Newark post., 1914-01-28
Delaware College Trustees
Hear Agricultural Report

Gentlemen:
Your committee, on Agriculture,
takes much pleasure in reporting
that the Agricultural department
Of the College is in a satisfactory
condition. Its activities are con-
stantly broadening and its prestige
is growing, not only in our own
State, but in the neighboring
states as well.
The funds set aside for the use
Of the department are being used in
a conservative manner and while
inadequate to meet the growing
demands, are kept within the
bounds of it's resources.
INSTRUCTION
The number Of students in at
tendance in the Agricultural De-
partment is growing rapidly; prac-
tically half Of the entering class
elected one Of the two courses in
Agriculture, and the total regis
tration for the year will be some
what over forty, or about % per
cent of the total college enrolment.
Under normal conditions, the num-
Der of students in Agriculture
should increase from year to year
for sometime.
Significant indication that the
quality of instruction in this de-
partment compares favorably with
some Of our larger, and better
equipped colleges, was seen in the
cattle judging contest held in con-
nection with the National Dairy
Show recently held at Chicago. In
this contest, sixteen State Colleges
competed, and under a jury Of fif-
teen judges a member of the Della
ware team was second high man in
the grand totals. In team stand
ing Delaware was eighth, scoring
higher than Cornell, Kansas, South
Dakota, Maine, Massachusetts, Vir-
ginia, New Hampshire and Michi-
gan. Your committee feels that
this is a record of which we can
we'll be proud and congratulate our
selves that Delaware can make
such good showing in competi-
ton with other State colleges.
AS evidence Of the interest the
Agricultural students are showing
in their work you will be pleased to
know that they are publishing the
Delaware Farmer, a monthly per-
odical devoted to the Agricultural
interests Of the Peninsula. Some
critics who have seen, it have been
zlnd enough to say that the Della
ware Farmer compares favorably
with almost any similar student
publication.
You will also be interested to
know that some Of our Agricultural
upper classmen, have been called
lpon to judge corn and vegetables
1t local grange show, and that
heir work was creditable and sat
sfactory.
We again wish to repeat what
What been stated in a number of the
more recent reports Of this commit
ee, that the Department is badly
for want Of suitable
'lassrooms and student laborator-
es. 1t is impossible to offer
curses in Agricultural engineer
ng, even if we had an instructor.
Is there is no room available for
uch course.
1t is also impossible to do so
much in judging live stock, as
ught to be done on account of not
aving laboratory adapted to
ourses in Animal Husbandry. 1t
S the unqualified opinion of your
ommittee that if the College is to
maintain the high standard that it
as set for the Department of Ag-
&ulture, it is imperative that a
with modern equipment
e provided, that win suitably
ouse all of its activities and to
lake it possible for the Depart
lent to grow in usefulness and eff
cheney rather than to oblige us to
eep it circumscribed by the lack
t adequate facilities for the most
ffective work.
HE EXPERIMENT STATION
The work of the Experiment Sta
on is progressing satisfactorily.
he problems under investigation
ave been carefully planned and it
only a question Of time when
lelr solution will have added
lelr mite to our fund of Scientific
-nowledge.
1t will be gratifying to the Trus-
es to know that when the inspec-
II OF the United States Govern
ent had completed his annual Of
clal inspection he felt free to
ate that the Station was in good