aid It attacks pumpkins, squashes, melons, peppers and other vegetable Tbe worm is tbe larval stage of a moth and when full grown Is IV* to 2 inches long, varying In color from light green brown. Tbe eggs are laid on — Silk and the larvae work their way down under tbe husk where they feed on the silk and unripe

kernels.

Even where the Insects do not eat very much of the corn the Injury i* sometimes serious because of tbe entrance of rain through the opening made by the worm, and Is Is followed by de-

Program Includes Luncheon

Farmers and business men ol Port Norris and vicinity will con slder common problems at a meeting to be held at the Port Norris K. of P Hall on Friday evening. February 10. at 7 o'clock. Tbe business men’s bureau of the Port Norris Chamber of Commerce is In charge of the arrangements rod are making elaborate plans to make the rural folks and their families welcome

in J*ort Norris.

One of the principal attractions for the country folk will be an illustrated talk on "Strawberry Growing" by an expert from the Experiment Station. Prof. J. H. Clark. The speaker boa made quite a study of the culture of strawberries and will have something to say about varieties, cultural practices, and the harvesting and marketing of the crop. Representatives of the county agricultural extension service will also take part In tbe meeting Other speakers and a buffet luncheon are part* of the program that will lute real tbe people of Port Norris as well as (hoec of the surrounding territory. HEAD THE CLASSIFIED PAGE

County Board

Members Hear

Pres. Spargo

Meeting at Cape May Court

House Well Attended— 56 Members Present

benefit of its member*. . AmoBg olh»-r things he mentioned, was that the organization is try lug to get <qual taxation for farmers In sections where the rates have be-

Membership Drive Planned

No thoroughly, satisfactory and practicable control mi azure beer found for this Insect the igh dusting the silk with r. senate of lead powder baa greatly reduced the injury. A mixture of SO per cent, arsenate of lead and 50 per cent, ground sulfur proved quite successful In expert-i men ts at the Bute Ex peril Station.

Fifty-six members and guests of the Cape May County Board' of Agriculture attended tbe meeting and supper given at Helaler's Tea Room Tuesday evening of

last week.

A. 8. Walker, president of tbe county board, acted a* chairman of the meeting President Spargo of the State Federation, in the course of his talk, remarked that farmers ean get anything they want, within reason. If they but support tbelr organisations and go after it. Hr said that be !e firmly convinced that New Jersey farmers ean be greatly helped by their State Federation if they will support it. H. E. Taylor. *. Tetary of the!

D. C. Tudor, president of the Farmers' Co-operative Association. In i. short talk, asked the farmers to co-operate to a greater extent with the aMoclallofa. County Agent Henry While outlined some of his plana for extension work for this year. He remarked that he t.oped to have the project committees take a r<al active part In carrying out their 1528 programs. Chairman Walker, tn the course of his remarks, said that tie considered It the duty of the county board to support the Extension Service program to the fullest extent possible. He said there waa not much sent* hi employing an agent if the county board was not going to support bla work, and get out to the

various meetings.

At the end of the meeting a short session of the executive committee waa held. Way* and means for conducting the

bership drive

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I am now booking order* fer February. Much and April delivery of Barred Rock Baby Chicks Send for Price list A. B. JOHNSTONE DORCHESTEK. H. J. Phone: Port Norris 32-.T-J

Waiter's White Leghorns Well-bred stock, raised oa an up-to-date, clean place. I have some desirable date* atill open for baby chick*. Inspection of farm and stock invited. GUS WALTERS Box 257, E. Sherman Avenue VOTELAHI). H. J.

Jordan Leghorn Faun Leghorn chicks from our own healthy hens (not puHets). hatched in a fresh air incubator. gives them a good start in life. Prices

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IIS SETTLES the POULTRYMAN’S BIGGEST QUESTION!

