Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1914-06-19
The BEST FARMERS DAY
EYER Held AT NEWARK

All roads led to the Delaware Colleg
experimental Farm last Monday it bein,
the annual Farmers Day which is nov
one OF the features of commencement
week. From the arrival of the frs
tram from down the State until moor
visitors were arriving at the rate OF
several hundred every hour and all re-
cords for attendance established last
year was easily broken. This day ha.
grown IN popularity among the Della.
ware farmers until it now resembles a
county fair and has resulted in much
benefit for both the grangers and the
/ college.
About 5000 persons were estimated
to be present and this was a conservation
estimate. About 300 automobiles were
parked at the farm. Governor Miller.
who was accompanied by Adjutant-
General |. p Wickersham, Colonel H.
b. Cavenaugh, U. S. A., (retired), and
some other members of his staff. was
present and conducted the afternoon
ceremonies in the large tent provided
for that purpose.
Professor Harry Haywood. director
the Experiment Station, the station
staff and the agriculture students who
number 81 per cent. of the entire en-
rOllment at the college, had made the
arrangements for looking after and en-
pertaining the visitors more perfect
than before. As the visitors arrived
they were taken on inspection trips in
groups wherever they desired to 90.
All three counties were well represented
and there were many visitors in the crowd
from the Eastern Shore of MARYLAND,
western New Jersey and southern
Pennsylvania. Hundreds came in auto
mobiles and by noon there also were
several hundred teams on the large lawn
and grounds around the farm house.
Most OF the morning was taken up in
inspecting the many things on the farm
that Is OF especial interest to the farmer.
The hundreds of experiment plots were
inspected and the members of the
station staff and students explained to
the visitors just what is being done along
this line. The orchards attracted the
attention of many and especially the /
young peach orchard that has bore such /
excellent crops during the past several |
year. There were many persons in the |
crowd who had never visited the farm /
before and to them the trip was especi-
ally pleasant.
A demonstration of two farm tractors
attracted the attention of many of the
'isitors. The practicability of tractors
m farms was clearly demonstrated and
for work in orchards.
The buildings and modern equipment
q same was Of interest to many per
Ons and everything was open for in
pection. There have been a number
T improvements and some additions to
he buildings since the last Farmers
Jay.
Dairymen spent busy morning in
pecting the college dairy herd Many
the cows in this herd have made re-
larkable records during the past year
nd hundreds of questions were asked {
bout their feed, care, etc. The other
thoroughbred stock also attracted much !
ttention. After luncheon there was a {
arade of the college live stock under {
le management of the agricultural stu
snts to give the visitors an oppOrtun- Y
y to see the animals out of the build
rs. The Holstein COW that has pro- +,
iced ,ver ten tons Of mix and over X
wen hundred POUNDS OF butter was 4
-eatly admired by the expert dairyman :
'esent. This record was made during :
e year ending about two months ago. {,
Several automobile loads of persons
ent to the College Farm from Milford Z
I'd large number went by train.