Evening journal., 1914-05-12
Preparing THE
Farmers DAY PLANS
Annual Event at Delaware
Promises To Be More
Elaborate Than Ever
PROMINENT MEN
TO BE SPEAKERS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, May 12.-Profes-
sor Harry Hayward, director of the
Delaware College Experiment Station
has completed many Of the details for
the Delaware College Farmers Day,
which will be held this year on Mon
day. June 10. the first day Of COM
mencement week Like all previous
Farmers days. the forenoon will be
given up to an inspection Of the ex-
pertinent plots, orchards, live stock
and buildings. The students have ar
ranged also for a demonstration in
spraying and care OF gardens for
inc forenoon as well as live stock
parade,
A feature of the morning program
will be a demonstration with a low
down tractor, especially suitable for
working orchards in the light soils
Of the Delaware-Chesapeake penlnsu-
la At noon a luncheon will be serv-
ed and while efforts will be made to
have the luncheon as good and as con-
venient as possible, visitors are urg-
ed bring their own basket lunches
where it is possible
Efforts are being made to secure
attractive speakers for the women's
meeting TO be held M II O'Clock
which viii be I'm charge of Miss Wini-
fred }. Robinson. dean OF the new
Women's College.
program including a number of
prominent speakers has been arrang-
ed for the afternoon, which includes
DR. Thomas n. Carver. formerly pro-
fessor of economics at Harvard Uni
versity and at present chief of the
new bureau of markets I'm the United
States Department of Agriculture. Dr.
Carver viii tell of the work of his de-
partment and the efforts that are be-
ing made for a better market for the
produce of Delaware and the Eastern
Shore of Maryland. Or. Carver's bu-
reau Is the first systematic effort that
the government has made to bring
the producer and consumer closer to-
gether
Dr. Cyril G.. Hopkins. chief OF the De.
partment OF Agriculture Chemistry OF
the University of Illinois. but at pres
cnt director of agriculture in the South.
em Settlement and Development Or
ganization with headquarters i'm Balti.
more, will be the third speaker. His
subject viii be: "Son Fertility In Rcla.
tion TO General Prosperity"
The last speaker will be Judge Henry
G Conrad, whose subject will bei "Sus
sos. the Old and the New
Farmers Day. as IN formef years, VII
he n day WHEN Delaware College is al
home 20 the people OF the Delaware
Chesapeake Peninsula southeastern
Pennsylvania and western New Jersey
Everyone is invited and special effort.
will be made to make the day as in.
tercsting as possible TO visitors
There have been a number of addi
tions and improvements TO the college
farm since the last Farmers Day. One
Of the most attractive features will pos.
sibly be the dairy herd, which has made
such rapid advancement during the past
twelve months. Since last Farmers
Day one Jersey cow has completed an
official record Of 6l7 pounds of butter
and Holstein has made record ol
over 10000 pounds of milk and 9ll
pounds OF butter.
While some of the cows have beer
sold out OF the herd at high prices a
number of the best ones still remain on
the farm. The farm ochard never
lookec better and win prove an inter
esting demonstration 10 all interested IN
growing tree fruit.