Newark post., 1913-01-08
Governor Sends Message
To General Assembly
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and bring to the attention of the
farmer information on the improv,
ed methods of farming and various
kinds Of crops which are best adapt
ed to our soil. The farmers insti.
tltes which have been held through
our State under the direction OF
the Board have enabled the farmers
to exchange ideas and to learn
from the experienced men who usu-
ally address them, how they can
remedy great many of the mis-
takes which they have made in the
past. This Board should be given
all possible encouragement. as the
field is broad one and it can ac-
complish much for the people Of the
entire State. | recommend that a
liberal appropriation be made for
its use, III order that it may in
crease its efforts and accomplish
much more in the future.
The Experimental Station. which
is being maintained in part by the
State at Delaware College, has been
Il great advantage to the Board and
enabled it to accomplish much. The
farmers day at the College is now
well attended. Here they may send
samples Of their soil, which will be
analyzed for them. and thereby
learn just what fertilizer to use i'll
order to obtain the best results. |
recommend that a reasonable ap-
preparation be made for the Sta
ton III order that it may continue
the excellent work which it has
been doing and the people Of the
State may continue TO receive the
advantages Of it,
PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
This is a subject which should 90
hand in hand with agriculture, for
the improvement of our public
roads, which are the means of ac-
cess to our farms, would of itself
improve and enhance the value of
the land.
The increase in our taxes. which
1t would be necessary to make III
order to improve the road from the
farm to the nearest town, would
soon be returned to the farmer, be-
cause his land would not only in
crease in value, but it would not
be necessary for him to keep so
many horses or mules, as they
could pull much heavier loads on
good roads. Then the roads, if
properly built, would afford drain
age for great portion of the land,
which would be of almost inesti-
mable advantage to some of the low
lands of Sussex county. Every cit
izen Of the State, no matter what
his occupation or profession may
be, should take an active interest
in this question, because there are
times when we all must necessarily
use the public roads, and we will
then appreciate it if we find them
in good condition. In my message
to the Legislature Of nineteen hun
dred and eleven suggested the
building Of a road by the State to
extend from the Pennsylvania line
on the north, through the counties
of our own State to the Maryland
line on the south, and | am still Of
the opinion that such a road would
be great advantage to the State,
and that the advantages would be
realized more and more each year.
Since that message was written,
one of our broad minded and gener-
Gus citizens has offered to build
such road without one cent of
cost to the State in construction,
and actually commenced the work,
but some of our citizens who did
not realize the advantage to be de-
rived by them, as well as the whole
State from such an undertaking,
put themselves on record as oppOs-
ID to the project, and it is now
1eld up by the Supreme Court of
he United States. The people of
'ur sister States Of Maryland and