The evening Republican., 1902-06-06
Pomona Grange Of New Castle County
Congratulates Attorney General
Ward on His Work Of
Investigation.
WILL HOLD A POMONA FAIR
The Trustees of the New Castle Co.
Workhouse Congratulated Upon the
Efficient Manner in Which That
Institution is Conducted.

Despite OF the wish Of work nov
among the farmers about one hun
dred of them and their wives ant
daughters attended the June meeting
| of the New Castle county Pomon;
Grange held yesterday at Unior
Grange hall, Mill Creek hundred. A
more delightful place could NOT shave
been selected than Union. AS the
farmers greeted each other they talk
| ed of their school days in the little
school at Union beneath the pretty
shade trees. While waiting for the
Grange to convene the Grangers dis
| cussed the crop situation. On whole
it was agreed that pasture is very
short, milk Is getting scarce and but
ter will be dearer. Timothy will be
very poor and as Uncle Charles Sharp
less put it the farmers would be a
great big Ounce to haul out hay now
for $l2 or SIS a ton when he sees the
hay crop is going to be short. Reports
showed that there is too much white
clover this season ndthat means that
the hay crop will be short. As to
wheat the outlook is very poor. Here
and there can be found a good field
and while driving yesterday afternoon
a field of wheat near Ebenezer church
on the Worrall farm seemed to be tile
best in that section. A short wheat
crop will make a short supply OF
straw. Sure enough this is Uncle
Charles SharpleSs retired farmer Of
Doe Run who always believed that
the best is none too good for farmer.
Uncle Charlie has seen 81 winters and
SO summers. lie does not have to
worry as Ed is successful farmer.
The latter few days ago sold five
thoroughbred calves one month old
for 1925.
That is a petty good price for cal
yes but when the COWS sell at $225
why thoroughbred calves alc worth
money, 1t takes wide awake farmers
to know what they are doing when
they pay such money for calves. They
are not the fellows usually who pay
$40 a piece for fox hounds
- "Uncle Charlie" had ahearty shake
hands for all the Granger andhe had
no hesitancy in stating that the
Changers are the bestpeople in the
world, and then the wives and daugh-
terS of the farmers had an excellent
dinner for the visitors. We must ad-
init, said Uncle Charlie, that the
Union Grange women know how to
set out the proper sort of dinner for
over hundred people. Here came
along that hard working Granger,
that proper stamp Of a farmer, Rich
ard G. Buckingham, and every one
was glad to see him. Brandywire
hundred was we'll represented and
DR.. Ncalc, of Newark College was
present to encourage the farmers in
their grand and noble work.
But in speaking of COWS one farmer
said that the Durham paid him
the best. William Kelton, OF L len,
was pleased to stlte tha!'durlng the
month Of May his % COWS ne.ted
him Sl0O as he sold the cream to a a!
Philadelphia ice cream manufacturer
for twenty cents quart.
Alexander GutArie had considerable
to say about the prospects OF the
trolley road from kennett Square to
Brandywine Springs. Then the extra
five cents on ticket over the B. &
o. from Landenberg would not count
and the farmers would not have to
beg for the traiu to stop at Brandy.
wine Springs.
But back to business is the word
for the young girls were interested in
the next welding among their num-
Der. Two tables covered with snow
flake linen and decorated with choice
flowers were set beneath the trees
and here it was that dinner WAS Serv-
cd. 1t Was one Of thos, att lIrs that
cast great credit on the won!n Of
Union Grange.
In the absence Of the Worthy Mas
ter John L. Hayes, the session of I
Pomona Grange was preside over by
Charles Day, of Brandywinc hundred.
Farmers after Il busy summers
We rk are deserving of little recrea.
tion and consequently the sturdy
tilIers Of the soil believe in Il holiday
and that is just what the second
annual fair at Brandywine Springs
viii be this fall. Encouragcd,by the
success Of the Pomona fair last year,
the fair this year will! be more Of a
representative one and will have far
more exhibits than ia 1901. although
the live stock feature this year viii
be lacking.
Farmers expressed an opinion that
should the management permit the
lorses to be exhibited each afternoon
n front Of the stand that those
present would pay an admission fee
o sec the horses.
A farmers pride Is worth a whole
OF. The pride is genuine and is de.
Ived from hard work. lie delights
d having good crops and then in
citing his neighbor know he has