Bros., practical commercial poaltrymen of Clinton, N. Y., a whole year’s test. With a testing Bock of640 run-of-the-pullets, they produced eggs at a feeding ctst of 14% cents per dozen. The obvious decision for them or any other practical poultryman was to change to Pratts for all flocks—forever!

Both the Delaware State Board of Agriculture and Moore Bros., practical pouhrymen of Clinton, New York, proved that the Pratt way gets eggs at the lowest feeding cost per dozen The feat at Milford especially proved that the best homemix you use is expensive compared with Pratt-', judged by what it costa to produce a dozen eggs. Don’t these two tests prove that it is to your advantage to use Pratts?

The Delaware Slate Board of Agriculture in its 17th annual International Egg Laying Competition finds that Pratts Laying Mash produces eggs 30% cheaper than the best “home-mix” mash that experts could devise! They cut the molt in half and broke egg records of years’ standing. Read their letter below.

Summary of Moore Bros. 12 Months’ Test

Month

Number of Bird.

Number of Egst

Per-

Month

Number of Birds

V her <4 fir-s

Per-

WOct.

740

2.033

18%

May

550

10,485

63%

November

740

10,056

45%

June

550

10.99C

66%

715

14,415

65%

July

550

9,501

58%

700

16,163

73%

August

545

6,72:

42%

675

13,882

74%

September

540

5^0>

34%

March

650

15,170

75%

Oct. (W)

535

1,790

23%

April

580

12,125

70% —-J

Full Text of Letter Describing Test Supervised by Delaware State Board of Agriculture and Philadebbia Public LedgerNorth American

International Egg Laying Competitions

Average eggs per bird per year . . . 201 Feeding cost per dozen eggs . . . 14-‘/2C Flock laying average for 12 months . 58%

MILFORD. DELAWARE

Pratt Food Company, Philadelphia, Pa. Gentlemen:—Now that r>ur 17th Annual Egg Laying Contest at Milford, Delaware, has just ended, I want you to know some interesting and important facts. This contest is the oldest in the United States—it has always been noted for the splcnd. 1 records made by its ^mpeting pens. For fifteen years the am petition operator has purchased ingredients and mixed both mash and grain rations after formulae designed by such poultry feeding notables as Prof. F. H. Stone burn. Dr. N. W. Sanborn, Dr. Prince T. Woods, Thos. F. McGrcw. Prof. F. C. Elford (Canada) and tbe writer. These formulae were designed to produce maximum egg yield regardless of coat. Last Spring it waa decided to change from tbe “home mixed" ration to a commercial feed in an attempt to prove the value of "home mixed" against a commercial ration in cost per dozen eggs produced at the competition. Quality commercial feeds were necessary to fairness of test —Pratts Buttermilk Laying Mash and Pratts

Large Scratch were selected upon their reputation for desired quality. May 1st to October 31 is a season of natural decline in egg production: in the first six months, November 1st, 1926, to April 30th, 1927, total yield was 43.687 eggs; yet from May 1st, 1927 to October 31st, 1927, yield amounted to 41,632 eggs. Total cost of feed for the first six months was $731.85 or a cost per dozen of 20.1c. In the second half of the year the cost was $492.50 or a cost of 14.2c per dozen. This year 24 pens scored 1000 or more eggs (200 or more per bird, highest pen average reaching 255 1/5 eggs) equalling record year for pens over 1000, and all these pens, with the exception of three, produced the greater number of eggs in tbe period from May 1st to October 31st. Molting this year assumed unusual conditions—a fewer number of birds molted and each molt ran 45 to 60 instead of the usual 90 days, resumption of yield invariably occur mg upon completion of these short molts, many birds laying during the molt. Mortality was normal to production and no case of death could be assigned to feed cause. Each dead fowl is posted and cause of death determined. High pen score of 1276 is the record leghorn score for 16 years. Very truly yours, F. V. L. TURNER, Secretary.

Prj^ BUTTERMILK LAYING MASH ^ America’s Quality Feed Line Sold and Guaranteed by GROWING MASH

COMPANY

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