Evening journal., 1916-08-03

what great benefits can be derived as
regards increase I'm production all
over the land from these contests,
since the contests, by aid of the trap
nests endeavor to show mans abil-
ity to breed and select the highest
and most valuable producers. In other
words, the egg laying contest serves
the poultryman the same as the COW
testing association serves the dairy
man.
'In view Of this exceedingly large
and ever increasing demand for poul-
/ try and poultry product at home and
/ for export, II has caused the poultry
/ business TO become so profitable.
when conducted upon a scientific and
practical basis that no breeder can
afford to be ignorant of the latest
/ knowledge of best methods In all It's
/ branches. In order to help the far
mer and poultryman, or farmer poul-
! tryman as he should be called there
have been established I'm the United
States and Canada over 75 poultry ex-
pertinent stations or departments, and
one Of these departments is now In
operation at Delaware College. To be
exact Il has been I'm operation a lit
tie over a month.
"You may ask what Is the work Of
this department and how can It help
the farm poultryman especially If he
lives away down in Sussex county. for
instance? The work for the present
viii be divided into: /, instruction
in the two colleges; 90, investiga-
tions and experiments In various
phases of the industry, which will be
the more complete and detailed as
our equipment is increased; (3), ex-
tension work throughout the State.
81 won't say anything about the
first two divisions now, but do want
to say that through the extension
work, / want to get acquainted with
every farmer interested in poultry In
this State. Keep In touch with the
experiment station through the coun-
ty farm agent. OF directly; and by 80
doing the poultryman can always be
familiar with the advancements and
improvements Of the poultry indus
; try in the State and country And
insofar as ] am able l will person
; ally visit poultrymen or farmers In
: terested in poultry all over the State
b giving all the help ] can
( Shows Farm Profits.
Professor Harry Hayward dean OF
! the agricultural department in his
address said:
''It was Just ten years ago that the
, trustees of Delaware College begar
! their great drive Their objective
was to give Delaware an institution
of higher learning that would com
. pare favorably with similar institu
tions in neighboring States. Thosl
of US who are interested in agricul
ture think that II was quite signih
: cant that their guns were trained
u upon agriculture and that the agri
cultural department of the cOlleg
n was the first to receive very seriou
e attention in the great development
= that has since taken place. You
e, speaker has been very intimatel
IS associated with the agricultural d.
d velopment Of Delaware College du
b ing the decade that is now closin
K and in consequence, can speak fro
le first hand information. new ei
re for Delaware College and for Del
r ware was inaugurated when tn
r. farm was purchased.
8 in the General Assembly Of 1907
n bill was passed TO purchase a Stat
farm for the use of Delaware Colleg
~ A commission was appointed, an al
n. preparation made the farm pui
m chased and the college took possei
o. sion April 8, 1907 We felt it a gre'
ad hardship at the time that the entil
n. appropriation was spent for the far
5O alone. In consequence, there was I
We money for equipment or for improve
- ments so much needed. However, u
in college. by straining several point
II managed to get along until the Gener
,d Assembly of 1909. when an appropr
No alton Of $4,000 was made for II
modelling the buildings then on II
~ farm and for building the dairy bar
This was followed by 1911 by anothl
"A appropriation for buildings. Up
nj 1915 the college farm received 4
~ further appropriation from the Stat
Il During this time we built up a hel
nj Of Guernsey cattle, a large herd
Iv Berkshire pigs, built the two silC
~ that have a capacity of 400 ton
al planted the orchards, purchased wol
stock and a large amount Of modei
machinery. A number of longtime e
IN periments had been started and, q
To farm conducted upon a rather intel
sive plan.
H., owing to the increased cost Of i
ii. Dor, feed and nearly everything col
,r- nected with the conduct Of a far
NJ and by the rulings Of the Departme
lst OF Agriculture, which made II impo
Ter sible to use federal funds except f
,r strictly experiment work and on a
it count of the constant pressure upC
nd our resources because of additions
We our activities. the trustees realizl
that it would be practically impo
sible to go on as we had been goil
ngI on without further aid. In cons
ed auence, the Legislature Of 1915 appr
ite priated $4,000 a year to suppleme
tol the federal appropriations in the A
ict ricultural Department. This has be,
m n very great help and without it.
On. would have been impossible to a
oy complish what we have done up to Il
'.ss present time.
ny "You will have observed from VIII
has been said that the State has a
er propriated $4,000 for the farm al
~ ~, buildings and is now allowing us 81
- 600 a year for maintenance.
=, agriculture, not like most 9th
81 human activities, cannot conceal what
is doing and in consequence the M
- takes of our management, as well as I
~ success we have attained are all befo
~, YOU today. II may be in keeping wi
as the line of this talk to tell you SON
thing about the other side of the pal
o- What have we to show for the app
,d- priations that the State has made I