Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-04-22
Kent County Farmers.

If the GEaa5e'
Kent County Farmers.
The regular monthly meeting of
she Kent county Farmers Institute
was held in Grange Hall, FELTON,,
Thursday, April IA, and was well
attended. Thomas B. Coursey, the
was unable to attend and
and the vice-president, J. J.
Rosa, filed the chair and called the
meeting to order.
Mr.. Rosa opened the meeting by
stating that the rate of taxation was
too high and credited it to such
work as was done by the last Legis-
lature in allowing James L. Wolcott
u Der cent. on a collection of about
$40 600 from the United States gov
eminent. The time for the after
noon was already occupied and the
institute did not discuss the sub
iect J. Alexander Fulton agreed
with Mr.. Rosa, and said the high
taxes were the talk of the State. He
moved that the next meeting, to be
held in May. be set aside for the
discussion of taxation. The motion
was almost unanimously carried and
Mr.. Fulton was instructed to open
the subject.
A preamble and resolutions, the
former abiding to the formation Of
the Sugar Trust, were offered by
Mr.. Fulton and adopted. The reso
lutions were:
RESOLVED, That the Farmers In
stitute, of Kent county, Delaware
composed of and representing mer
of all parties without distinction
look upon said combination as
most unjust and iniquitous attempt
of the sugar refneries Of the United
States to enrich themselves at the
expense of the people at large anC
denounce it as high-handed ano
impudent outrage upon their JUS
rights.
That we call upon Congress, nov
in session, to protect us against TIL
assault of this haartless mOnopol,
hy an immediate repeal Of all duties
upon whatever grades or kind.
That a copy Of the foregoing pre-
lamble and resolution, signed by til
president of the institute and al
tested by the secretary, be imme
diately forwarded to each Of on
senators ana oar representatives i
Congress with a request that the.
present them to their respective boo
les to he read and printed in tn
record. Also that copy be fni
nished the press for publication.
Col. r. NJ. Bell was next intro
duced and delivered his address o
"Sheep Husbandry." The speake
! is a practical man in all branches {
sheep raising, having been fora nun
Der of years engaged in the bushes
and his talk was a very interestin
and instructive one.
He explained the keeping
sheep in winter and summer, til
care of the same that they might |
most healthy aud profitable both
the quantity and quality Of the
wool and meat. He next took u
the different breeds and describe
each. On the whole allin attendant
and who heard the address of Il
colonel will be greatly profted
what he said provided they inter
to 90 into the sheep raising bushes
: and a number have assented to q
50.
Mr.. Rosa suggested that the
ought to be a veterinarian station'
at the experiment station at Del
ware College, who would rend
assistance to the farmers in case
a sick horse, etc.
W. 7. Case presented a bill
500 to the institute for expenses
attending the last session Of Il
Legislature, as per instructions fro
the institute. The bill was laid
the table.
: A. N. Brown offered the folio
ing, which was adopted.
WHEREAS, The Legislature at i
last session passed all act appoin
ing commissioners to investiga
f and consider the whole subject