Newark post., 1910-09-14
FARMERS INSTITUTE AT COLLEGE FARM
AUTHOR WELL PLEASED WITH THE WORK
INCIDENTALLY MAKES POLITICAL PROPHECIES

Thursday afternoon last, proving all
that could be desired as a delightful
September day, quite large number
OF farmers and others gathered at the
Experimental Farm to take part IN
the Institute meeting held there.
1t was representative body drawn
from all parts OF the county and be-
ing the first meeting of the lnstitu:e
ever held at the Farm, gave promise
for the success, it is hoped OF many
more to follow. The State Board OF
Agriculture, James T. Shallcross,
Mr.. Jenkins and Oliver \.
Lawton. with the secretary OF the
Board, Prof. Wesley Webb, were all
on hand and evidently wide awake to
see how things were managed.
II one could Judge from their looks
what they saw was very gratifying.
Among the prominent farmers pres
ent were George G.. Kerr and ]. Will
kins Cooch, of Newark; Sen. Alex. P
Corbit. Of Odessa; Arnold Naudan,
Jr., OF Mill Greek, Charles Meggin-
son. James w. Denning and Clayton
Appleby. of New Castle: Robert p.
Robinson, OF Wilmington; John Johns,
Of Red Lion. and many more from the
surrounding country.
Among the others were Dr. George
A. Harter, the President of the Col
lege twho is ever ready to consider
the needs of the farmer and his sons,
possibly in the near future of the farm
ers' daughters as wel) Representative
Arthur Spruance, William Curtis, L.
L. Curtis, Edward l.. Richards, B. A.
Groves and many more
Candidates for Office were scarce.
Joseph II. Hossinger, our next Re-
corder Of Deeds. wore. an air OF con-
fldeuce as if he had already entered
upon his duties of Office.
I. Roseby McMulen was also very
joval looking. Why the editor OF the
POST was not present is not known.
Possibly he was looking after his
fences elsewhere or is not catering to
the farmer vote this year Some lad
les were present, bur no social enter
tainment was provided for them at
this meeting.
From one till four o'clock the time
was spent in walking about the farm,
viewing the various plots OF corn. sofa
beans, and orchards, these being the
most interesting at this time of year.
All the crops are looking we'll,
showing the care takeb by the mem
bers of the station staff in conducting
such experiments with various me
thods OF planting, iertiizing and cul-
tivating as will prove in actual prac-
tlce most beneficial to the farmers Of
the State. Criticism of the station staff
is sometimes made on the ground that
frequently crops are not SO good as
many of those raised by tairners in
the same locality.
The persons criticising evidently
forget that it is in no sense a model
farm. but an experimental one. that
experiments are made which the aver
age farmer has neither the time nor
the money TO carry on and that as
much can be learned from intelligent
failures as from the greatest sac
cesses.
The sofa beans are a new crop in
this community, but very promising
one, and when more is learned OF the
uses to which they can be put they
will probably occupy an important
part in crop rotation The orthai ds
are indeed a beautiful sight il more
thrifty looking lot of peach trees can
be found in this State which is the
home OF the peach, it will be worth a
trip on purpose to see it,
1t is very evident that the members
OF the staff having this branch in
charge not only know what to do, but
have been able to get it done winch is
not always the case with the general