Smyrna times., 1904-12-14
FARMERS HOLD CONFERENCE
DISCUSS TIMELY TOPICS
TWO DAYS SESSION HELD AT DOVER LAST
WEEK WITH GOOD RESULTS.
Discussions Were Opened By Leading Men of
the State Who Gave Practical Talks For
Benefit OF Kent COuGty Farmers.

Benefit OF Kent COudty Farmers.
An agricultural conference under
the auspices of the State Board of Ag
riculture, began at noon Tuesday.
John Hyde, presided and Wesley Webb
served as secretary. The attendance
was large. The morning session
opened with a paper on "Our Horticul-
tural interests" by Charles Wright of
Seaford. Mr.. Wright reviewed the
work of the Peninsula Horticultural
Society, and SAID the horticultural in
terests should have first place with the
farmers. AS to the adaptability of the
land in Delaware for raising fruits,
vegetables and berries, he claimed
there was none better. He said the
raising of strawberries in the lower
part of Delaware had become prOtita
BILE, and added that there are acres of
land in the lower part of Kent County
which could be put to the same use.
He recommended the establishing of
cold storage plants in shipping centres
80 that fruits could be held until the
prices warranted sending them out.
He favored Chinese immigration to
this State and peninsula and said Chi
nese could obtain work as berry pick
ers, peach pickers and employees in
canning factories. The paper was dis
cussed by Charles d. Barker, of Mil
I'll. IL sA1l.v e ~
John J. Black, of New Castle, B. F.
B. Woodall, of Milford, L. n. Rawlins
of Seaford. and A. W. Slaymaker, of
Camden
Next DIR. John J. Black read a pa
per on Tuberculosis, " DR.. Black was
voted thanks, and those present
pledged themselves to aid in the effort
to secure State sanitarium for con-
sumptives. In the afternoon Henry
Ridgely, Jr., of Dover reviewed the
work at the State Library Commission.
E. W. Corbit. of Odessa, read paper
on "The Care of Our Prisoners" and
the county superintendent of free
schools discussed the schools needs
At night Prof. Spade gave an illus
trated lecture on Eggs aud Feathers"
A discussion of anthrax" was a
feature of Wednesdays session. DIR.
A. I. Neal of the Delaware College Ex-
pertinent Station was the first speaker
He said anthrax was discovered in
Delaware in 1891 and was then treated
as blood poison. In 1892 it was ascer-
He said that comparatively little money
has been expended in attempting to
stamp out the cOntagion and recon-
mended that the Legislature make a
large appropriation for this purpose.
DR.. Henry Marshall, of Georget own,
DR.. H. b. Mcdowell, of Middletown,
and DIR. j. r. Kuhns, of Dover, dis
cussed methods of treating anthrax.
The work of the State Board of
Health was revie wed by the president
of that body, DIR. E. w. Cooper, of
Camden, and by the secretary, DR..
Alexander Lowber, of Wilmington.
DIR. George A. Harter, of Delaware
College read paper on "What Della
ware COlleSe Ouers Farmers and
John Hamilton, of Washington, ID. c. {.
spoke on the Relation of Farmer In
stitute Movement to the Agricultural
Experim ent Station Work" Cornell
ius j. HorTIgan, president Of the State
Highw ay Commission on "The I'm
provement of the Public Roads" He
explained in detail the building of
eight miles of road in New Castle
County at a cost of 100000 Others
sal comparatively little road building
has been done in Kent and Sussex
Counties during the last two years,
and expressed the opinion that the
present plan is too costly for Delaware.
Richard NJ. Cooper, of Cheswold,
spoke of the good resulting from far
mer's institute, and recommended
that the State appropriation, now $500
be increased to $500.