Evening journal., 1916-08-25
MUCH PLEASED With
Delaware FARMLAND
Progressive Indiana Farmer
Saysif Younger He Would
Move TO This State
HARVESTING COLLEGE
FARM PEACH CROP

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Aug. 25.-Dean Harry
Hayward and Professor A. e. Gran
than. of the agricultural department
OF Delaware College, attended a meet
ing yesterday afternoon and last
night at the home OF d. r. Mills, At
Child's. Md, when a Farmers Club
was organized under the auspices OF
County Agent W. G. Marsh.
Mr. and Mrs Grantham, OF stock
we'll. Ind. are visiting their son. Pro-
lessor Grantham. Mr. Grantham rs "A
progressive farmer OF the Middle
West Since coming here some days
ago he has had opportunity of seeing
a large part of the Peninsula and
is greatly impressed with the agri-
cultural possibilities. He states that
two acres Of land can be bought in
Delaware for what one acre will cost
in the section Of Indiana whore he
lives. and the Delaware land is just
as productive, with the advantage Of
a better marke. than the farmers Of
his section have. Mr.. Grantham Is
a close observer Of agricultural meth
eds. and says. in his opinion, Della
ware farmers are making a mistake
in not producing more live stock. The
live stock. he says. would consume a
large portion Of the farm products
and would pay a higher price to the
farmer than he can get for his prod
ucts on the market. After looking
over Delawares farming sections,
Mr. Grantham says II he was twenty
five years younger he would sell his
Indiana farm and put the money in a
larger farm in this state.
The Delaware College farm Is now
harvesting its peach crop. The crop
this year will be about $500 baskets,
compared with 5000 baskets last year.
The peaches. however. we're thinned
out several weeks ago. which turned
out to be an excellent move. The
Belle of Georgia, now being harvest
ed. are not so large as last year, but
are highly colored and unusually
highly favored. Professor G. A. Nc
Cue, horticulturist, invites anyone in
terested in peach growing to visit the
orchard now and sec It at its best
! Last year one of the most noted
J peach authorities Of California made
/ q trip East to visit the peach centres.
and after making an inspection OF
the college orchard. stated that he
had not seen anything like Il East OF
California. He admitted that the col
lege farm fruit excelled in flavor and
general quality the fruit Of his State
The college farm has recently add
ed TO its herd a bull calf OF unusual
merit. II was obtained from the
famous II. c. Taylor herd, OF Newport
r. I. This herd startled the dairy
world few years ago by producing
the champion COW OF the Guernse,
breed. which made a record Of owe
1000 pounds OF butter in year. Tit
dam OF the calf now owned by tn,
b college has an official record OF IA,
600 pounds of milk and ESQ pounds
of butter fat, which is equivalent {,
! 910 pounds of butter.
The college Is anxious to build VI
a high class herd at the farm and
also 10 assist the farmers Of the Stat,
in improving their stock.
Under the auspices of the Delaware
COOPERATIVE Educational Association
< IL is planned TO hold pastors con
, ference at Dover early in October
about the time the rural church sur