The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-08
new CASTLE co. GRANGE
kdxressed by Prof Powell and rlr. cush-
J man-The Attendance Should Have
Been Larger.

The Farmers Institute of Now Castle
County met in tho Odd Fellows Hall yes
terfsy afternoon ut Stanton. When a
Seporier Of the REPUBLICAN had climbed
two pairs of stairs and arrived at the third
foor he turned the first door knob and
entered the room In which the lecture was
to DO given. There wero jus5 thirteen
pcrsons In the room. the reporter making
the fourteenth, otherwise there would
have Seen no report of that meeting given
to the readers of this paper Three ladies,
farmers wives, and ten gentlemen greeted
lnhe gazs of the reporter as he took u seat
~ one OF the tables to write up his report,
Mr.. James M. Shakespeare was called to
The chair and said on taking it chat he was
horny to sec such small attendance pres
cut. lie thought the people could not
have been posted. Mr.. Bedford was chosen
eeorctary. Professor Powell spoke, on
Fruit Culture The Professor rsqu2scl
that any questions be propounded him
and he would gladly answer them
- We have first discovery, limos Of hunting
Hines of access on to speculation then az.
riculture When The people begin to take
hold OF agriculture then the buslness is
put on Is safe basis. horticulture takes
on more important feature, as there are
more pests to contend with.
Z There are great many problems that
pest and fungus pest, which become more
aggressive, becomes some Of the empha ic
problems that the fruit grower has to con-
Iend with. You will find that 1t requires
cultivation for getting crops in the ground
and then cultivation to get them out of
the ground.
York State Pennsylvania has spent over
$4,000 to bring back to farmers the tilage
itself
Jethro Tull, an English lawyer, wrote a
hook on agriculture. He was the first man
Shat brought out the fact of cultivation
for eultivation's sake. He experimental
and the moro he cultivated the larger
crops he raised. Village for tillage sake
was the means of bringing out the life Of
the soil, and the more he did the more
plant life he got Tillage in orchard land
4. breaks up the soil.
The better the roots can be loosened up
by the breaking up of the soil the bette r
crop Of fruit 1t will bear
There is enough potash and oxygen in
tie soil to last 500 years There is another
factor and that is to get he moisture to
tho plants, The question is how to get
hold OF the moisture in the ground during
the winter months and keep it for the sum
mer. You can roll away IL log and you
fnd moisture under it where ii laio,l. The
way the water gets out Of tho soil is by
Is by using a cultiyator over the top of the
soil
York State has spent between $780,
900 and 49,, 900 towards investigating the
depreciation of orchard land.
10 get good results plough your orchards
thnee or four inches deep in tho spring st
rs to keep the moisture from evaporating
during the summer months Use fine
tooth harrow
He advised crrp of crimson clover
planted in the orchards. 1t keeps the
ground open and porus cover crop on
the land should be plouKhed under us
soon as you IN get at the land in The
spring. Depend on your winter growth
instead of the spring crop.
He cited as an illustration IN Orchari
containing 60 acres which was owned BY
his father who sold off several acres to I
neighbor. His father treated his or chart
with crimson clover which at first lniict
to do any good, but by perristency ant
Keeping at 1t, he raised one of the fines
crops the speaker said he had ever gnzel
upon. The result was his father orchar,
bore unusual heavy and fine crops o
apples. His nelghbor did no6 believe ii
cultivation, and the result was, his tree
bore uncertain crops and poor OIes be
sides, they being understood and in
felior There il MT u pound of ntrnt,
purchased on his fatners place
The ques ion of rht sphate Las been re
duced 10 IL minimum
He discussed in lucid manner tn
question OF insects and diseases ard hand
led 1t In an able manner and gave his Yer
eions OF the insects and pests brought owe
u from Europe Tho farmers are great oil
spraying but NEGLECT to cultivate the orch
nrds The home o. the apple culture is ii
the New Enrlanti states
Nj. eastman addressed the Institute l.
she evening
Meetings will bs held TO-DAY Wednes
oay and Thursday at different p,Aces.