Evening journal., 1916-07-11
NEW Instructors
IN AGRICULTURE
H. V. Gary, M. F. Grimes,
NJ. L. Nichols and H. J. Clay
on Delaware Staff
ZIMMERLY IS
FARM AGENT
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, July 1l.-Dean Harry
Hayward. Of the agricultural depart
ment OF Delaware College. has an.
nounced the appointment Of several
new men for that department. In three
instances the appcintees are named TO
MI vacancies in the faculty and in
TWO other instances they fll new posi-
tions that have been created.
One Of the new positions is that OF
instructor in charge Of the Poultry
Department and n V. Cory has been
named 10 this place The appointee
graduated in agriculture IN the Glars
OF 1915 from Rutgers College. He
specialized in poultry husbandIy and
during the past year has been doing
special work in that line under Pro-
fessor Lewis at Rutgers. He also for
a time had charge Of large poultry
farm in northern New Jersey and was
recommended for the superintendent
Of the New Jersey Laying Competition
which will be started az Vineland this
fall This Is expected to be the largest
competition yet planned and that Mr.
Cory was recommended TO take charge
Of IL speaks we'll OF his training and
ability.
Mr.. Cory has assumed his work
here and during July. August and
part of September. VIII give part OF
his time 10 extension work in poultry
Keeping. Beginning with the opening
Of the college year he. will conduct a
number Of courses In both the mems
and women's colleges and on Novem-
Der I will take charge Of the Egg lay
Ing Competition being conducted az the
college farm. The poultry industry
Of tie state is expected TO receive a
decided impetus under the direction OF
Mr.. Cory.
NJ f. Grimes. q graduate In animal
husbandry from Pennsylvania State
College In 1914. has been appointed
assistant professor of animal hus-
bandrv. 10 succeed +. B. Hills. who
resigned 70 accept a position with the
American Guernsey Association. Dur
ing the past two years he has been
an assistant instructor in animal hus-
bandry at Pom state. His speciality
Is draft horses and swine.
To MI the vacancy of county agent
for Kent county caused by the
resignation of NJ. o. Pence, who goes
to Indiana as county agent Howard
II zimmerley has been appointed.
The new agent graduated from Penn
sylvania State College IN 1912 He
taught horticultural subjects az Penn
State for some time and for the past
year has been assistant horticulturisi
Of the Virginia Truck Experiment
Farm Norfolk, Va He has specialized
in both agronomy and horticulture
N. l.. Nichols. a graduate OF the
Ohio State University Of the class OF
'r1912 succeeds W. A. Lintner as as
sistant professor Of agronomy. and
viii take uD his work here the first
Of next month He has specialized
in agronomy and farm mechanics and
after graduation conducted a farm
Of his own IN Ohio. For some time
he had charge Of the work of
aRronomy and farm mechanics in the
Theodore n. Vail School Of Agricul-
ture at Lyndon Centre. Vt. and has
only recently turned that school over
10 the State At the local college he
will have charge of most OF the work
in farm crops and Will develop the
work IN farm mechanics for which
there is an urgent need.
The other new Office is that OF mar
ket Investigator and the ONCE of
Markets and Rural Organization Of
the United States Department OF Ag-
riculture has assigned Harold J.
Clay 10 carry on market investiga-
tions here for the next six months
He Is q graduate OF the Massachusetts
Agricultural College and since leav-
ing college has had considerable ex-
perience In marketing and rural or.
ganization work.
Mr. Clay will study the present
methods OF marketing farm products
in the State, and will prepare a bul
letin on this subject which will be is
sued by the extension service B'
ginning with August /. or about thl
time cantaloupes and Watermelon
arc ready TO market, Mr.. Clay VII
distribute the market news sheets tC
the growers around Seaford, Bridge
Vile. Laurel and Delmar. He viii
also provide the same service FOL
the sweet potato and peach crop. Th'
question OF marketing farm products
is one in which the trustees Of Della
ware College are vitality interested
and the hoard several months ago an.