Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-07
FARMERS MEETING.
6 ADDRESSES BY LEADING
FARMERS.
,.and its Advantages Fully Dis
y II. Bancron Tells al
k,ou En,iiage-John q. Hls-
sins. william Homcwood
and Others Speak.

ADutlt h+''"b
,,a., william Homewood
aud oiters Speak.
onen orange m ,eting Of Diamond
G,aupe PATRONS OF HnsbAudry was
IN thslr hail In the village ot etau-
,s.terl,y. (Thursday) afternoon
,srrinp Al o'clock. Tho hall was
b,ud,omely hung with hsgs and
"a fruit, corn and other products OF
Il mi l.rm decorated the windows
,sble. The hall quite roomy one,
ysll tillei with farmers, their wivcs
A, usl,cls, az tho Invitation WAS ex-
I'd 10 all 10 attend whether members
le order OI not.
Edwari Woodward Master OF the
Ne called the meeting TO order and
NM, He extended hearty welcome
present and spoke in strong COM
lslon of tue order. lie claimed
d, !afmers that they were the nrst
u.,te.t their Creator and TO them
entrusted the duty Of showing what
pt,ou, ptoyision nature had provid.
II hof ehildren. Tue mombers wan
70 aui some plan by which they
IA have the advantage Of what they
dpeed. They were there - = local
uee 10 show the advantages OF the or
aud ask tlo,c not members to unite
h them. 10 these gfauges their
yts all ileir daughters met aud they
4 ,ute tucr children were made better
such mee,,ags They felt that the
k,ge was The home where the family
I'd meet and in i. the young ladies
sgre,, work to do in leading young
into the palhs OF industry aud use
hess
choir with Mr. William n. Finn q,
ber and with Mrs. Edward Wood
" the Two Misses Mccoy, the two
sa Churebman, Mrs. Arnold Maui
aud Mrs.. Samuel Mccoy, assisting
le various parts. Tho opening ode,
,ic0ne, brothers," was sung, after
fh Rev I. Z. Smoot resd the opening
er.
eialT then introduced Mr.. 4. IL
lsOli, from near Cam nisn, Delaware,
Of The leading farmers Of Kent
nty, who delivered An interesting nd.
ss OF "Knsilage." !" Referring TO en-.
ge, Mr.. bancroft said hc fed ensilagc
art cnly couple OF seasons and hs
very much In iavor Of 1t because By
Hing it farmers would get mc,e Out Of
results OF their labor He would no,
7 the history OF eDsilage, but Tor thai
would reler his hearers to the leading
(ieultuial papers Of the day, mos
lAbly The Country Gentleman.
f.usllsge was simply preserved green
u, preserved AZ fruit Gamers put u,
Ut aud vegetables, by destroying or 70
wing tie oxygen. The trst thing IL 4
se silo, which 10 simply a large boI
W TIE bottom on level with the feeai
loor The floor OF tie box should b,
impeTY'ous cisy or cemtn cd. The side
nld be better II male o. woad with al
her shea.hlng OF two boards with TAI
Yer between them. The best materIa
nillug silos is corn. 1t produces from
a25 tlns per acre. aad 10 worth two
AeAA ZINES az much AZ timothy.
ei,blts Ilnners 10 keep 100 pei
sas stick from the acre. Wher
a0ph put into sllos the heat cook
% drives out all the oxygen. and ths
" foihs,a'ks become sofiencd aud q
aei q The blades. Corn left IN til,
~ laiiI ~ Ter cent. OF II bloAches Ou
exposure. onp Ton Of ensiisgc 1
'la man two iOns In tue other condi
w. "ilh ensllase there is no toll 4
~ the hu,kiug, nor mice In thl
~, hcNo 'ot cIbbing IL nor mice II
.uio, There IS no toll Tor shelling no
,ls miller, It i' ready always ior tn
ae 70 ea'' Torn fur ensilnge shoul,
'la mol be planted until the 26th @
ot lO'h oi June when the proun,
sefc9lne warm. Il will then come u,
.ts Nais' I should bc planted ii
- ~ ieel 5 inches apart, and tn,
=" y saoNil lie ) inclcs apart In tn
~ eau he cultivated frat with
y NATION but II will soon he so lafc'
:. =, !. h'usi be Otherwise cultivated, i
.nt am grown N less than three mouths
Das .'sry iOuflli stalk should hay,
"a, s, VI e9ru' 1t should 10 saved whe,
~. va ~, VI sotn are in milk. l:ns1ag
Il ,"'N vaSu'a 1t 10 leet deep and 10 or i
a e.t'0' e' Mr. Bancroft had neye
d,ynls.11 dI.1 vnslags yet for his cattle
m, m'9.si '', Considerable ,imo in telliut
M, 'u'ls''ei production OF milk an,
VII. ' Tue superior quality q
rl her w. 10 a question from Farmc
tu, n,o,''. a. "Anetoit said ensl.age con
Ilfoa. euuugn OF the required nuirimen,
~ ~ ,e e'dlng grain with n, bnt IN m
@'asv " aided n little brou ' " w
.aaiAAn Woodward asked vbe,h,
,s.3, J., iei, 70 herseli, would ca, cloy,
=, Fs,. saAet'i' said ensllage all tie tim,
,ts eS would turn up their noses :,
s9eph Derrlckson asked ,v,., ...,
has '' ".,p 50 much production. as ii
ilse,in, ""' mt Tho difficulty was owe,
'"A''o''-Ihat is a different que
~ n lpeirltksOn--Farmers must f,,,
4ssi'rs into trusts like OF her naon,
~ " Day-iiow ripe shouii car
ep9 into silos. '"'u'a eo'
,ls., ,,.,o't--W hen the ear is in i
asHs sSI9 had four pits, two of the
al ,s, pa,s, HIS specially was milk. i
n Ia, a''"'hg 10 do with manufact,,ir
Lia he sent his milk to ph,laae
p.,.anS many more quest.ons were ASK,
irts ySs a present, aud Answ swcrcd i
I,ae,o,, 'shetoit ,it and Higgins. NJ
(rOslsg very strongly advocated ii
srl, e,c, o. scarlet clover, espscislly
B Aupn',A wbers 1t could te sor
latil,s ' aid gathered In NAY. II ",
Ae kuew ~ aud benefittod the erou n,
b .c.,'., car. o. = peach orchard Of loo scr, n
BIZ on /, e.3yer, and cows were D sstu
Ps9Bslt y, .l winter. lie had so,,
Pad Il'eu' t'I /. a,.ns this clover for ensiisa,
A,sa ue would have 1t ali tho time.
p.ng A A., '.l.., Ilose of the discu.siou the chs
ltoat ,bs e,,1n' e.' called "The farmer th
khs, s,.'. s,.'iaan introduced John G. II,
s,d an AZ gauge lecturer, who dali
lle.s tn ta. sne y, local coluruus Of the REF n
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