Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-08

Special Correspondent Gazette and journal
MILFORD, Sept. 1.-The August meeting
of the Kent County Farmers Institute was
held at the home of its president, Thomas
Is. Coursey, at Spring Mills yesterday after
noon. 1t was beautiful place for an out
door meeting and everything had been
arranged by the host for the entertain.
ment Of the institute. A raised platform
had been-erected and benches with seat
ing capacity for about $50 persons placed
conveniently around.
The meeting was called to order by
President Coursey. who called for routine
I business. This was soon disposed Of and
the speaker of the day, Hon. II. l.. Martin
of Seaford, was introduced,
Mr. Martin took for the subject of his
Z talk "The Relation of the Delaware Fruit
Z Exchange to the Growers of Scarlet Glover
! Seed.n 1t will be remembered that the
Delaware Fruit Exchange undertook II few
months ago to establish price and find
market for this years crop of all the
{ scarlet clover seed raised on this Peninsula,
or at least in Delaware. They have in a
measure been successful, but not so sue
cessful as they thought their return would
be. Instead of establishing a price and
finding u market they have done the re-
Z verse. Their action caused competition
and the dealers in foreign seed have cut
the, prices so that, instead Of getting the 81
OF ~ per DuSHtl IIlGN pFbllllstl bllC gloNtIo
they are now able to get but about 81 and
1t. does not meet with Il ready sale at that
price, In Milford to-day ii can be bought
at S3.75 per bushel
IN Mr.. Martin was then to explain why this
state of affairs existed and he did 50 to the
satisfaction of all. He said: last spring
when we (The Delaware Fruit EXehangG)
discovered that there were to be no peaches
we turned our attention to scarlet clover
seed, Until this year little attention had
been paid to the saving Of the seed of this
plant, as it was used as Il fertilizer and
X there is none better. As soon rs the
growers had made up their minds to SOW
the seed the exchange began making their
~ preparations for the sale of it, The
farmers were visited and nearly all agreed
to sell through the exchange on conditions
that have already been published in The
T GAZETTE. The exchange began to adver-
tise the crop; TO send ont the Delaware
\ College Experimental Station Bulletin and
to print and distribute testimonials from
well-known farmers and agriculturis,s as
TO the value of the crimson clover.
This was done to introduce it through
out the country, it not being known ex-
n cept in very few states. 1t cost the OK
change several hundred dollars to get it
before the people, and after the crop was
threshed many who had agreed to sell
through the exchange, sold privately. The
I city dealers thought the exchange was
trying to corner the price and they began
cutting on their imported seed. Had there
n been unanimty between the farmers and
" the exchange we could have prevented a
e. single bushel Of the foreign seed coming
into our market, 1t was this action that
" defeated us. We expected no profit, as
the same rules that govern the handling OF
peaches govern the handling Of the clover
seed. Until there is better organization
and unanmity among the farmers they
will keep plodding along at the present
rate"
M This explanation was made to clear the
4 exchange of the undeserved censure. The
farmers have defeated the scheme them
selves. 1t is not due to the mismanage
ment of the Delaware Fruit Exchange.
M At the close Of Col. Martins talk severa
questions in regard to the matter wert
asked him. all of which he answered
satisfactorily. At this time the president
discovered Rev. ]. S. Willis in the audience
and he was invited to take seat upon til,
5splatform.
DR.. A. 4. Neale of Delaware College, wa,
4 asked to make an address, but said he hat
come simply as a listener, unless questions
were asked, which he would cheerfully
answer. He said he was surprised at wha
IN Col Martin had said, as he thought tn
seed was selling at IS all along lie ha
been engaged in another line of work TO
some weeks and has not kept posted OF
~. the matter.
~ Mr.. Willis was then called but no
having expected to make n speech wa
not prepared. He, however spoke of tn
~ benefits to be derived from the use o
scarlet clover as a fertilizer, a proyende
and sub-soiler, The price he thought low
l He first began experimenting with the see
in 1850, and has continued to do so, and la
w paid as high as 40 cents per pound for til
seed. Before closing Mr.. Willis reminde
Colonel Martin that there was one sus
n gestion he had failed or neglected to make
amend the Mckinley bill by putting
tariff on it to protect the Delaware Fru
sE Exchange said Mr.. Willis, II beliey
greater than this. and if we have propt
protection we will be all right, Colon
1t Martin, | agree with your remarks, br
"a believe you omitted that one suggestion.
At this point State Treasurer w. II, Blu
mite offered the following resolution Q
behalf OF DR. Il. W. Hargadine, u membt
of the institute and the first man to plaI
the seed in Delaware, who is seriously i
at his home in Felton,
f Rsso Ueo, That this institute has heard IL
-f0 announcement of the serious illness OF OF
VI fellow member, DIR. X. W. lIargadine, with Il
most profound sorrow; and that we enter ups
the record of our proceedings our acknowled
ment of his great usefulness as physicit
-il and our hope for his recovery,
tR Mr.. Willis seconded the adoption of ii
resolution, speaking of the doctor in glo'
Nr. Willis was again called for and +
%NIsrondud IN . "h-Ir ,nriH TddtaTs ~ sTgttG
pertaining q" He farm, ard farm, litc. Vi
address VS. GOOD one ani rF?i'u
4 erected him ~ 5he Close.
Until this time the meeting lad bei
NJ utilized in speech making, but after
X Alexander Fulton, ESP, offered the +,
lowing resolution, which explains itse
Nae speeches were of u little diilcre
character.
RESOLVED, BY the Farmers Institute OF lie
i, That every consideration Of justi,
iit equality, fair play requires that all inve
" ments paying interest or yielding an incoh
FIX such as bonds, mortgages and stocks, shot
be taxed for all county, school and munich
F purposes, the same AZ other property.
g That we will vote for nn man Tor sty
III senator or representative who will not NJ
& quiyocally pledge himself To support, by
fl vote and Influence, the passage OF such lawz
WA .. Thuta committee vt three Democrats a
4ift three Republicans DO appointed to ask
l,n nominees OF both parties for such a pledge u
74 10 publ h their answrr- So that all voters IA
1NN sec exactly whore they stand.
As soon as MIR. Fulton began to read I
MI second section OF the resolution il y
'l5 plainly evident to a careful observer Il
there was to be some fun, and he hart
wa finished when i. L. Willis arose and beg
1N. talking on the subject. The first SGcti'
M he said, was all right; lie believed in I
XXI principle embodied ,in-thc resolution,
4Ft the second is impractlbable. Mr.. VII
qN objected seriously to the adoption OF
'fM second section Of The resolution, rs did u
great number Of those present. nuri
the course of his address Mir. Willis
ft ferred to the single tax system adyoca
a4 by Henry George and declared him
N socialist. He said lie would commit hi
g self so far as the first section Of the re
a luton, but the second clause he would II
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