Evening journal., 1918-09-21
Kent County Grangers So
Inform Government In
Answer to Query
TWO INSTANCES
OF BENEFICIAL HELP

writers Delng purposely omitted, fOl-
lows:
Milford, Del, Nov. %, 1917.
Il am sure our county agent has help
ed the farmers in this county in a
great many ways.
1.-THE demonstrations given at diff
ferent farm houses for the prevention
Of smut and weeyil in wheat and also
better selection Of seed corn ana other
] grains, We're very beneficial.
"Our corn show held at Milford last
week had some very fine exhibits,
which shows the instructions given in
that line alone will undoubtedly in
crease the yield per acre In our county.
u have small farm Of 80 acres, also
| own a farm Of 100 acres. / received
third prize for yield Of corn on one acre
| in Kent county. No special prepara-
/ tlon was given this acre. The county
agent measured and weighed the corn
when l was husking"
"Kenton, Del, Nov. %, 1917.
Il feel unable to express on paper the
help and cooperation we have received
! through the county agent. He is ever
ready to help and cooperate along any
and all lines connected with or con-
cerning the farmer. He has been
great help to me in encouraging me TO
do greater things; better farming, the
selection and planting OF better seed.
the wedding out Of poor stock and the
raising Of better live stock, etc.
Never before to my knowledge have
the farmers Of the county co-operated
in association work or been brought to-
gether more than they have been since
the county agent has been among us,
a thing which has been brought about
largely, If not altogether so, by our
county agent.
'IIe is an active cooperating agent,
and is well worthy of the position he
holds. and we trust he will continue
with us and lead us on to still greater
knowledge and prosperity"
Farm Of 2l5 acres.
"Woodside, Del, Nov. %. 1917.
I'VE have a fruit farm Of so acres
The county agent serves as sort Of
bureau OF information TO us. suggest
ing what TO spray with, when. why
etc. The agent has come on the ground
and taken much pains in instruCting
fruit packers and showing them how.
II "a wide-awake, up-to-date, energetic
agent is indispensable in the county in
this day when the average farmer is
unable TO cope with the numerous and
ever increasing pests"
Dover Del. Nov. 26. 1917.
AS owner Of one fruit farm OF i67
acres and one grain farm Of 2i7 acres,
think our county agent is quite. in
dispensable, as we rely upon him when
battling questions come up. He acts
as a sort Of bureau OF information, CIV
ing practical and theoretical infOrma-
tion and suggestions that farmers as a
whole are not able TO keep posted on
think through the agency the San
Jose scale has been practically extermi-
mated in Kent county. Delaware"
"Frederica, Del. Nov. 26. 1917.
THE Kent county agent has helped
me a great deal in very many ways.
have advised with him many times
about seed and crops. He saved me a
great loss in my wheat by keeping the
weevil out Of It. ] think he means
q great deal to the county. ! expect
him to help more next year for ] am
going to ask more from him, and
think It will pay me well to get more
help from him."
"Frederica. Del. Dec. If. 1911
1.-THE demonstrations Of the county
agent Of how TO keep my granary free
from weevil awere of great benefit TO
me as my granaries that were not
treated were full Of weevil, and ! lost
by the weevil five cents a bushel on
i.400 bushels; also, he has been OF
great help TO me in the selection Of
seed corn and Of how TO grow tOma-
toes That is about all that ] am in
terested in as that is all that we culti-
vate I have in my farms about 500
acres.
"He has been a great help to me and |
the county has been greatly benefited |
by the Kent county agent in his work.
I think every county should have an |
agricultural agent"
Smyrna, Del, Nov. q, 1917.
"The county agent has helped me /
in selecting fertilizer for different |
crops. in selecting seed corn, and seed |
wheat and treating seed wheat for rust, /
and in killing weevil in stored wheat. 1
"The work has helped the county by |
the farmers more prosperous,
for when they are prospering they
stand more for county Improvements
and also have more property to pay |!
taxes on. Farm $50 acres"
Wyoming, Del, Nov. q. 1917.
"The county agent has helped me in
many ways:
81. BY determining the acidity Of the
soil and the lime needed on different
parts of my farms
- BY giving me timely notice when
an extra spray was needed to save my
peach. crop.
"3 BY giving advice as to the latest
in spraying and busting
- By assistance in grading my apple
crop.
- BY his readiness TO answer all
questions relating TO my farm oper-
ations and to keep me posted in the
latest developments in my line OF farm
ing
&c. His work has benefited the county
in many ways"
Smyrna, Del. Dec. B. 1917
"The county agent has helped me as
a farmer by showing me how TO select
seed corn: also. how TO fix a balanced
plant food. and instead of fifty TO sixty
bushels of corn per acre we are grow
ing seventy TO seventy-five on an acre
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