Evening journal., 1909-06-15
GREAT DAY AT
COLLEGE FARM
Attendance the Largest Yet
at the State College at
Newark
PROFESSOR SPILLMAN
DISCUSSES FERTILIZERS
special to THE EVENING JoURNA1l

DtSCUSSES FERTILIZERS
special to THE EVENING JOURNAL (
NEWARK, Del. June Is.
The annual observance of Farmers /
Day at the State College farm at New |
ark yesterday made the farm the pill |
grimage for one thousand farmers and 4
their families from many parts OF Della
ware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and |
Maryland. In buggy hack and whir- |
ring auto. farmers who have made their
vocation a profession as dignified as
that Of the law or Of medicine throng- /
ed the big college farm all day. All |
trains over either railroad that stopped
at the college town deposited their quota !
of visitors who packed the hired hacks |
or the vehicles of Newark friends
going to the agriculture station
The most significant feature Of this
years observance was the attendance
of visitors from not only the three
counties OF Delaware but from the three
neighboring states Maryland, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania were largely
represented, noteworthy evidence of
the widespread interest in the college
farm and its annual observance.
the visitors practically from sunrise to
sundown. During the morning College
avenue leading from the town to the
station was alive with vehicles and
visitors afoot Professor Harry Hay
ward, director OF the Experimental
Station and his STAFF greeted the farm
ers. and the morning was devoted to
an inspection of the station. Marked
interest was shown in the exhibits and
experiments, and Professor Hayward
sind his assistants gave their whole at
tention to explaining them answering
questions and advising perpleXed far
mers
Luncheon Was Served.
The ideal weather made extended in
spection Of the farm most enjoyable.
and II was not until the call 20 lunch
con at noon that the visitors became
aware that they we're hungry. The
luncheon consisting of ideal coffee ap-
petizing sandwiches and many kinds
of dainties, was served by college
cadets under the big naples surround
ing the main station building
After the luncheon, a grandstand on
the shaded side of the building was
occupied to its capacity and the most
important functica of the day took
place. This was an address by Pro-
fessor ". j. Spillman, farm manager
of the Bureau of Plant Industry at
Washington. Professor Spillman was
the speaker at last years observance
and he is thus not unknown to Della
ware farmers His subject was Fer
tilizers," topic in which he found
much 10 exercise The technical knowl-
edge OF his listeners
Professor Hayward introduced the
speaker with aptly worded apprecias
tion of extraordinary interest in this
YEARS. Farmers Day.
Professor Spillnan Lectures.
Professor Spillman's lecture was al
most wholly technical and the lay
visitors, of whom there was quite a
number, came away with a rather
alarming mental commixture of sui
phides, potash, nitrate OF soda G nd am
monia They were aware however,
that Professor Spillman had said that
a crop farmer required as inuch in
telligence as muscle, that the longest
working farmer was not always the
most successful and that the success
full farmer must first of all have an
intimate knowledge Of his soil.
Professor Spillman discouraged the
IDelawareans a bit by telling them that
they could never grow alfalfa here for
profit. He also made a plea for i'm
proved seed and deplored the lack of
legislation TO insure the placing of
clean seed ON the market
He closed by lauding the professors
of Delaware College and by proferring
the help of his own department.
I'VE want to help your station and
you farmers of Delaware" he said
Professor Hayward and his intelligent
and capable men are doing a splendid
work here. Whatever help my depart
ment can extend to you is at your
service"
Gratified at Attendance.
Professor Hayward spoke briefly be-
fore dismissing the gathering
1.-The attendance today has beer
most enthusiastic and inspirins," ht
said. las you know. the college has
been handicapped in many ways. and
our greatest solace is the interest an
appreciation which you thus show
every year in our progress.
Immediately after the Grange meet
ing. a session Of the Grange Beaters
Association of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware was held on th'
lawn. The Delaware members of this
association of Tri- State dairymen ar,
Professor Hayward. Dr. A. T. Neal OF
Newark; Frederick Brady. of Middle.
town and former Senator Anthon,
Higgins OF Wilmington. The suggestion
Of Professor Hayward that the asso
, citation attend the Toronto Exposition
in September was referred to com
} mittee-
g Among the many prominent farmer
and others seen at the station durinl
, the day were Charles Barker. of Mil
2 ford; Frederic Brady. of Middletown
I John Killen. of FELTON,: John Hyde. o
I FELTON,; Frank Locates. of Delmar
2 James T. Shallcross OF Middletcwn
Z John ana Evan Sharpless. of Wes
i Grove pa Hpnr-s Palmer Of Ayf.n