Evening journal., 1915-01-15
URGES GROWING
Of ALFAFA CROP
Delaware Farmer Says His
Corn Yield Has Been In
creased Wonderfully
SHOW WILL COME
TO CLOSE TODAY

The growing Of alfalfa was given
boom at this mornings session Of the
convention of the Delaware Corn
Growers Association, in Odd Fellows
Hall. ]. w. Killen, Of FELTON,, Del,
made an interesting talk in which he
told how alfalfa had increased the
yield of corn on his farm.
He brought with him on the plat
form a corn stalk which had stood
fourteen feet high in the field and also
a quantity Of ears of corn, all grown
on his farm. He declared that the
growing of alfalfa had greatly in
creased his corn crop. He said he
had gotten 81 1-2 bushels of corn to
an acre of one variety of corn and
1O1 $40 bushels of another variety.
A. c. Mccall, professor of agronomy
of the Ohio State University, spoke
on "The Relation of Good Seeds to
Grain Yields" He said that it was
only within the last ten years that
the experiment stations had fully in
vestigated this matter. He told Of the
results obtained at the Ohio expert
ment station. He said the most profit
able corn crop was obtained by Sc
lecting the seed from the plants in the
field. He showed th,t the average
yield at the Ohio experiment station
from seed selected from the plants
was 72.49 and that from seed selec-
etd from the wagon was 1925. He
stated that in selecting from the
plants, there was the distinct ad-
vantage of knowing the character of
the plant
Discussion followed both talks.
The following nominating commit
| tee was named: V. r. Allen, Sea-
ford: William p. Naudain, MARSHALL
ton; /. w. Killen, FELTON,.
At the session this afternoon Prof.
! A. T.. Grantham, the secretary-treas-
urer, presented his report, in which
he stated that there we're 1856 entries
at the corn show and $500 ears OF
} corn exhibited.
The papers read this afternoon
we're as follows: "The Corn Crop and
l.Dairyman." "Seed Selection" William
p. Naudain, Marshallton; Some Ex-
detrimental Results With Cereal
Crops" Prof. A. E. Grantham. The
convention will adjourn this after
noon.
At the session yesterday afternoon
II. A. Huston, formerly connected
with the Indinana Experimental sta
tion, but now resepresenting the Ger
man Kali Works, sopke on profits
versus Necessity in Fertilizing." The
sneaker compared European crops
with those of American farmers
which he said were double trose IN
Weld to the American crops. He alst
smoke of the preparation of the Sol
before planting. During his re-
marks the speaker illustrated by
chart the various growth of crops Dl
use and without various kinds OF ter
tilizer
"The Importance of Soil Prepara
tion in Corn Growing" was the SUP
iect of a paper by Professor
> Schmitz, agronomist at the Marylan,
Experiment Station. lie declare
the present show to be the pest eve
, seen in Delaware. He saia ne no no
ticed a decided improvement IN IN
quality of corn over that SHOWN
! prior years and spoke or the Eaiu
! OF such shows in materially helpin
to bring this about. lie urgeu Una
FREQUENT exhibits be held IN VaIlou
counties. His address was wen re
|, ceived. ..,,,
q J. 4. Shallcross led a round tabl
2 discussion on the subject OF the rals
{ inc of corn and utilizing the proau'
y Last night there was a meeting
y Eden Hall. at which motion picture
2, we're exhibited showing the working
: of the potash mines of Germany