Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-05-17
COME SHOW FARMS
OF CHESTER COUNTY
College Boys Report Interest
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rartment Of Agriculture, delaware
CoIIege. give interesting accounts
of the two days spent in observa-
4;on Of farming and methods of
farm management, as practiced by
rrosnprous neighbors in Chester
County, Pennsylvania. About
twenty men accompanied by Pro-
lessor A. E. Grantham and Mr..
;ntner made up the party which
covered the agricultural section
adjoining Kennett Square, Union
vile. Wawaset, West Chester,
Westtown and Wilmington. Elev-
on farmers were visited in the
two day trip.
The first stop was made at the
Phillips Farm, just north of Ken
nett. Mr.. Phillips is a Swarth-
more graduate who has been
farming for two years. His farm
comprises 410 acres, 100 acres of
which is in timberland. 1t is
principally a dairy farm, the herd
including one hundred head of
Holstein COWS of high standing.
They are housed in an up-to-date
dairy barn, with the best equip
ment Milking machines are used
here, which Mr.. Phillips pro-
nounces from the standpoint of
labor and time savers, very pro-
ftable. A good stand of alfalfa
to be used for hay, attracted the
attention of the visitors. Mr..
Phillips has an Avery farm trac-
tor which was in operation last
Thursday. Three-quarters of an
acre is plowed per hour, with
kerosene as fuel. Mr.. Phillips de-
clared his greatest difficulty in
finding a good mechanic and at
the same time a man who knows
how to till the soil. 1t was evil
dent to the visitors that the owner
Of the farm appreciates the value
Of system in farm management
Everything is done systematical-
" and scientifically. Mr.. Phillips
raises all his hay but buys a mix
ed grain feed. He has thirty-fve
acres of alfalfa and SIXTY acres OF
corn.
The second farm visited was
one of 1T acres owned by Mr.
Pussy Cloud. Mr.. Cloud is inter,
ested in alfalfa and hogs, anG
gives some attention to seed corn
The farm has a few sheep, anc
many hogs. A large field had jus'
been planted to seed corn, anc
! ground was being prepared fol
potatoes at the time of the stu
dents visit. Mr.. Cloud has beer
very successful with alfalfa. HI
has three fields with excellen
stands. The first contains twelve
acres. The alfalfa was planted
after oats which yielded 70 bush
els per acre. This field has beer
cut nine times in four years
Yielding IL to 5 tons per acre
which is all sold at an averag
| price of $1,000 per ton. Lime
stone has been used at the rate o
two ton per acre. The secon'
| field contains ten acres. 1t ais
| has an excellent stand; the thir
| has perhaps the best of the three
| Here the soil is inocculated. MI
| Cloud is gradually working hi
whole farm into alfalfa.
| One of the most interestin
diary farms visited was that Q
/ Mr.. Wickersham containing 20
acres. This is a dairy farm hay
ing 100 head of pure bred Ho
stein COWS, with many youn
! stock. Mr.. Wickersham own
three silos, "a X so. Wheat an
alfalfa are the main crops. TIL
! students noted two twenty-acr
| fields Of alfalfa, both having goo
n stands.
The fruit farm Of S. L. Hayma
was included on the list. TIL
| farm is $50 acres, with sma
| developing poultry plant.
| There are sixty five acres
| peaches. From the 1000 tree
last year there was harveste
| 2O00 baskets of fruit. There
also a ten acre orchard plante
$ with Rome Beauty and Stayme
apples.
Il The Davis farm farther o
81 presents a good type of the gene
al and dairy farm, with no dist,
gushing feature. One field hs
I been planted to potatoes -
bushels by hand in one day. The
i was also a large field of alfal
which had formerly been an a
i paragus bed. This field has BET