Evening journal., 1910-08-06
PURE GUERNSEYS
FOR THE COLLEGE
Delaware College Authorities
viii Make Purchase for
Experimental Purposes
OTHER BLOODED STOCK
Fer THE STATE FARM

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, Aug. 6.-Delawase
College authorities have about decid-
ed to purchase a herd of pure bred
Guernsey cattle this fall. This herd
is Intended, primarily, of course. FOR
experimental purposes, but will be
used FOR class room demonstration
as well. 1t was thought at one time
that perhaps 1t would be best to use
Holstein in the college work, but
owing to the fact that there are quite
number of herds of Guernseys I'm
this section and that Southern Penn
sylvania and northern Delaware have
established a reputation for their
Guernsey cattle, IL has been thought
that the college could do more to aid
the dairy industry with a herd OF
Guernseys than with any other breed
A pure bred Rambouillet ram lamb
has just been received from the Michi-
gan Agricultural College. This lamt
was the pick of the lambs of this
years crop at the Michigan College
and II is hoped that he will prove to
be all that is expected of him in Del
aware.
Big Crop Yields.
The college has completed the har.
yesting of a rather unusual hay crop
some of the yields reaching nearly
four tons per acre of an unusual
quality.
The carpenter work on the new
dairy barn is finished. All that re-
mains now to complete the building
is the putting in of the cement floors
together with the cattle ties, the little
carriers, and the watering device
Among the attractive features cf tho
barn will be a section of experimental
flooring which is to be laid with corl
brick in place of tho usual concrete
The cork brick has the advantage oi
furnishing a soft substance for the
animal to stand upon and at the same
time will not absorb moisture. It il
new preparation, and promises tC
be of real value in modern stable
flooring.
The dairy barn has received n great
many compliments from those who
are qualified to Judge of its adapta.
bility for the purpose for which It is
intended. Its most attractive features
are its simplicity, it's large amount oi
space under the minimum amount Of
roof, and its sanitary features. The
trustees feel that the money appro-
priated by the state for the dairy barr
has been very economically expended
and that the state has a barn of which
it can well be proud. When fully
equipped and stocked with the class
of cattle anticipated, it should be on'
of the show places of the state.
| Can't Build Milk House.
Owing to the limited state appro
priation it is impossible to build ;
milk house at this time. II is plan
ned, however, to take some of thu
other buildings already on the farm
and put them together for a temper
airy milk house to be used until al
appropriation can be secured for
modern dairy house and live-stoc
Judging pavilion. 1t is planned to re
pair and paint the tool sheds durin
the coming winter.
A silo will be built on the cOlleg
farm at once. 1t will be 16 feet II
diameter 40 feet high, and be built 4
all probability, of hollow terra cott
tile. 1t will hold, approximately. 10
tons. This amount of silage is needed
as it is planned not to pasture tn
dairy cattle any time during the year