Smyrna times., 1905-11-01
SrlYRNA ENTERTAINS
POnONA GRANGE
interesting and Instructive Session Held in
Smyrna last Thursday-PrOgram Rendered

lows Hall last Thursday aud the COM
ing together of so many delegates in
terested in Delaware's soil was happy |
occasion and Smyrna as usual accorded |
the visitors warm hospitality. The |
Hall was crowded at every session,
representatives being present from
every Grange in the county, which al
together numbered more than 500
members. Jacob H. Rosa, of Milford,
presided. The address of welcome
was made by Miss Case, of Walkers.
Worthy Master Rosa responded in a
very appropriate manner. A commit
tee on resolutions consisting of DR.. A.
T. Neale, A. W. Slaymaker and Her
vey Walker was appointed. In reports
of officers, Mr.. Rosa spoke of the par
cells post and number of other meas
nres which the Grange has been favor
ing for some time, aud spoke in very
high terms of the work of the order.
j. q. Brown as Overseer, suggested
that every Grange in the county
should commence at once an active
canvass for new members. Wesley
Webb, the Lecturer. discussed the
work of the Farmers Institute in the
county and announced that Prof. A.
D. Shamel, the leading corn breeding
expert in the United States, and Henry
Van Dresser. the most popular poultry
lecturer and one of the most successful
poultry men in this country, would
speak at series of Institutes which
would entirely cover Kent county in
the latter part of January. Mr.. Webb
heartily approved the suggestion of
Mr.. Brown and said that every farmer
in the county should be an active
member of the Grange, and not only
every farmer but every member of his
family who is old enough to join. Mr..
Webb also stated that apparently the
soil survey of the upper half of this
county which was made two years ago
by the United States Department of
Agriculture had proved to be of great
value and said that the work would be
completed to cover the whole state, If
the farmers would unitedly ask for it.
Keeping Deadly Anthrax Under Control
Mr.. A. W. Slaymaker explained
briefly the work of the State Board of
Agriculture, describing especially S
successful efforts in keeping under
control anthrax, the most deadly dis
ease of live stock. Prof. John D..
Brooks, Superintendent of Schools of
Sussex county, made very spirited
address recommending compulsory
attendance at school, a trial in each
county in at least one neighborhood of
uniting and grading the rural schools,
and also suggesting that the county
should be the unit management. AT
the close of the morning session the
visiting delegation and members, num-
bering nearly 200, repaired to the
Opera House where a sumptuous aud
enjoyable dinner was served. Supper
was also served in the evening.
Interesting Session In the Afternoon.
At the afternoon session Prof. Close
gave an account of some experiments
in dipping nursery trees in various
, washes in order to kill the San JOSS
scale. The results are not yet conclu
sive aud the work will be continued
} DIR. A. t. Neale stated that the corr
t crop of Delaware is of greater valu,
than of any other single crop and dis
{ cussed the general question of why th,
State as it is shown by the last censu
e report that Delaware stands twenty
: seventh in the list of States in it's yiel'
per acre of this crop. DR.. Neale con
cluded that by keeping large numbe
of dairy cattle the yield would grad
5 ually be increased. In the discussion
s that followed DIR. Neale's paper, NJ
= S. Fl. Derby of Woodside stated ths
while considerable portion of Deli
: ware land yields light crop of cor
' under the average management, it ca
? by proper treatment, especially by th
t. use of cowpeas and crimson clover |
Z made to yield an average that woul
$ place Delaware at the very top of ii
1t list of corn growing states; for said b.
" it is not difficult to produce 100 bushe
of shelled corn to the acre on our ligl
lands after they have been filed full
is humus by successive paintings of GOV,
e. crops. Mr.. Hervey Walker, Master
o. the State Grange, stated that the heac
10 quarters of the National Grange in A
lantic City will be the Berkeley Hot
> which has offered special rates to p
s irons from this State. The sesslC
will be held from the 18th tothe 25
of November and he hoped that lar
, number of the friends would atten
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