The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-20
FARMERS MEET.
HocKESsIN THE PLACE OF MEET
ING.
Financial Accounts-officers Elected
Practical Talk on the Potato Rot
and Handling and Skim
ming Milk.

The New Castle County Farmers In
stitute held its annual meeting yester-
day, commencing at IL o'clock, in the
Odd Fellows Hall at Hockessin. The
meeting was large and representa-
tive one. Among those in attendance
We're: Professors q. l.. Penny, #. ID.
Chester and Dir. A. G.. Neal, of Newark;
Day, Talleyville; Abram Palmer, DIR.
William Pennock, J. H. Walker, Mer-
maid; Arnold Naudain, Stanton; Chas.
Walton, Iron Hill; David lloyd, State
Road; II. Il. Naudain, Middletown;
William Cranston, Samuel Mccoy,
Stanton; Frank Rubeneane, Kimble-
Vile; Spencer Chandler, John Arm
strong, Chandler Lamborne, w. H.
Walker, John Day, Joseph Hanna,
George Ss,sg Shakespeare, Jonas Klair
Taylor Mitchell, 8. W. Eastburn, /.
Newton Biackin, Edwin Pierson,
Frank Taylor, Alexander Guthrie,
Samuel Sharpless, Ellis Crossan.
Thomas Walker, Jr., William Peach,
William Peoples, Richard Fisher and
Others
President Black being absent, Vice
President Peach took the chair
Treasurer h. Z, Talley made u report
showing that there were S29SSl In the
bAtbi lpi1AHB All tiIlutbtt'IiltSH.
On motion William Cianston, J. II.
Walker and Arnold Naudain were ap-
pointed a committee to audit the ac-
counts OF the treasurer.
A bill amounting to $3.50, presented
by the Farm and Home, was adopted
and ordered paid. The sum of vs. was
also ordered drawn in favor of Odd
Fellows Lodge, Hockessin, for rent of
hall.
uba oo,ar,Ittoa ,,,,,;,,4o1 - A.
Newark meeting reported that Edmund
j. james, of the University of Penn
sylvania, had been secured to address
the meeting OF the Institute to be held
in this city next Saturday, January ~,
on the subject; ''Has any State sue
ceeded in relieving the landholders of
an unjust burden by the equalization
of taxation"
Application was made by member
of the Delaware Grange to have a
question box at tho meetings OF the
Institute, into which questions could
be dropped in reference to agricul-
tural subjects that they might be
answered by the President and Secre-
tary.
The Institute then proceeded to tho
election of officers, when the following
were elected: President, JohnJ. Black,
Of New Castle; secretary, Delaware
Clark, Glasgow;treasnrer,E u. ID. Talley,
Beaver Valley; executive committee,
John G. Higgins, j. II. Walker, Mer,
maid; ID. w. Corbit, A. 4. Neal, New
ark.
The following vice-presidents were
elected; Brandywine hundred--Char-
les Day. Talleyville; Chrlstiana hun
dred-Abram Palmer, Mermaid; White
Clay Creek-Arnold Naudain, Stanton;
SeneaderICharles Walton, Iron Hill;
New tastle--David Heyd, State Road;
Red Lion-James Grey, Red Lion; st.
Georges Alexander Corbit, Odessa;
Appoquinimink-R. L. Naudain, Mid
dletown; Blackbird Mortimer
Records.
After the election of officers Pro.
fossor Frederick ID. Cheste-, of Della
ware College, gave practical talk,
aided by lantern slides, on the Potato
Rot. its Causes and Methods of Pre-
vention." He looked upon the rot as
"a disease having it's origin in this
country as early as 1S43, and from here
u was afterwards carried to Europe.
1t was caused principally by climate
conditions, rainy weather, followed by
hot suns, damp, Sultry weather, wet
soils, lack OF plant food, etc.
As Il remedy he suggested the spray
ing OF the vines with the Bordeaux
mixture, which contained the various
salts OF copper.
Professor Penny, OF Delaware Col
lege, then gave magic lantern illus
tration upon Handling and Skim
ming Milk The object was to show
the circumstances affecting the rising
OF cream, influence of temperature,
climate and meteorological condition.
The cause and mechanism of cream
rising and explanation of apparatus
for cooling and aerating milk and
separating cream was also illustrated
by stereopticon views. The speaker
closed by giving a description of the
now butter extractor, with an account
OF its operations and efficiency.
committee was appointed to make
arrangements for the meeting of the
Institute In this city next Saturday.