The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-25
PROUD OF
PRODUCTS.
New Castle County Far
\ merS Make a Credita-
bic Display at
the Springs.

It was a contented and success
full company of farmers, their wives
and children, who gathered at
Brandywine Springs yesterday.
The smiling countenances OF the
country visitors and the way in
which they disported themselves
proved their contentment, while the
excellent display Of farm produce,
ETC., bore evidence to the fact that
the New Castle county farmers are
personages well skilled in the art OF
tilling the soil, and citizens to be
proud OF.
B To the farmer, there is no crea-
ton of nature more to be admired
THAN the tallest stalk of corn, the
iuiciest tomato, the longest beet or
the most firm head OF cabbage.
Ordinarily the "city chap" does not
interest himself in such matters,
further than to enjoy them when
prepared for meal, but those ur-
banites who journeyed out to the
Springs found themselves profound
admirers of the vegetable display,
80 creditable was il. There were
corn stalks which measured any,
where from eight to fourteen feet
ten inches in height, cabbage heads
which would tire the ordinary man
to.carry them from the garden to
the barn; potatoes, two of which
would make an ordinary meal;
beans which would crowd out of the
soup all other vegetables; wheat,
the pride of the country gentleman
and a host of other vegetables and
cereals which made the eyes OF less
successful farmers and the untamll-
lar city chaps bulge out in aston
lshment.
Then there was displayed the
handiwork of the farmers busy
wives and his wide awake daughters
the crazy quilt, the tutted cush-
lon. the pastel, those tasty preserves
and the ever welcome sauces. Such
a collection was never brought to-
gether before, and considering the
Fact that the committee of arrange
ments had prepared the exhibit in
Ten days time, 1t was the most cred
table affair of the kind the State
has ever seen.
The prize corn raiser proved to
be Mr. Eastburn, who farms out
near Eastburn's quarries. 1t was
his stalk which reached the height
Of fourteen feet ten inches. 1t was
of course an elegant stalk. Its first
ear was ten feet, two inches from
the ground and it was as well
formed an ear as ever made its way
IRON Il farmers field. Everybody
admired the stalk and congratulate
ed Mr.. Eastborn on his success as
a corn raiser. at the same time as
surfing him that before the next ex-
hibit they would make strenuous
efforts to surpass his record.
There were over two hundred
exhibits, all tastefully arranged and
labelled. They did not tontaln the
names of their producers, however,
afact which was generally regretted
the building was Il vegetable
man.
r. Lewis Armstrong proved the
champion wheat grower. His ex-
hibit was that of 81 bushels OF the
grain which grew on one acre and
averaged 65 pounds to the bushel.
While the farmers learned much
Df horticulture from what they saw
they also learned much from what
they heard
The roof garden was turned over
10 them for part of the afternoon,
and there the spcech-maklng took
place. A. Naudain OF Stanton pre-
Hded. The chief speaker OF the
afternoon was n. T. Bachelor of
Concord, N H. lie came 1000 miles
to address the farmers and said he
was we'll repaid for his trip w hen
he saw the large audience in front
Of him. His remarks were mostly
about the good accomplished by the
Grange. Henry Pincus, the mana.
ger of amusements atthe park, also
aelivercd an address. Addresses
we're delivered by Seth Nevin of
Pennsylvania and Wesley Webb.
J. w. Perkins and W. A. Tallcy
sang duet. Edward Woodward,
on behalf of the Grange, presented
large basket of fruit to Howson's
Band, Leader llowson replied.
Among the prominent farmers
present were: Will p. Holllngsworth
B. Frank Dilworth, X. Lewis Arm
strong, Ed. Woodw ard. Geo Leech,
John McElwee, Philip picrson, Eli
more &, Chandler, 5. \, Bailey, Jas
Brown, Bayard L. Derrlckson
Calvin Derrickson, J. II. Walker
talyin W. Crossan, Edward Peach,
S,ewis Derrickson, Amos Eastburn,
,. NJ. Shakespeare, Henry Walker
W. II, Worth, John q. Fisher, Jerry
Gregg, John Brackin, Rob Dcnni-
son, John Dennison, Spence Chan
dler, John Taylor, Orlando {. Nc
Gargle. Eli Davis, Ephraim Nc
Garglc, Isaac Finn, William Chan
dler, James Grosc, John Ball, VIM
II. plcrson. Elwood Woodward
Arnold Naudain, Delaware Clark,
Frank klalr and Egbert klalr.
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