Evening journal., 1906-12-29
FARMERS GIVE
HEARTY SUPPORT
Favor a Farm For Instruction
of Delaware College
Students
RESULTS ARE SATISFACTORY

Agitation that VAS started WITH
view to securing state appropriations
Tor farm Tor the use 81 Delaware
COLLEGE and Experiment station has re-
ceivcd hearty support from the farmers
Of tho state. The farmers themselves
are beginning TO realize that II Is I'm
possible TO receive the greatest benefit
from the appropriations Which the Fed
crai Government has generously made
FOR The benefit OF the agricultural in-
tcresi OF the state without 4 farm mr.
der the control OF the Agricultural De-
/ partmelt Of tho college and Experiment
| Station. 20 the end that experiments
in fruit growing, soil fertility, plant
breeding. for bette varieties as well as
for disease resistance varieties, dairy
ing and meat poduction. including 3oul-
/ try culture can be carried on unintcr-
rupted for long period Of years.
This farm would make n possible 20
test new systems OF farm management.
which would bring out methods to help
the farmer out OF the old ruts, not only
making his operations more pleasant
and profitable. but also tenaing to keep
bis boys and girls on tho farm as well
as 70 sttract city people 10 Delaware
country homes.
Has No Farm
Delaware College is we Understand.
the only land grant college that does
not have farm where students in ss-
riculfure can be taught BY actual prac-
tico the principles OF fertility grain
! growing and judging. stock feeding
land Judging. drainage, irrigation. farm
machinery. the use and selection OF
building materials ana other valuable
4 knowledge. an Of which serve 70 make
the young farmer master Of his calling,
and a more efficient and useful citizen.
Il Without a farm where students may
get the practical training. the AgTicul-
Z tural Department Of the college can
never expect to have agricultural stu
dents for the day of book farming"
! II & ever existed. Is now gone forever.
The farm itself is becoming a factor in
agricultural education. which is ever
( increasing in importance. and all class
3 room and text book work Is bearing
more and more directly upon the soil,
, it's equipment, care and management.
2 There has been q tendency on the
Z part o. some to question why more OF
the Federal funds have not been de-
] voted TO agricultural equipment and
J for instruction in technical agriculture
] These questions have been raised by
those who are not familiar with the
provisions Of the Federal fund. After
the passing Of the first Morrill, act Il
1 was rresupposed that suitable land and
, equipment had been provided by the
81 r4Ea
tion. IN consequence, il all the second
Morrill, fund, amounting to $4,000 pei
; year, were placed at the disposal o
the Agricultural Department OF th'
college. 1t would not help matters ~
any way, for with It neither could land
be bought nor buildings erected. Tn
college has buildings enough 20 NEE
/ an present needs for teaching agricul
ture. The great need Is a farm Will
suitable buildings. which. II they ar
10 DC had at all, must be provided 10
p by tho State. When these are obtained
a part Of the Morrill, as web as Ia
! Hatch and Adams fund can be used 70
purchasing equipment and for maiuto
nance.
( Aid Materially
There Is no denying tho fact thss thi
s Agricultural College and Experimen
= station in other states have aided ma
> terially n developing new agriculture
! industries, introducing new crops, anl
encouraging new and better systems O
: tillage. The results have been 10 in
vrcase the pro6uction per acre Of farm
:, ing land, and In consequence 20 in
I crease its value. OF tho four States
I Delaware. Maryland, New Jcrs'y an.
{ PENNSYLVANIA. Delaware has. Z rordini
2 2 TO the last census, the lowest i1ni val
/. uatiou per acre. A further STUDY %
figures shows that Delaware IS the onl.
state Of these four that IS not suppor7
= ing its Agricultural College and Tx
! pertinent Station outside OF occasions
y appropriations Tor buildings.
2 Delaware is Small
. il IS often said. that Delsw are Is sue,
d q small State and 50 poor that 81 canno
afford TO do anything FOR the Asricul
r. tural College and Experiment Station
: That Delaware Is call is true, but
= considered from the standpoint &
Il population. Arizona. Idaho WyonhnI
u and Nevada are al smaller, and ye
: each one OF tnesc states appropriate
4 so 900 TO its Agricultural College an
Experiment station.
- Considered from the point Of vieV
= Of the value Of farm property and o
Z agricultural products Arizona, Nevad
ana Rhode Island stand below Dels
ware, and yet each one OF these State
made liberal appropriations 70 thei
{ Agricultural College last year.
The question for the farmers OF Della
ware 20 decide is whether they wan
3 an Agricultural College and Experiment
; Station with modern equipment. 70 ali
them in solving the new problems tina
= are constantly. confronting them.
they 90. they should resolve thenlssivs
into committees OF one 10 learn. eiths
by visiting the college or by communi
cation with the college authorities, jus
what IS most needed and then eac
one should see personally his reprcsen
tstive and state senator and ask hi
favorable consideration for any bill tina
may be introduced IN the coming ses
sion of the Legislature fsyoring ad5i
tional equipment for the Agriculture
College and Experiment Station.