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CAP1 HAT COUim TIKES. TRIDAT. APBIL SO. 1BSS.

Cape May County

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Of Interest To The Farm and Home

Editor! by W. COLLINS THOMAS

Cumberlatu County

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Make Your Place Attractive

A crrum amount ot responsibilin- ior tbf advancrmrnt ot Cape May Counr>' teats on those of u» who live in the rural sections' of the County. L nketnpt and unsightly places counteract much of the excellent advertising for which the County and resorts are paytrig thousands of dollars. In driving through the County, one can see many instances of wtierr it is evident that the owners care about the looks of their places. Fences have been moved back from the road, and the home surrokandings in general appeal neat and in order, even though the building* mat not he painted. Man) people cannot afiord to paint their home and other IftiMingv but the)- can afiord to remote old machinert . rubbish. W0ad piles and tumble-down buildings from their front yards. ^err they are exposed to view- from the highway. People who (gainrim such nuisances either fail to appreciate the value to rhe OciuiKy and diem selves, of keeping an orderly place, or they do not lidltre how disordt.ly their places appear to visitor*. If it is otf a case 01 one of these two things, it must be plain indifference— , , u . gjfeWr.h, •!* *7. "to. to .1 H&w."«tobto£j;"3w btheve there arc any resident* ot Cape May County who are not Pa who iveently won the title imtrcsted in its welfare and progress. of champion Juvenile ahet-p ralaer Rather than that, w* believe that everv resident of the County !° r the . of Pcrnsrl'anU This “if ->“'>«» *»1 •> si., S 2?,.“^ pVXfrs:““ everything we do or do not do advances or retards the develop Hamabura. where the younx flMbt of the County. i farmrr exhibited hie pen ot To be more specific, the appearance of places along our high-1 ^° PBhlr * , ' he *^ , 10 wl " flr * 1 #ay* has a tendency to attract or repel County visitors. Theretorc. | ' it u up to each individual property owner, espec ially those who

Help Make Shore Road j cloth Covered Bower of Floral Beauty' Frames Used

By Cumberland Tomato

Thoatond. Will Judfe C^to M«y Count; By Vre*f» l G rowe „ {„ pi^Un*

Along Thia Highway—Liberal Planting of Flower* and Shrub* and Uae of Paint and Whitewash Urged

Removal of Unsightly Signs Along Highway Suggested

W. E. Mil'Di SCTOX . tor. in drawl ns a multUode 0 f following ala growers arv «row la*: Jwi «m> doubt have .Mint) Publletty D»reie*or i motorlsta. many of wbra will |* plants under the muslin protec- the fellow who cauahl th* Wg haw

i eo their first visit to the county “ on im ** le ^’' * P“ rt o' “»dt ”* ‘ * " “

lo-! snd the Short Road residents by

■■ Hlgh-

Slr; iixer»' Impressions of

caltty or romiminlty are n _ formed from first ooatact and aa a' limit the -ptrtt of rule they are not reviMd by UMdrlway" can gist them

stay long or short. It It wry tan- wMeli will make ouch n favorable ponanu therefore everything pon- tmrrewdon that they will not only Slhle should be done «o make thnt want to come back, but they will first impression a favorable one 1 broadcast I be Impression among One year ago It was decided by' their aceiuslntanoes wherever they

w t onnty > hamber of ( ommerr. s „ and ihr Board of Kreehnldm that *

th* Shore Road should he a -Rose

Highway.’

the n

♦Inch will make their place* more attractive.

A splendid article on this subject appear* on thi* page, written by W. F.. Middleton. Assistant County Publicity Director. Be sure to read it.

For Reactors

Treat Cabbage Rants Soon

Money Available to Compensate Dairymen’s Losses

*. Within the next week or ten day* the fly of the destructive' 11 "as recently announced . eabi.»ge maggot sill start laying egg* on or near young cabbage J M McNeil. Chief of the Bureau H»nLv From the egg. hatch little maggot*, which eat and burrow th ' fi ““w >5“'* w~- -1 >!» mi. SSSJf5,i55?3f«L*S^t rreientiwi is the only mean* of saving the cabbage crops from the 000 in the emergency approprlamiggot. Every grower who has had any experience with this insect, j ,,on 10 complete tuberculosis know* that when the maggot* once bury them*elve* within the eradication work for the fiscal' roots_and underground stem, it it too Iste to control them. i • Te * r \ Thl * ,,u . m u now aT * J l* ble

Aa . ... , * ~ •* - < oumy dairymen whose «nigood htxiine** to apply it before the maggot* get a foothold. mats were round in the recent r»The treatment is as follows: Dissolve one ounce of corraiive ,e * ,, b) ' lhe s, *l® v eierlnarl»n* to wUrmitr crmal* (deadly poison) in ten gallons of water. Do nf * r hot use a metal container for this purpose. Pour half cup >ull | W^r Unt. Tnf^ed du” cm tnr stem ol the plant and soil, so that it will seep down and presence >f one "spreader” SfOttx! the roots. It is necessary to repeat the applicatijn “ m *' ' '

10 days. A special maggot gun

) the market for this purpose.

