Milford chronicle., 1915-08-06
HOUSTON.


late to get place in the Chronicle. bu
the items of news were not so impor
tant but what they will have kept over
until the present. Since then we have
visited the State Experimental Farm al
Newark, and it certainly was well worth
the time and expense to have made the
trip. 1t was a wise idea to have
Farmers Day" at the State Farm at
the time it was held this year, and
many people from Houston and vicinity
passed Thursday. July 29th, in a visit to
Newark and the State Farm and College;
most of the people from here made the
trip of sixty miles by automobile, and
it was indeed a pleasant ride. There
was over two hundred automobiles stand
ing on the farm grounds before noon of
| Thursday, and there was not one single
accident or mishap.
Certainly farmer folks are a careful
set of people.
Well everything looked fine at the
farm, from the largest Percheron horse
to the smallest single-cOmb White Leg
| horn chickens; or, from the raspberry
| plot to the soy bean patch. The or
chards were certainly pretty sight to
look upon, and they are the pride of
Prof. McCue.
The barns have been newly painted
! and everything about the buildings and
the grounds presented the appearance
| of being clean and well kept. | am
sorry to have to add, that the visitors
were not careful of the grounds how
ever, and before night the waste paper,
scraps of food and paper boxes lay
everywhere. On occasions like this of
Farmers Day, if the management would
place receptacles for waste paper and
rubbish such as luncheon boxes, at con-
venient and numerous places about the
grounds, the visitors would observe
them and by depositing their refuse in
the receptacles, the fine effect of we'll
kept grounds would not be destroyed
even for a few hours by scattering of
the waste, and avoid the work of clean
ing up after the crowd; this could be
done away with, why not try it on the
farmer?
We are more enthusiastic than ever
about what the Experimental Farm is
doing for the people of Delaware, since
we saw the exhibits and heard the
speaches of Dean Hayward, DR.. Mitch
ell and others.
We are sure that the State Farm can
and will help.
Are you in line for their work to bene-
fit you?
Prof. NJ. o. Pence, the agricultural
agent of the United States Government
for Kent County, who so kindly ar
ranged for members Of the Boys and
Girls Agricultural Club to have free
transportation for the trip from Dover
to Newark on Farmers Day, was de-
lighted to see thirty-fve boys and girls
meet him to make the trip. The girls
were in the care of Mrs. Alice Jump
Gray of Houston, and they showed by
their intelligent inspection of the hogs,
cattle and poultry in particular, that a
new day is dawning for the farmer
girls of Delaware-a day when happi-
ness and cOntentment shall replace the
longing for city life; for the reason that
girls will know how to make money on
the farm from the poultry, the diary, |
the pigery, the kitchen garden, and per-
haps, from the canning of vegetables
and fruits with their own hands.
Let me here say to all girls. that this
knowledge and this place in life, is far
ahead of standing behind counter in a /
store from seven in the morning until |
even six o'clock in the evening, or even
sitting at desk in stutfy office all day.
The State Farm however cannot bring
about this reform for you, nor can your
county agent, unless you are willing to
cooperate in the plans that are being
formulated for your benefit.
What has been done this year is only
a beginning, but the most productive
kitchen garden well kept, as well as the
most delicious can of fruit or vegetable,
will surely bring its own reward.
We will get back to our local items
now.
William Mcclure is filling the pulpit
at Houston during the vacation of the
Rev. Whitaker. Young Mr.. Mcclure
IS theological student at the Whining
ton Conference Academy and has drawn
much favorable comment among his
friends and acquaintance by his rapid
along the lines of his work.
Mrs. George b. Simpson attended the
sessions of Mothers Congress Day at
Newark, and remained over for Farm
,rs Day at the State Farm.
Mrs. Zack johnson is visiting friends
n Maryland and will attend the Concord
amp.
Randolph Graham and wife passed
asst Sunday at Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Vinyard and their
ruests Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Wharton,
# New York City, also Mr. and Mrs.
ohm Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Whar-
on, Mr.. and Mrs Tom Frazier, Mr.. and {
drs. James Fisher, and Misses Harriet
7inyard and Elizabeth Wharton We're
of a motar party to Rehoboth
Beach on Tuesday of last week.
Almond Wilson is putting up a new
orn crib.
Fred Hayes is building a larger
hicken house on his place.
Mrs. P. j. Satterfeld is visiting rela-
ives near Dover and Camden. She at I
ended the annual camp meeting at the l
alter place.
Miss Marguerite Graham has been !
pending few days with her parents :
ere.
We note in the Chronicle, particularly |
he Bridgeville letter, that the Cannon +.
acking Company of that town has con- I
-acted for one hundred acres of pump
ms. This sounds good for Bridgeville,
means work long after tomatoes are
one and work means money in the +
1mmunity. Why not can pumpkins in
ouston?
Smithers Ross, of Philadelphia, a re-
of srfoy, TIfnh =