The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-27

The New Castle County Farmers IN.
lstitute was held yesterday at Newark
in the lecture room of the college.
There was fairly good attendance.
DIR. Bowen, Master OF the Grand
IGrange OF Connecticut, was present
and delivered an Interesting address
which was listened to with marked at
tention. Among other things he said
he remembered the day Dexter made
the record of 2.i7t4 which was truly
phenomenal. and he then predicted
chat the time would come when an
American horse would do a mile In
two minutes and he believed that there
is soil to-day that can be covered In
two minutes.
The average yield Of butter In New
YORK State for each cow Is about 100
pounds. and the near future Will give
us cows that will give us four hun.
Idred pounds each. BY charts the
breeding OF the famous registered
herds was clearly defined. Brown
Bees and Mary Maiden, the famous
Jerseys at the Worlds Fair, were
noted. He Gwelt on the great record
Of the Duchess OF Argyle. one of the
famous Connecticut cows.
We can reap almost anything We de.
'ire. but 1t means study. But that
study means The study OF
anatomy. so that we can select by
every point, and as we improve our
creeds we are lowering the prices,
which comes from the condition OF
the west where the great wheat belt ls
being driven to the northwest and tho
Hairy farmer ie springing up every
where.
1t is an interesting fact to trace our
own origin and find where we came
from. He then referred to the time
The Romans mingled with the Ceits
,and produced the English in $50 and
ON to the Anglo.Saxons, and the fusion
through intermafIiage until utter the
eighth century, on to the time OF
William the Conqueror and the battle
OF Hastings. England Is live bred
nation. And so We can apply those
rules to our cattle breeding. 1t would
oat the dos cendants OF GaTataldi. He
/ eated an instance where lady at his
own lone did not understand how he
owed his country and thought SO
much OF the COWS.
lie told her that his country was
really more kind to him than his
friends-it kept him. and he liked his
COWS because they were we'll bred and
he liked anything well bred whether
It was COW or woman. The lect-
urer then informed the Institute that
hewas ready to answer any questions
which might be put TO him. Mr.. Dan.
ioi q. Corbit sud we have had several
tests OF COW giving SO many pounds
OF butter and II was said that the tests
are not fairly conducted ard he would
like to know hisexperience. DR.. Cohen
said they were open to too many
men not to be fairly conducted. In re.
gard to private tests he believed In the
min that they are accurate.
In answer to further questions he
stated that the result OF milk can be
through ascendancy. He
considered that where farmers did
not breed thoroughbreds that the best
ross would lie Jersey or Guernsey
pull with the home stock and then
reed the heifers to the fountain head
lgain. Then change the bull and do
he same again and soon you will
lave your breed improved. and this |
Will not weaken the progeny while it |
8 sure to bring out all the week |
'oints which may exist. There are |
OTIS Of men to-day on our farms who |
ave no business TO be there. DR.. |
Zeal said the Institute should feel |
rateful to DIR. Cohen for his lecture
nd 1t showed that they needed a |
reat deal OF study. He moved and |
IT. Corbit seconded q rising vote OF |
hanks to the lecturer.
The following officers were elected: |
resident, JAS. Hossinger; secretary, |
eiaware Clarke; treasurer Elihu
alley.