The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-24
FARMERS
!. AND CHANGERS

MIDLAND Grange OF Georgetown,
has selected The following officers:
Master, Nathaniel II. Wilson; over
heer, J. j. Simpler; lecturer, G.
Frank Campbell; steward, g. T.
Pepper; assistant stewart, r. J.
Davidson; chaplain, Kendall d.
Wilson; treasurer, J. ]. Simpler;
becretary, Kate A. Johnston; gate
keeper, B. I. Petty john; L. A.Stew-
hrd. s: A. Davidson; ceres, Julia
F. Tam; fora, Barbara A. john
pton; pomona. Kate A. Johnston.
The newly elected officers vii! be
Installed on February l.
/ A royal welcome is extended to
Peach Blossom Grange No 3. Of
Middletown. Tomorrow Afternoon u
a meeting OF the new Grange will
b. held and it is safe 10 say that
Nrfe will be a royal gathering.
? Pursuant to a call in the local
pa, crs, quite au assembly Of ladies
and gentlemen met in the club room
bn South Broad street on Saturday
hfteruoon last. for the purpose Of
forming a Grange Of the Patrons
bt Husbandry. National Deputy,
MI. Anson Holway. Of Maine, was
present. aud spent some time in
m aIrog explanatory remarks upon
The working and usages Of the or
der Tor the purpose OF aiding those
present 10 coming to a decision as
10 advisa bility of forming said
Grange. :, The result was made ap-
parent, when later on it was decid-
ed to form Peach Blossom Grange,
mo. ).
! Tie Nation al Deputy qualified
hhose present as members, after
which an election for officers was
held, at which the follow ing were
chosen to fill the different offices:
Master, W. ID. Bradford overseer,
Nv. T. Shallcross; lecturer, Freder-
lick Brady; ste ward, J. A. Cleaver;
assistant steward, &. w. Merritt;
Ehaplain, James FARRELL; treasurer,
MN. Price; secretary, II. W. Pharo;
gate keeper, Elmer 0. Stafford;
ceres. Mrs. Frederick Brady; po-
mona, Mrs. J. Il. Shallcross, Jr.;
fora, Mrs. A. l.. Truax; lady as
Aistant steward, MISS Mary Shall
cross.
A committee was appointed to
secure proper room in which 10
hold the meeting Of the Grange.
After some further explanatory and
advisory remarks from the Nation.
al Deputy, the Grange was closed
in accordance with the proper form
of the order. If the opinion Of the
National Deputy is to be allowed
Rnv weight in this connection, it is
but seldom that subordinate
Grange is opened under such favor
able and tlattering auspices.
! With more than 30 names on the
list Of members, all good law abid
ing citizens and nearly al good
tarmers as we'll, with quite large
additional membership in immedi-
ate prospect, and with such
.neig hbornood and such communi.
ty to draw from, it would seem
strange indeed, if first class
Grange could not only be instituted
but also maintained in this local.
ity. Such an affair ought to be
productive of very much good and
certainly it can do no narm. -
The wheat fields around in places
are brown and almost bare. For
the most part the wheat was sown
late in the season and did not grow
sufficiently to wholly cover the ground
before co!d weather. Then after a
period Of alternate freezing and
thawing there came the Ion. cold
spell OF several weeks that preceded
the rain OF yesterday which partly
thawed the ground about>thc roots.
Ii will freeze up again solid and the
probabilities are that there will be
much hard trying weather for the
crop especially when the Geld winds
OF Fchrurry blow. There has been
snow now to signify and hence no
pro,cction-for the wheat. 1t is not
likely that any snow that may follow
hereafter will be>of much benefit to
the wheat.
n The roots are not killed there
may be vigorous growth later and
. goodscrop after all. But rain such |
as we have been having fall on frozen
ground accumulates on all the flat
places in the wheat fields and freezes
solid. Ice formed in that way smoth-
ers wheat to death and the probabil.
tiles are that many bare places will
be seen In the wheat fields next sum.
mer.
There Is one probable advantage In
thIs kind of q winter. 1t kills out
the Tlessian fly and that plague which
has worked upon the wheat for sever
II years past, will do little damage
ibis year.
At the meeting Of the Octorara
Farmers Club asking and answering
questions was commenced by Charles
Thomas wishing to know if 1t will in.
ure the value OF manure to he hunt
in the yard. The members thought
It lost great deal of its value and
Was called by lack Of moisture.
Howard Brinton wished to know il
there Is any advantage in hauling ma
lure right out in the field.
Some thought it depended on the
Kind of Winter we have. Lille Bro
;ius wished to know The valve of cn-
iilage by the square foot. None of
he members had ever had any exper-
enec with this, but Harry Barnard
aid he had kept an account of the
'xpcncc Of growing thecrop,andfound
hat a cents a ton covered the cost Of