Many g-owers right in this County have used this treatment for several yew and report that it i* a wirecurt for the cabbage maggot problem.

I which' infected the others To such an owner the new* guarI anteed compen|»tion is welcome.

Row Cover Crops Early

Poultrymen lo

Hear SperiaMfc'

W a The use of the naint and mb

ol cover crop beneath the surfscr Woodbine and Rio Gimn ;

“‘ L "capillary attraction," that

Cover crops, espedally rye or wheat, may be a detriment crop development if allowed to grow too tall and woody before plowing under. A heavy - ' ...

»n will seriously inte*!

die rising of moisture in the anil, during a ary sranon. Cover crops serve an excellent purpose, but if allowed to become too tall and woody, as mentioned above, the crop may do more harm than good to the succeeding

crops.

j- c Taylor to Speak in

propriatiens toward the co*L One

rambler rose bushes

were purchased and distributed to the residents a too* the highway, whll? some of those given plants took advantage of the half prior

offer made by the — -

purrhaaed extra b

As an advertising media It was one of the best mores Inaugurated by the county. Not only by metropolitan papers muck publicity in both t and editorial columns, weetern and other distant papers gave space to the Idea, which was all good advertising county. , For ' * ‘

acreage

Robert Ewing. Greenwich: H. H. Emin*. Shiloh: K A. Thomas. Shiloh: Thomas Darts. Shiloh; Dewls Willis Shiloh: Walter Shlmp. Stow Creek. The frames that these men have constructed are Inexpensive ones made out of odd pieces of lumber from the farms and the Cheapest grade of muslin that can be bought in addition to this number of growers who expect to have plants ready

— _ to be set out in the field daring •V- red clover by planting alalke the latter part of May. a number clover usually In combination of other men .have started some with timothy or other grasses . It! plants under sash and still othars mill make good growth In water-! have mad- arrangements for plant soaked soil and will endure over-1 growers to grow early plants for

Bow to an unusual degree. them.

walked right down Mala Sever v«h it Instead < sneaking op t»*

To County D

»uy

H. P

Leslie Siatbem. the operator of, Connellv tr. C-__t the Community plant bed. has In- *? 2>Pe*K

stalled wind-breaks and expects through the use of these to be able to produce plant# that can be set in the field during the last week in May. AH these Indications point to the fact that a large number of the better tomato growers arc interested In lak-

1 Ins slaps to produce larger yields Cloth-covered cold frame, for * hIrt ‘ wUI ^

the production of tomato pl.nul pro,,urtlon c ““ : .

are already In use In the can bouse; ,n »hf the crop more profitable tomato growing district of Com-

i beriand County In vo-operation ‘

i with the Extension Service the It may

The Ca

Project C Crank Coraoa. E Boyd McPherson Sc hel Unger, has

Balry S p«i a |

Extension Semce, wn, ' «»>• May County dairyj

Spme people mam, eBnriting moui fore they —

WENE % CHIC

All Breeders aKBJood-Te

Rose time will again and so will thousands of motorists who read about Cap* May County’s "Roae Highway" and they will be looking for the row*. Will they he there* Of course, roses will not grow into great bushes in one year, but if these plants had proper attention they sho-'Id make considerable show this year. In any general plan of beautification the ultimate suocnr* reals upon the Individual property owner. He must be "sold" on the Inca and enter enthusiastically into tue work from sheer love of the beau-

tiful.

The Freeholders and Chamber of Commerce have laid the foundation. now let the Shore Road residents complete the task. And there many ways this ca* he done

ihler

vo U NO* ;ov.w«~«| Stocea T ** T * D ■=» -■i ~ :=."«£<&£« issa s;

t-^nero PaUett f - - " - -

S“~'SS£ S)'

Went Qadc Fonm. E. Umfa At«., VioeUni

a big-capacity Water System at this new low price ‘ '

Easy to huyl ^

is today mid

Some Fertilizers Too Costly To Use

< expensive Jfo be used

Tankage and dried blood art

fertilizer.

-^- ^ - Blair, soil chemist at the New Jtrscv- Agricultural Ex-

{crimem Sution. has found that at present prices these materials! half'ofThe'rountv.

M | ,n pound.'

Lniish nitrogen for plant-food ;

cost of 30 cents 1

Tlie use of the paint Suid whitewash brush will work wonders: especially If offset by a well-kept lawn, fences in good condition, hedges well trimmed and the roadside kept free of weeds Impress

1 the passerby, while a border of

the popular old perennials or an-

At the invitation of M. Levene.i nuals give a touch of color that of VVoodblne. it has been ..rranged would be beautiful throughout the tbs' J. C. Taylor. Extension Spe-’‘■ummer and make a drive along etallM in Poultry, shall lecture oilihe splendid concrete road a real

“Brooding Chicks" In the Borouga' treat.

