Evening journal., 1915-07-24
State COLLECENNEW
Lines OF ENDEAVOR
Agricultural, Home Econom-
les and Dairy Work Benefit
Under New Plan
EXPERTS WILL
DIRECT THE WORK

~ new ncid N effort IN Delaware y
has grown rapidly during me paft few
tfaff and the farmers ~ ne State
are resDinR the Deuenfa AZ the pres
snl fluc there IRE ai2 workers CON
ofcffd directly NJ indirectly Nth
Delaware College ~ me Women'e Col
lerf who viii devote practically Oh
their fimf ~ extension work This
hat been made possible largely
fllrouFh fhe gmifh-Levsf federal bin
and gives Delaware on agricultural
extension department that citizens ~
The ffafe may we'll feel proud of For
The post eight years Delaware Col
iffo through ~ agricultural depart
nfnf haf been doing moro Of less
work N this kind but FOR several
years IN account NJ not having any
pacinc appropriation for this work. n
vaf ~ necrnfiiy ffaRmeniary IN ~
character
The nfet appropriation Tor agri-
cultural extension work consisting ~
$500 year waf made by The Leela-
latura IN 1871 and increaaed ~ 5000
annually IN 1913 IN 1914 the SOCIAL
~ bmith-icyer bin which provided
$4,000 year Tor each State was
available 6ince then this amount has
gradually Increased no th6t from one
source or another Delaware 10 spend
inf This year for agricultural exien-
sion about $4,000 Practically All ~
fhlt work ~ carried out under Inc
project plan which have 10 be npprOv.
~ BY The giaief Relation Service
Commlanion of Tho United States De.
partment OF Agriculture
IN August ond October ~ 1914 tho
three county agents we're appointed
and bef6n their work Thoy ara T.
" cooch. FOR Nav Castle county. NJ
q. Pence Tor Kent. and w G. pelton
for NuafeF This work han nov been
eoing on Tor nearly year ana n n
possible 10 got on idon ~ what has
bfen accomplished and by n Judge
whai may rfaaonnbly be- expected In
Time ~ come, Tho county agents
have without exception been we'll ~.
ceived and that They are making good
- evidenced by The fact that ono ~
them stated day or no BFO that no
had fho names ~ is different farmofn
on HE calling liHi This means there
we're ~ different farmers IN the coun
~ he reprfncDtf waiting 10 receive
some Information from me ronnfy
agent thni would assist MIN IN HIS
bufiufhf. Through The effects Of tho
county agents there Will be- or much
Alfalfa fown I'm Delaware this season
no ihcre has bcon In the aggregate for
The past I'VE years Tho county
agents nrc aif0 stimulating great
deal N interest IN nll0s throughout
ihc State This VIII mean more milk.
more manure aud IN consequence lar.
fef ann more profitable crops
Through The cooperation of tho
county agents ard Delaware College
? numbef Of demOnairaflona have been
ronducfod IN pruning. spraying and
foD 0fcuhinf ~ peach Orchnrda with
mira N soda which have hoen very
fpluahle 10 the farmer In addition 10
THIS work me county agents have re.
unrniiy been called on for advice a~
~ peach orchards mat we're going
p1ck supposedly with ycllowe hut ~
tfr hn inspection ~ 10 minutes the
agent IN some cason har been able 10
dtmonttfate The trouble ~ with the
pench bofer on insect which proba.
ply flllf 10 trees 10 every ono de-.
huoycd by yollowH Tho farmer 10 on.
couinRed 10 attend 20 me trees ana
whom " % demonstrated how onay ~
" done he " interested and GOES ~
work on the orchard Tho conae.
quenco han been q valuable orchard
that takes money 10 Hct ana time 10
grow la saved and ~ profitable
source ~ income 10 The farmer. With
out no county agent being on The
ground The farmer would have thought
hif lroer had yellows. ihe caao hone
lfes Hnd trees pulled onl n total iona
Foniifi Extension Worn.
Aside from Tho county agenin there
arc thfce other experts IN various
lines who ARE working through ana
With me cooperation ~ tho aeenta
One Of ihrfo if A N. Pollard. who n
experimentation OF The Delaware Col
lcFc Poultry plant ana who has
charge ~ Tho international ogp lay.
ms competition NJ Tho college farm
M pOllafdt ability NJ poultry "a.
pert ~ demonstrated BY ihe fact that
~ the four exc LAYING competitions
now helms conducted IN North Amer.
ion, mono Of them approach The one az
me college fnrif ln number ~ cgga
per hen. For The paHt AZ monihs
MI Pollard has been going an ana
down The State answering calls 81
poullfymcn and women 10 aolte the
pfoblem Of their poultry yards. No.
inF practical man Mr. Pollard n
able ~ give nailffnciory solutions 10
pp out az every 100 problems that
nflec
Dairy Extension New Brunch.
FOR sometime n has boon feii bv
those IN touch with tho agricultural
matters of tho state that the dairy
interests have developed 40 rapldiv
durnR tho past four or nve wears
that the time had como when II
WOULD be 10 The advantage OF the state
~ whole and especially 10 tho dairy
mfn of Delaware 10 have an EXPERT in
The Held Tor an time Looking 10
thin end = conference was held when
FREDERICK Brady. Mr. Wills OF the
Wille'lonos Company large milk
esnlcrf Of Philadelphia. and nean
hayward Of the Agricultural ncpart-
nlcnt OF Delaware COLLEGE canvassss
INC matter 20 soc what could he dome
me result IA that az the present time
thfoufh The cooperation OF these
eFfnciea togcthcr with the dairy d,,i-
nipn or the Bureau or Animal uns-
nanor,, United states Department Of
Agriculture Hugh Fergus was an.
pointed dairy agent for Delaware ana
portion OF Mar, land Mr. Ferrps AZ
: graduate OF the Pennsylvania state
College He Is thoroughly eonipped
for this work IN Delaware. an expert
N feeding and care OF dairy cattle
and has had excellent training in