Smyrna times., 1915-11-03
AFTER STOCK MOVEMENT
DELAWARE COLLEGE FARM
.,,u 7sy AS WELL AS CATTLE
se,nc BROUGHT TO STANDARD
.,.. poultrylT Stock Being Added
ads Being Brought In competi-
Helm For Our Farmers
RI n-1ovare Experiment. Station

- eo-oreTatlOn Win t"S
Wiseorsin and the Bureau of Plant
J.A,.,ry has been testing different |
-.-;eties Of cabbage to ascertain
.te;, relative resistance to wilt"
- -yellows". Of sixty-eight
-.r;eties grown on the Dean Farm,
-, Newark. during the last season
f;va have been selected and sent I"
Florids for the production of the seed.
T5e selected varieties were: Large
F.rlv Jersey Wakefield. Very
ssrly Jersey Wakefield. Early
Covenhagen Market, Market Gar
Ae1er''. "All Seasons
High Grade Poultry Stock
The Delaware College Farm is
;mDorting from Mr.. Tom Barren of
England twelve Buff Plymouth Rock
,ulIets. which Mr.. Barren had reserved
FAR hisown use. In addition to these.
-epresentative pens of six other
breeds have been secured. Honorable
q. A. Newton. of Brdgeville. whose
oen Of birds in the Fourth Egg Laying
Competition now closely leads all Del
aware entries donated some White
Plymouth Rocks. From Captain
Ward Daisy. Of Frandford. Delaware
we're secured a number of Brown
Leehorns. Rhode Island Reds and
Buff O:pingtons wee given by Mr..
Barr. Of Lancaster. His enthusiasm
IN promoting the development Of these
two breeds mas pushed them to the
front in egg-laying competitions.
Mr. A. A. Christian, the to owner Of
Eglantine Farms. Greensboro. Md,
has given twenty-five Leghorn Pullets
Of the same breeding as his wonderful
hen. Lady Byzantine. which has a
record of 80 eggs in $50 days. in
the Fourth Competitor. 1t is the
purplse Of the College to import a
Cock srel from the flock of Mr.. Tom
Barnan to mate with these high class
outlets. The College has in the pre-
sent Competition a pen of Buff
Plymouth Rocks and is to have in the
aext competition pen of Black Lang
shans bred by Myer & Sons Of Mis-
souri. Mr.. Pollard is mating "
pens Of these various birds with thI
idea Of supplying Matching eggs from
them. The College has purchased
for It's own use eight Buckeye Colon!
Houses for accommodating this breeding
B suck and the birds will be used 70
class room auo experimental work a
we'll as for the production of egg
for Matching purposes.
Delaware Breeders in Competition
Thirteen poultry breeders froI
the State of Delaware, will have per
Of birds entered in the Fifth Phill
delphia North American Internstioni
Egg Laying Competition. which close
on November 1st. 1915. The comps
tetition. which closes on October 81
has created a state wide interest. II
work Of Mr. Pollard, superintendel
Of the competition at Delaware Co
tage, in giving information TO Il
Breeders Of the State. has given
great impetus to the development
Delaware poultry interests. II
csaplete list Of the Delaware entri
u the Fifth Competition follow
White Plymouth Rocks. o.
Newton. Bridgeville. Del. BJ
Plymouth Rocks, Delaware Colleg
Newark DEL; White Wysndott
James Spiers. Newark, Del. f; Thorn
Hatt, Delaware City. DEL: S. c.
L Reds, NJ. G. Price. Delaware Cit
4 Del ; Black Langshsns, DELAYS
College. Newark. Del S. c. VIII
B Asghorns. PsrkvieW Egg Farm. Dov,
Dal.; Jacob Kesselring. Dover. De
Diamond Egg and Poultry Farm. 2
\ dupont Building. Wilmington. De
n A Z Grantham. Newark. Del. J.
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