Milford chronicle., 1911-01-27
10 ROnsT CORN CRnP.

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I The sudden turning Of hundreds Of
thousands to the raising of thoroughbred
poultry, the demand for thirty-cent tur-
KEYS, the 0ouyant market for ten, fifteen
and even twenty.eent pork, and then the
one hundred or more commodities and
chemicals that may be made from it,
have also increased the stability of the
corn crop, that the State of Delaware is
determined to have her farmers go seien-
tificaly into the corn business.
Corn is bound to bring some return,
and probably a bountiful one, to the
planter in this State, and its popularity
and general following is greatly increas-
ing throughout the State. The farmer not
only has the prime corn to sell or TO grind
into meal. hominy or 'eracklings," but
he has also bis fodder for provender and
feed through the winter, and his ''nub-
bins' or cuttings from the corn
The Delaware Legislature will, this
week, be petitioned for a larger appro.
pristion to the State Board of Agriculture
to better interest and educate the farmers
toward increasing the States agricultural
possibilities, but particularly so that Del.
aware farms can grow more corn and |
waste places may be turned over, fertil.
lied and planted in corn.
There has been a steady increase in the |
yield of corn per acre since the subject of
corn growing was first discussed in this
State by the State authorities and at in
stitutes.
For twenty years prior to 1895, the
average yield of corn was about twenty
bushels to the acre. Now the State
authorities propose to grow fifty If they
can, they will not only make the farming
classes richer and happier, but the States
resources will have thus increased more
than two fold on its most important sta
pie crop.
While, as it is shown, twenty bushels
to the acre formed the average yield,
things are quite different since the State
put it's agricultural authorities at work !
among the farmers to increase this. !
The ten.year average from 1895 to 1905
was twenty.sixth and eight.tenths bushels
to the acre. A big jump on the scales Of
progress, this.
From 1905 to 1916, the average was thirty
)ne and fourth tenths bushels to the acre.
In 1905. it reached thirty-tWo bushels. 3
In consideration Of this calculati too,
t must be taken into account that in 1909 !,
severe drouth struck the corn in this
state. Even then. if the farmers had d
olloWed the scientific instructors en-
,loyed by the State, and kept turning,
lightly, the soil, so that the dews would s.
AVE got into the parched stalks and roots
here would have been only a slight :,
alling-off. In 1910, there was also an
season, but many growers nj
ad mastered the art of meeting weather m
and the yield was held to
is bushels.
For many years, the area planted in y.
Orn has amounted to about 200, 600 acres
er year. Under improved conditions, :
lore land, now yielding little should
e planted in corn. III
Calculating on basis of 100000 acres, an
will be seen that during the last fifteen o.
ears, DelsWare's corn crop has grown vi
ON 1900, 900 bushels annually to 5000,
20.
1t is now the belief Of the authorities
lat the yield can be increased to 10000,
% bushels annually, and witsip the
ext few days at that. y, ~