Hall. Woodbine, at I P. M on' Another way In which every Tuesday. Auril J4. County Agent I 1 TO pert y owner can help to lend Waite also announced recently! beauty to the highway Is by the mu: on Wednesday evening. April! ■ ,mr,v *' "f •he unsightly adver- *». he ha- arranged for a similar 1 1 ‘stag signs w hich deface 1 brture tn the upper hall of the fences, and forbidding their re-

Rio Grande Grange. Rio Grande.! placement.

sir. Taylor to speak for the bene- More people are coming to Cape ! Poultrymen In the southern! M*y County this summer than ever

! before The opening of the Hud-

vehicular tunnel, the

sulfate ol ammonia will do it at 12 c. Pts. He advises farntcr: tjltntforv. to buy nitrate of aoda or ammonium sulfate for u*c a.* applaus.-,

a sourer o: nitrogen.

. ,^? rnr .0 the past have believed that the tankage or 4tied blood fertilizers vverr better than the strictlv chemical ferS atzer*. Experience of these men ha* now shown them, says Prol. llaii tnar they can grow excellent crops with the chemical fer*lizers and without any injury whatever to the soil. Rothamstrd Experimental Station has tested such Irnilirer* for 75 jean, and its xesults bear out those obtained b; thooxands of successful farmer*.

Duly aft!

bJrinTn n tT..n n ' , do ®* h *'! • nd building of more miles of oegiu to realise the emptiness of | concrete road leading Into (he

' county will prove Irrealstablc fac-

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Whatever the fertilizer used, the soil needs otganic matter. Experience dictates that thi* is hot furnished by using barn manure or plowing under crop residues.

Bees May Need Extra Feeding

^12** J rr * r 5 beekeeper* harvested a crop ot honey last 5 ' £4r ; ‘hi* tortvinatr circumstance has, says Ray Hutson, bee ■jpetia.i-.! Olathe New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.

: quarters resulted in a n ling ot well being which i> not the

rirop-r 'ramc ot mind in beekeeping.

VIam colonies, he a-iw ot the late honey flow, explain* Mr. fiutson. went into the winter with a large number of old her*. *na this, together with the comparatively open winter, resulted n .1 large consumption ot stole*. Nome colonies at present arc rearing b'Ood* rapid!'., a condition which results in a spm'w depletion ot <ny stores present. A majority of beekeepers have, perbap*. looked over their colonies before thi* tune to assure an adequate tood *upt It toi theit charges. At lra»: ten pounds of boner should he present in hives at all times during this rime ol year. Where Ir** than this amount i* present, **»mr teed mg should be done. Tlie best food for hre* i% honey, hut unles* this is produced in oni's own apiary it i>. for several reason*, a doubtful practice tu

feed i-

1 he best way of feeding bees at this time of year, from evenstandpoint. i* to me sugar syrup made from equal parts of sugar and water and given to the bee* with a rccdcr. A friction top pail with Mirr.r holes punched into the top make* an excellent feeder and Jj cmi be g.ven to the bees direct!) over the frame* with an emptv hive body >ei around it.

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Start Your Chicks Right BEACON Fed Chicks Become bigger and healthier hens, which lay more and larger eggs. Beacon Starter AN ALL MILK RATION ^ For further information see

How Many Will You Sc

I F your newly-arrived chides could talk they would “Do not feed us until we are 72 hours old. W< supplied with food during this period by the remai twit of the egg yolks which we absorbed into our bodies before we were hatched. When we are 72 hours old gii

“ feed which will pro-

vide life and growth vitamins.” There are 1592 hatcheries which say, “Feed Purina/* They know what it takes to keep chicks ■live and growing. A new shipment of Started i s here. Tell us how many bags you want.

FARMERS* SUPPLY C

of Cape May, Inc.

j WOODBINE, N. J. CAPE MAY

BOTH PHONES

“el Feed Strvu r That I, Better" BLVkETK BROODBB§ ,U£D “ :KT * KOU AU - MASHKS

M. COHEN—WOODBINE, N. J. FAGAN & FLEETWOOD, PORT NORRIS, N. J. j T. C. FOX & SONS. MewflaM, N. J.. Selling Agents.

Will Help To Make These Pages More Interesting.

made provision for spring tced»ty hive body.

SEMESAN. a seed dlnlnfectat ncland Purmer*' Exchange. In*

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Better Baby Chicks

S. C. While Leghorns Exclusively N. J. Certified and Blood-tested

From nigged range-reared stock.

Mature Hens of Proven Laying Ability I edigree Males of High Production Lineage Develop Into Pullets That Pay.

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Hensthall andCodLS that 1

.are no roc re accident ’

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best profit gtrairs of poultn to pay when i-spirperly fed. Th no bet let assurance of early devel nient of both pullets and cockeB of high-yield fertility and high haP ability of eggs, of virility of I males than

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