Evening journal., 1914-06-15
CROWD
OF 5000 At THE
COLLEGE FARM
Governor Miller PreSideS al
Exercises of Delaware
College Farmers Day
VISITORS entertained
AT Luncheon AT NOON
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL. !

HI LUNGIlEUN HI MUM
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, June 15.-All roads led
to the Delaware College Experiment
Farm this morning, it being the an
nual Farmers Day which is now one
of the features Of commencement
week. From the arrival Of the first
train from down the State this morn
ing until noon visitors were arriving
at the rate of several hundred every
hour and all records for attendance
established iast year will probably be
broken today. This day has grown
IN popularity among the Delaware
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 at noon. About 300
automobiles were parked at the farm.
Some of the visitors noted at noon
were Governor Miller, who was ac-
companied by Adjutant General I. p.
W1ekersham, Colonel II. B. CaYen-
augh, L. S. A., (retired), and some
other members of his stan: Senator
George Fisher Pierce, Alfred Raugh-
ley, former Representative R. q.
Buckingham, Senator George w.
Marshall John G. Gray, Judge ]. w.
Lattomus, John Nivin. S. II. Messick.
Frank Bancroft, Of Wyoming: Wes-
ley Webb, of Dover: Thomas T. We'll
din, J. Atwood Weldin. Levy Court
man Benjamin A. Groves. Joshua G.
Grassland, e. c. Coale, Isaac V. Rich
ards, Captain George Medill, Thomas
Passmore, Oliver A. Newton, Colonel
Alexander p Corbit, Daniel w. Cor
bit, former Congressman William II.
4 Heald, former Senator L. Fl. Ball.
Colonel G. A. Elliott J. Frank Biggs.
| State Treasurer O. a. Hastings Will
liam H. Danzenbaker, Theodore w
Frances, Harry b. Stidham. Irwin
/ Ball, Henry Clayton White. 7. Frank
White, d. Miffiin Wilson, of Dover:
Senator Frank P. Ewing, Isaac r.
Brown, James Brown G. Canby Hon
kins, Walter S. Money. the Rev.
Vaughan S. Collins, Register OF Wills
A. V. Leslie George. Frederick Brady.
! Colonel Lewis W. Mustard. of Lewes:
S. H. Derby Samuel H. Messick and
many others.
Professor Harry Haywood, direc-
tor Of the Experiment Station, the sta
tion staff and the agriculture stu
dents who number 80 per cent. of the
entire enrolment at the college. had
made the arrangements for looking
after and entertaining the visitors
more perfect than before. AS the Wis
itors arrived they were taken on in
spectlon trips in groups wherever
they desired to go. All three coun-
ties are well represented and there
are many visitors in the crowd from
the Eastern Shore of Maryland, west
ern New Jersey and southeastern
Pennsylvania Hundreds came in
automobiles and by noon there also
We're 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 10
the farmer. The hundreds of experi.
ment plots were inspected and the
members of the station staff and stu
dents explained to the visitors iust
what is being done along this line. The
many and especially the young peach
orchard that has bore such excellent
crops during the past several wears. |
There were many persons in the crowd |
who had never visited the farm before l
and to them the trip was especially |
pleasant.
A demonstration OF two farm trac- /
tors attracted the attention Of many |
Of the visitors. The practicabilitv Of /
the tractors on farms was clearly dem
onstrated and especially for work in /
orchards.
The buildings and modern equipment
in same was OF interest to many per
sons and everything was open for in
spection. There have been a number
of improvements and some additions to
the buildings since the last Farmers
Day
See Prize Cows.
Dairymen spent a busy morning in.
specting the college dairy herd. Many of
the cows in this herd have made re-
markable records during the past wear
and hundreds OF questions were asked
about their feed. care. etc The other
thoroughbred stock also attracted much
attention. After luncheon there was a
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the management of the agricultural stu
dents to give the visitors an opportun-
ity to see the animals out OF the build
ings. The Holstein COW that has pro
dueed over ten tons of milk and over
nine hundred pounds of butter was
greatly admired by the expert dairyman
present. This record was made during
the year ending about two months ago.
One of the features Of the program
this morning was the meeting Tor wo.
men which was under the management
of Miss Winifred j. Robinson. dean of
the Women's College This meeting was
held in a large tent which had been
erected on the lawn. The tent contained
sufficient portable circus seats to ac-
comodate the 1900 present The
speaker was Mrs. Jane Kane
Foulke, chairman Of the committee ON
home building Of the Pennsylvania Ru-
raj Improvement Association. She is
niece of the late Thomas +. Bavard and
also OF Elisha Kent Kane. the explorer.
She has a national reputation as
speaker upon civic problems and her
address was greatly enjoyed bv the large.
crowd OF women present i
Mrs Alfred y. Warmer of Wilmington
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