The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-14
FARMER S IN FORCE.
A Representative Gathering Of New Castle
County Farmers.

county Farmers.
Brandywine Springs was yesterday filled
with farmers, their wives and he althy
looking daughters Tho occasion was the
meeting of the Farmers Institute of New
Castle County.
At II o'clock the meeting was called to
order In the Carousal building, which was
about two.thrds filed, John G. Higgins
was called upon to preside.
He spoke on the educational advanta-
ges of the sons Of the farmers and the ex-
cellent advantages Delaware College of.
fers Delaware College with its immense
equipment offers advantages which our
sons should be given an opportunity of
attending. Trades us well as educational
facilities can be had
SO II Il boy after becoming farmer Is
ever turned out on the world would BIO
better qualified and equipped to earn his
own living. He dwell particularly on the
want Of good grammar school In the
country, where the pupils could DE fitted
out SO that they could enter Delaware
College. New Castle, Newark, Delaware
City Smyrna and Wilmington have gram
mar schools, which children living in out.
lying districts may attend but their
parents must pay for such privileges.
Those who pay school taxes let them live
where they may should share equally the
privileges of the public schools.
There is an excellent faculty Mt Della.
ware College, Of which every man is
good and capable instructor of the branch
which he may teach,
1t would cost but S. year to send all
the children of tho family, while at board.
Ing school tho expenses are from $500 to
$500. Every person who can should avail
themselves of this magnificent oppurtun.
ity, US they will find good education of
incstimable value whether they 20 into
professions of the sciences or mechanical
arts.
He paid u glowing tribute to the faculty
and Delaware College as the leading edu
catonal institution in Delaware.
After his remarks the meeting adjourn.
ed until 2 O'Clock.
After dinner had been partakon of sew
cral hundred moro persons had arrived on
the grounds which gave tia regular camp
meeting look, with their numerous hand
some and staple vehicles The meeting
was called to order IL few minutes after2
o'clock aud Mrs. Annie B. Cornstock Of
the Cvrn|ell University, q large and pre-
possessing l6okipg Woman Of some 81 years,
made a very ,iitepsting and instructive
address on HInscdts and Horticulture"
She cited the schools of Now York as Civ
ing more instructions upon natural sci
ences than any other city, She had sew
crul charts with illustrations of insects
and flowers which she used to give u bet
ter idea of her talk upon the subject.
She dwclt upon the factor the busy, in
GustrOuS bee contributes to the fertllza-
ton of the different plants and flowers;
that they are dissemnators of the fra
GRANGE and beauty of the plants; that
they contribute to seXuality; that every
farmer should be up ON horticulture and
know how to treat every kind of bug that
makes Its appearance on growing plants.
She advocated the Introduction OF studies
of natural science into the public schools.
The lady had severe headache but not
withstanding that fact gave "A very enjoy
able talk upon the subject, which she is
well qualified of doing
Mr. George Il. Powell Of Client, n. Y,
gave an interesting talk on the farm and
farmer of today. He gave IL lot of statis-
tics purporting to show what the farmer
received on his invcst mcnt and the manu-
facturcr on his The contrasts were all in
favor by about 800 per cent. of the manu-.
flcturer. lie failed like Il good many other
fsrr O. lecturers to inform the farmer h,w
To improve his financial condition. How
to get better prices for what he is now
raising He sad the farmer should stop
the waste on the farm, which would be il
good profit. In the IVES: they have pro-
duction and in the East population
lie cited visit he had made through a
large silk mill, where the operators, some
400 in number, saved every thread which
hal become broken when running through
the machine and upon tying left the ends
which We're saved and became the profit
at the end Of the year on tho product
turned out in the mill The margin at
which the product was sold Lad become
50 small that the smallest saving in What
was formerly considered waste was turned !