Evening journal., 1917-04-27
HAVE ENOUGH Labor
TO GET IN crops
College Students Made Sur
vey OF About 800 Farms
Yesterday
LARGE CLASS STARTS
FIRST AID WORK

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Del, April 27.-Delaware
College students who started out yes
terday in automobiles TO make a sur
vcy Of the farms Of the state under
the direction Of Dean Harry Hayward,
representing Governor Townsend
State Council on Food Production and
Conservation, to ascertain just what
the farmers can and will do towards
Increasing the food supply OF the
State to meet any emergency, are
making much progress in the work.
10 will be sufficiently completed Tor
Dean Hayward TO make report to
the council at its meeting in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms, VIII
mington next Monday morning.
The census takers who are work
ing under the county agents make
their reports to Dean Hayward.
From % to 30 students worked on
the survey yesterday and notwltlt
standing the rainy weather the aver
age for each was % to 30 farms. This
means that about 500 farmers we're
visited yesterday and questioned as TO
what they will do relative 70 lncreas-
ing their acreage. Dean Hayward re-
ceived some reports last night. lie
stated that from what reports he had
received Il would indicate that the
farmers OF New Castle and Kent
counties have sufficient labor TO get
in their CROPS with probably an in
creased acreage None or the tar-
mers OF those whom reports were
made on wanted financial aid in put
ting in their crops which speaks well
for the prosperity Of the Delaware far
mer.
II is expected that even a larger
number OF farmers will be seen today
as the work Is better organized Dean
hayward will have an interesting re-
port to make TO the council on Mon
day.
The first introduction in first aid
work will be given today by Dr. wal
Ter II. Steel and Miss Beck, Of the
college infrmary to a class OF Della
ware College students who are appli-
Giants for the proposed ambulance
corps TO be organized under the aus
pices OF the Delaware Red Cross. The
ambulance is 10 be maintained at
the college during the war and Will
probably be retained even after the
war. There Is a large class taking
the instructions today and the stu
dents are greatly interested in the
nroposition. II is likely that IS stu
dents will be selected to keep the
ambulance I'm service day and night.
w. Albert Rhodes, until seyerai
DAYS ago employed at the p, B. q W.
railroad passenger station has en-,
listed in the L. s. Navy and passed
.ho reouired examinations for yeo-
Nc, class He enlisted at the re-
crniting Office in the Law nullulns
Wilmington. and expects 70 DC s s',,l
IN some station on Monday ne
vounr sailor is a son OF Mrs huIn
pbodes and a member OF the ne"
vested choir OF st. Thomas Ep'sco'
pal Church. a..
The new pipe organ recently pur,
chased by St. Thomas Episcopal
church is being installed It Is eN.
nocted the organ will be ready and
equipped for services on sunday
An exhibit is being held in the
grammar school Of the work in draw
ing of the students of that school
Tho exhibit has been inspected by
many of the parents OF the pupils.
The ]. ]. Ritter Conserve Com
many which has a plant near Newark
has received four carloads OF beans
and fifteen additionl carloads are OF
their way from Saginaw, Mich. the
plant will be In full operation II
about two weeks when $500 eases o
beans will be turned out daily.