Smyrna times., 1907-01-02
FARM FOR DELAWARE COLLEGE,.
Farmers Throughout the State are Giving the
Movement Their Hearty Support.

The agitation that has been recently
started with view to securing state
appropriation for farm for the use
of Delaware College and Experiment
stations has received hearty support
from the farmers of the State. The
farmers themselves are beginning to |
realize it is impossible to receive the |
greatest benefit from the appropria-
tions which the Federal Government
has generously made the benefit of the
agricultural interest of the State with
out farm under the control of the
Agricultural Department of the Col
ege and Experiment Station, to the
end that experiments in fruit growing,
soil fertility, plant breeding, for bet
ter varities, as we'll as for disease re.
sistance varieties, dairying and meat
production, including poultry culture,
can be carried on uninterrupedly for a
| long period of years. This farm would
make it possible to 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 prof
liable, but also tending to keep his
boys and girls on the farm as we'll as
to attract city people to Delaware
county homes.
The Delaware College is, we under
stand, the only land grant college that
does not have farm where students
in agriculture can be taught by aetna
practice the principles of fertility,
grain growing and Judging, stock feed
ing, and Judging, drainage, irrigation,
farm machinery, the use and selection
of building meterials and other valua-
BILE knowledge; all of which serve to
make the young farmer master of his
calling, and more efficient and usefu
citizen.
III Without farm where students may
: get the practical training, the Agricul
/; tural Department of the College cal
; never expect to have agriculture
students, for the day of "book farmin,
> if it ever existed, is now gone forever.
The farm itself is becoming factor
! in education, which is ever increasing
e in Importance, and all class room ant
Il textbook work is bearing more an'
more directly upon the soil, its equip
g ment, care and management.
! There has been a tendency on th
u part of some to question why more Q
: the Federal funds have not been de
voted to agricultural equipment, an'
4 for instruction in technical agriculture
a These questions have been raised b
ID those who are not familier with tn
10 provisions of the Federal fund. Afte
RS the passing of the first Morrill, Act,
E. was presupposed that suitable Ian
and equipment had been provided b
y, the state for the use of the College an
!, Station. In consequence, If all th
second Morrill, fund amounting
er So, 10000. 90 per year were placed at th
$ disposal of the Agricultural Depar
1t, ment of the college, it would not bel
es matters in any way for with it neith'
ne coald land be bought nor building
:. erected. The college has building
u enough to meet all present needs fl
y, teaching agriculture. The great nee
os Il a farm with suitable building
to which. if they are to be had at a
RS. must be provided for by the Stat
When these are obtained, a part of Il
rs Morrill, as we'll as of the Hatch al
us Adams fund can be used for purchs
IN IN ing equipment and for maintenance
~ ~ There is no denying the fact that t
he Agricultural College and Experime
IN Station in other States have aid
if materially in developing new agricl
lch tural industries, Introducing nj
en- crops, and encouraging new and b
Jet ter systems of tillage. The resu
my have been to increase the producti
u per acre OF farming land and in &C
n sequence to increase its value. OF B
The four states; Delaware, Maryland, N
les. Jersey, and Pennsylvania, DELAYS
eek has. according to the last census,
ries lowest land valuation per acre.
further study of figures shows I'll
ent Delaware is the only State OF the
ms four that is not supporting its As
- .'' cultural College and Experiment )
I,no H. tion. outside of occasional appropr
I'M tions for buildings.
lid. 1t is often said that Delaware is ST
but a small State and so poor that 1T CT
the not afford to do anything for the AZ
ed. cultural College and Experiment
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