Milford chronicle., 1917-08-24
IMPORTANT MEETINGS
FOR WHEAT GROWERS

A series of meetings will be held in
Kent County in the interest of wheat pro-
duction at the time and place given below.
I These meetings will be held out of doors
when weather permits and are really a
neighborhood gathering of farmers who
are interested in growing more and bet
ter wheat and in saving the wheat they
have harvested this summer from the de-
/ structive work of the weevil.
NJ. o. Pence, former Kent County Ag-
ricultural Agent, and now Assistant Di-
rector of Agricultural Extention Work in
Delaware, and probably Prof A. z.
Granthan of Delaware College will take
charge of the meetings and be assisted
by County Agent Zimmerley. All phases
of wheat growing will be discussed and
demonstrations given in treating wheat
with formalin for bust and with carbon
bisulphide TO control the weevil. Charts
have been prepared to show the results
of the fertilizer aud variety tests of wheat
conducted for some years at Delaware
College. At this time when the fertilizer
question is such a pulling one it is ex-
pected much interest will be shown in
selecting the kind of fertilizer that will
show the greatest profit.
This year a large amount of sinking
smut, commonly called bust. has been
found in various parts of the county not
oRly decreasing the yield but in some
cases rendering the wheat unsaleable un-
til It has been washed at a great expense.
This will mean that considerable of the
seed wheat will be infected with the
spores of the smut which are too small
to be seen.
Every precaution should be taken and
the wheat treated with formalin before it
is sown. Actual demonstrations for treat
ing the wheat will be made 50 everyone
will see how simple and cheap the pro-
cess of treatment is
The farmers will necessarily have to
bold large amount of wheat for many
months in their own storage houses as
no more than a months supply of wheat
can be stored in mills or elevators not
owned by farmers, Last year the weevil
worked havoic in wheat that had been
stored and If the wheat is not properly
treated to control the weevil the loss will
amount to manv thousands of dollars this
wear as it is already at work. By proper
treatment this loss can be largely avoided.
There is a movement throughout the
United States 10 increase the wheat yield
aud Kent County will do her share.
Where the acreage cannot be increased
the yield per acre can at least be increas-
ed in various ways.
II is hoped that the farmers of Kent
County will feel it to their advantage to
attend these meetings and aid in the big
drive against our enemies the weevil,
bust and poor seed. The County Agent
is listing good seed wheat of known va
rieties and farmers who have such wheat
are asked to write the County Agent.
Those who desire to buy good seed wheat
can get d list of seed wheat growers by
writing to H H. Zimmerley, Dover, and
make their selection from the list offered.
Wherever possible the meetings will
begin at the hours stated, so it is hoped
everyone will come on time. Drop your
work for an hour and come in your work
clothes then YOU will lose very little time
from your work.
Meetings will be held at the farms or
places listed as follows:
L. B. Riggs, ) miles south of Fred
erica, August oath, 10 a. III.
B. B Vinyard, near Milford. August
oath, 80 p. nt
Williamsville School, August oath, $50
p. III.
Frank Rice, miles east of Feltcn,
August 9th, 10 a. III.
David Roland, Viola, August 27th, 80
p. N.
John Heyd, miles west of FELTON,,
August 9th, $50 p. N.
Eugene Brown, ) miles west of Har-
rington, August 2Sth, 10 a. m.
Jesse Ward, near Vernon, August 18th,
80 p. N.
John Cordray, near Pennington Aug
ust 28th $50 p. N.
W. Chambers. near Petersburg, August
10Th, 10 a. NJ.
Henry Williams, near Bethesda, Aug
ust 9th, 80 p. N.
George Pultney, near Pierson' s Corner,
August 18th, ). 80 p. IN.
H. H. Zimmerley, County Agent.