Milford chronicle., 1889-03-22


On Saturday quite a gathering o
progressive farmers met IN the Granr,
Hall of Milford to listen to DR.. Neale
Director Of the Experiment Station in
this State, upon 1.-The Present and
Prospective Work Of the station p
Among thuse present, we noticed Hon.
VIM. L. Causey ex-senator john w.
Causes Rev. W Richardson, Hon.
Chas II. Sackett, Mi J. b. Gilchrist,
Dr. q. w. Marshall, Mr.. j. Y.
Foulk, and MI Chas. Barker, Mr..
Chas. y Barker, D. n Pratt, Mr.. p
p Wyukoop, Mr.. Il. II. Gilman, Mr..
Luther CuLbage, and ex-State Ire AS
urer Robert II. Davis
At2 Is p. m, Mr.. John j. Rosa,
Worthy Secretary Of the Grange, in.
troduced DR.. Neale in a short address
expressive Of the satisfaction the Iar.
mers ofthis State have right to feel
in possessing the aid of 80 eminent a
worker in the scientific field as the
Doctor.
The Professor gave a short outline
Of some things that had resulted to
The advantage of agriculture by the
forty OF hrty years of work by expert
ment stations in Europe The princi-
Pile was first maintained by farmers
unaid,d by government subsidies; but
Germany, France, England aud other
countries had long since realized the
advantage to the government of fos-
tering that industry 10y which the peo-
pleare fed.
In Delaware the director has APP
pointed thirteen inspectors oc feed aud
seeds. viz: five in Sussex four in
Kent, and four in New Castle These
inspectors have been, aud are now,
procuring samples of the seeds and
feeds used on the farms in this State.
The seeds are sent to the botanist for
examination for impurities and Dox-
IOus weed seeds,a the feeds are sent
to the chemist for tile determination
Of their purity and economical worth.
Thus far large per ceutage Of the
grass seed samples sent in, have been
below the average fair quality of seed;
some Of them containing enough "dod-
der" seed to condemn the lot i'm any
market. The samples Of feed do not
show as wide a range Of varieties of
food as our people could wisely make
for the benefit of animals aud reduc-
.ion of cost.
The botanist will send out five hun
dred letters through the peach grow
ing belt, upon the subject Of Peach
YellOws." The answers TO these will
largely determine the lines Of his work
in this direction. This subject will
form an important part of the work
Of the Station. not antagonistic to sim
liar work being done by the general
government not yet identical with
that work.
Insects and the use of insecticides,
will occupy no little time Of the Off
GERS Of the Station, as they shall en-
deavor to act the part of the school
master among the people, teaching the
use Of tie spraying pump. They de-
sire also that farmers shall make a
determined effort to save their grapes
from 'black rot" and ''mildew," for
which purpose the remedies are now
known.
In this convention the Doctor Incl
dentally mentioned fact that ought
to he of great value to the growers of
sweet potatoes or cabbage. viz: 1t has
been found that small handful Of
clover moistened in London Pur-
pie or Paris Green and laid at inter
walls along the rows Of growing plants,
forms an effective method OF destroy
ing the 'cut worm OF course such
grass can not be used in a field where
animals may get at it to eat it.as such
eating would result in quite certain
death to the animal; nor ought the
grass to be left possible cause Of such