Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-25
RUTGERS PUPILS
TO INSPECT A
BIG CHICKEN FARM
ShOrt-Course Class in Farming
Will Observe High-Bred
Cacklers in Action.

Chicken farming methods up to date
will be inspected this afternoon by
fifty Rutgers College students at Aim
sawac, the big poultry farm owned and
conducted by William Dinwiddie, vet
eran editor and war correspondent, at
Metuchen. The farm lies a mile from
the Metuchen station on the New Dur
ham road.
The Rutgers class viii be in charge
of its instructor, Professor II. r. Lewis,
and consists of the following:
Laurence r. Atkinson, jr., South Am
boy; William w. Banks, South Branch:
Frederick r. Beanan, Newark; Will
lam Il. Behrmann. Newark; John En-
NETT Berns. Harrison; Marion II.
Brainard, Navesink; George M. Chris
ty, Beemerville; Beauvais Clark, Phila-
delphia: William A. Cray, Stockton;
John v. D. Croot. Chester; George r.
DeMott, Stanton; Raoul John Diamant,
New York; Ernest H. Eigenrauch, Sum-
NIT; Walter G. Erb, Leonia; Walter d.
Foskett, Metuchen; Jose Garcia, New
Brunswick; Eugene M. Gillette, Vine
land; Howard T. Hastings, Oradell;
Raymond G. Healy, New Brunswick;
David Hatcher, Flemington; A. r.
Kickuth, Ridgefeld; Samuel Konner,
Pine Brook; Frank II. Lewis, Rosen-
hayn; Frederick G. McCabe, Jersey
City; Donald Mccarthy, S~ayreville;
Harry H. Mather. Princeton; W. r.
Middleton, jr, vlneland; Max Mile,
New York; George w. Monteith, Troy
Hills; Harry C. Morris, Smithville;
James P. Nielsen, East Orange; Robert
Newell, Salem; Charles c. Page,
Browns Mills; Maurice A. Pencoast,
Brooklyn; Raymond j. Parks, Mount
Tabor; Harvey Russell Perrine, New
Brunswick; John Rainey, Swedesboro;
John c. Ramsey. New Brunswick;
Charles R. Reid, Red Bank; Henry r
Reid. Freehold; Harry ReilSes, Clarks-
burg; Joseph W. R~idgeway, Hancock's
Bridge; Martin A. Rose. Plainfeld;
Israel Sc~hutzbank, Freehold: Freder-
ick R Sk1llman, Basking Ridge; Vic
tor Smith. Hoboken; Holden Spear. jr.,
Metuchen; Thomas NJ. Strong. Brook
lyn; Ralph Taylor, Cold Spring; Huy-
Ter w. Van Hoevenberg, New Bruins
wick; Euselio Venegas, West Orange;
Maurice s. Vennel, Marion; Edward
r. Waldeck. Jersey City; Robert T.
Welsh, 1r., Califon; Joseph White, Null
lica Hill: Harold e. Woodruff, Bridge
ton: George q. Wright, Campello,
Mass.
Three Months Coarse in Farming.
The students taking part in the in
spection constitute the short-course
class In agriculture at Rutgers. This
is a class peculiar to Rutgers, and
marks one of the most practical efforts
to give opportunity to the boys of the
farm who cannot devote a year or more
TO the study of farming and it's allied
features. from the scientific plane, or
standpoint of highest development.
The course continue three months,
and every effort is bent toward MAX
ing 1t intensely practical. The visit &c
Alinsawac. as representative of the
latest and best methods in poultry
reising, 10 one of a series of trips to
points where practical experience re-
suits may be witnessed.
Alinsawac Is a delightfully."- quaint
spot, with all modern equipment. Com
pletely circling the entire chicken plant
is a Gordon of wire, so arranged that
If one wire is cut. powerful burglar
alarms sound. The chicken thief is an
ever present evil. Within this ~electri-
cally guarded enclosure are 1000 laying
hens, all Leghorns; a 10000 brooder
house. and incubator capacity up TO
5000 g