Evening journal., 1913-01-17
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and yield of wheat in Delaware were
given by Professor Grantham as fol
lows Number OF reports in New
Castle. 9S; average yield per acre 24.l
bushels; maximum yield per acre,
s1.9 bushels: pounds Of fertilizer per
acres, 343; average total cost per
acre. 1888.
Sussex county. 63 reports; average
yield 172; maximum average, 24.l'
pounds of fertilizer per acre 369; cost
OF fertilizer per acre S3.53. average
total cost per acre, SS.17.
Kent county 1873 reports Average
yield per acre. s19.3 maximum aver
age Weld. 26: fertilizer $50 pounds
cost of fertilizer S3.0S; average total
cost per acre. SI.aS
Average for State reports, 299;
average yield. 202l; mamimum aver
age yield 27l: pounds of fertilizer per
acre. 35o2;- cost of fertilizer per acre,
S3s5, average total cost per acre,
SS49
The following are the figures for
corn
New Castle county reports "a;
average yields 90 bushels; average
maximum Yield. rs: pounds OF ferti-
lizer per acre. 1886. cost OF fertilizer
per acre S29o; average total cost per
acre, s702
Kent county reports "a; average
yield. Ala. average maximum yield,
1872. fertilizer. $50 pounds: cost of
fertilizer S2S6; average total cost.
$500
Sussex county reports 6S average,
623. fertilizer 400 pounds; fertilizer,
t299 average total cost S5.lO per
acre
Average for state reports 236; aver
age yield 473. average maximum,
65.2. average pounds of fertilizer,
36N average cost of fertilizer, S2.94
average total cost ready to cut, eX-
cnding cost OF fertilizers. S6.Ol
Tho Association began it's session
yesterday afternoon upon the concll-
sion of the business of the HOrticul-
tural Society Interesting talks upon
corn growing wcro given by James I
Shallcross lr Harvey Ball and
President Arnold Naudain.
W. Irving Walker. of Chestcrtown,
Maryland. discussed large yields Oh
corn and urged contests along ines
that am average farmer would have
no trouble i'm following with profit
Professor Lyman Carrier. agrono-
tion told of corn contests among the
BOYS In his state IN which the age
limit was from II TO 10 years He
declared that il has been a most sue
ccssful move to interest the boys IN
farm work
President Naudan contonded thai
the ground should be so kept that II
would be in better condition after tn,
crop was gathered than ii was before
The exercises Of the day came &c
a fitting close by banquet given h
Ainscow's Cafe in which 125 mem
hers took part
President Arnold Naudaln presid
ed. and ioasts we're responded TO b,
Mayor Harrison w Howell. Horace
DilWorth of Ccntervilic. president o
the Levy Court Benjamin A. Groves
Professor Carrier. OF Virginia. Pro
fessor Wesley Wobb secretary of IN
State Board OF Agriculture, Senate o
Alexander p Corbit. of Odessa Oh
Hon. lrvng Walker OF Chcstertowr
Md; Richard G. buckingham. Bran
DIVINE hundred Professor Harry 4
Haywood. OF Delaware College. am
President T.. NJ Sopcr of the Pcnln
eula Horticultural Society
All 0f ihc speakers favored M9yo
Hovcll's plea for closer relation
shin between the farmers In the thrc
counties of Delaware and the citizen
of Wilmington This could he said
be accomplished In a great measur
by tho building OF good roads 81
thai ittlc difficulty would be expert
eiced by the farmers In getting thei
goods TO the Wilmington market AM
realizing better prices by cutting on
the man between them and the con
sumcr
Corn Awards.
Glass A. for the best 90 ears O
corn New Castle county, first Sil
Alonzo Whitiock. of Odessa. SECOND
ST. John A. Hopkins. Newark, thirG
So James T. Shallcross. Middletown.
Kent couniy-First, $40 J.. c Cow
gill of Dover.
Sweepstakes. Class A. Guornse
hull calf. Alonzo Whittock. Odessa.
Class B.
For the best 20 ears of white cor
First SS A. S. Whittock OF Odessa
second Sc J. +. Shallcross Middle
town. third. S4. J. A. Hopkins. New
ark; fourth. 81, Naudan q Son, Ma
ehallton
For best 20 ears of yellow corn
First. sS. A. S Whittock. Odessa, SCI
ond Sc. Mr Ratledge, Middleiowl
third, 81. Russell Shafer New Castle
fourth So. L. G. Snyder, Newport
For best 20 ears of mixed corn
First S. Naudain q Son. Marshal
ton: second. SO. T.. J Weir, New Castl
third. 81. j. r. Shallcross. Middl
town; fourth, 81, James Kecga
Middletown.
Class G.
For the best 10 cars of white corn
First, Sc. A. S. Whittock. Odessa; Sc
ond, S., J. A. Hopkins. Newark; thin
81. r. H. Shallcross Mt Pleasan
fourth, 50, j. r. Shallcross, MIDI
town
For the best 10 ears of yellow co
First, H. L. Diworth. Montchani
second. Edward Sharpless Hockessi
third, o. Klair Montchanin; four
7 c Snyder, Newport
For the best 10 cars of mixed co
First. r. c. Eastburn. Marshallto
second. Harvey Ball. Marshallto
third. r. r. Weir New Castle; four
Naudain & Son, Marshallton.
Class u.
For tho best 10 ears of any vari'
or color. New Castle county-FiI
s.. A. s. Whlttocl1, Odessa: second
j. T. Shallcross Middlotown. thi
50; II. l.. Dilworth. Montchan
fourth, 81, J "A. Lester. New Castle
Kent county-First. G. philli
Dover; second, ]. c. Cowgirl. DOy
third. w n Vaughn, Dover; four
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