Milford chronicle., 1914-02-06

speaker of the evening was Emmor
Roberts, of MOorestown, n. j.. who
stated that within the circle of his
acquaintance are a number of farmers
who spent in preparation for their busi-
ness very much the same as physicians
and lawyers prepare for their profess
sions These men. said Mr. Roberts.
are successful, their preparation has
paid them well, and they are wealthy.
In his class were sixteen young men
who within the past two years have
started farming and twelve of them are
/ college graduates.
| DR.. Charles A. Wagner, State Com
| missioner of Education, discussed the
| advantages of the Consolidated Schools;
I he went into detail in his descriptions
/ of these schools. and showed the vast
amount of good to be derived from col
solidation. He showed the average at
tendance in all the schools of the state.
In Kent County the average attendance
is a little moore than half of the regis
tration in the districts
On Tuesday morning the subject of
Growing and Marketing Fruit" was
discussed by Emmor Roberts. who
stated that there are a number of men
near his home who are making good
money out Of peaches and apples. The
Barton Brothers are among the largest
and most successful peach growers, and
the Repps are among the largest and
most successful apple growers. Horace
Roberts with his sixteen farms is
largely engaged in growing both of 4
those fruits. According to Mr.. Roberts, I
it is not unusual to receive a net profit +.
of $1,000 per acre annually from these
orchards. He explained in detail how
this is done.
Prof. McCue discussed at length the
Growing of Tomatoes for the Canning
Factory. He strongly recommended
the Brandywine, the Matchless. the
Stone and several other varities but
dwelt upon the home selection of seed
and the growing of strong healthy plants
and setting only the best of these
plants.
Irving Culver of D4mar, told how
he has grown Sweet Potatoes for several
years and has come to the conclusion
that the only really successful variety
is one that will give a potato of the
right shape, color and quality. These
are secured by selecting the right seed I
potatoes and growing slip seed.
DR.. Fred H. Stoneburn spoke on the
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icribed vividly the leading breeds.
Tuesday afternoon Mr. Culver told /
the farmers that the agriculturists /
around Delmar viii plant this year
nearly twice as many acres of canta-
oupes they grew last season. He alone
will increase his planting from forty
i've to seventy-five acres. He ended
ly stating that in one week alone he J
lad paid as high as $50, 600 for canta- t
oupes. g
Professor Harry W. Hayward, Dean '
# the Agricultural Department at t
Delaware College, talk interestingly C
lpon Pork Production" by a success a
lion of forage crops. He claimed that C
~ using this method of feeding porkers t
hey could be raised end small cost and g
some profit at the prevailing prices. d
DR.. Stoneburn. the poultry expert, t
leld the audience for an hour in an il
.arnest and practical presentation of d
he methods of rearing, feeding and car e
ng for hens so as to get eggs at a profit. n
The evening session talks were illus {
rated by lantern slides. b