Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17
FEEBLE MINDED
HOME SITE CHOSEN
WITH GREAT CARE

BECAUSE of Mrs Dcemcrs great IN
tercst in tho matter of State care for
mental detectives and because oil her
excellent Judgment in matters OF the
kind. she having studi ed the subject IN
other States where there are such insttu-
tions, and also IN view OF the TACT thal
she had agreed to rafae the fund 10 pay
for the property, her colleagues on inc
commission left with her the matter Oh
suggesting a site. Alter tour oi the
State she found near Sclbyvillc farm
which she considered ideal for the pur-
pose. As Governor Townsend, member
of the commission, lives NJ Sclbyvlie,
Mrs Deemcr inquired of him rs to The
ownership Of the farm, not having 90
tanned the information from others The
governor. surprised over IT'S selection,
told her the farm was hIs property. which
was the first information she had on t1is
point
Mrs Dccrncr then told the governor
that. after looking about the State, she
considered this the best site available
for the home Governor Townsend, how
ever, expressed the hope that another site
could he found, first, because he did not
want to sell the farm. having bought IT
for specific agricultural purpose, and,
further, because OF the dclicacy of his
mission and also being governor OF the
state.
Farm HAD nwFN nOtIgHr ron AN OECUtR
Pressed for a reason for not wanting 10
sell. the governor explained that after
considerable effort he had bought several
contiguous farms for the purpose OF
setting out large orchard. having spent
the two years Of his ownership of the
property IN making preparation Tor dong
this.
accordingly, when The commission
held n meeting at Dover, last fall, 20
near Mrs. Dccmcr 5 report, rs we'll aS
that nj other members of the commas On
who had been assisting IN the quest tor a
suitable location. the governor 5 tarm
and ono owned by State Senator Edward
Hart. near Townsend. were proposed,
and subsequently,. At che request of the
commission. Prof Harry Hayward, d.
rector If Delaware College Agricultural
Experiment Station. and Prof Arthur T.
t,r4nrham. agrouomIst, inspected the
two farms and as result they recon-
mcndpd the Hart farm chiefly because ~
It, adaptahIltv 10 livestock rtslnR.
thaugh there were many advantages IN
favor Of the governor farm
In ORDER 10 learn theIr views repro
sentative of Every Evening interviewed
Prof HAYWARD AT Newark.
Professor Grantham and | inspected
the Townsend farm early IN December.
Professor Hayward said. The farm.
on both sides Of the Delaware, Maryland
4 Virginia railroad. surrounds the station
nj Stocklcy. four and onc-half miles be
low Georgetown Ii Is practically all
cleared land. q typical Sussex farm
level. easily and well drained and par
-,
of the section. Strawberries. sweet po-
tators. melons cantaloupcs aud tomatoes
crops for winch Sussex Is famous and IN
which branch Of agriculture the county
Is making rapid strides The farm IS
IN a good state Of fertility and capable
at easy Improvement There are q Mum
her Of cottages on the land a short DIS
tance from the railroad station In our
opinon the handicap Of the farm for the
particular purpose for which it was pur-
chased Is its Inadaptabillty 10 livestock
except poultry. but Other advantages
easily offset this disadvantage The farm
contains $50 acres
Professor Hayward made the following
statement concerning the Hart farm;
eve inspected the Hart farm late IN
December 1t comprises two separate
tracts and is situated between SMYRNA
and Townsend, probably one and ono
half or two miles from the Townsend
station, although the Delaware Rail
road is close to tho farm The land on
the Hart farm IS much heavier than the
land on tho Townsend farm and probably
u not in such high state Of fertility
There is a large tract Of timber The
farm. as q whole. Is we'll drained, although
il has two or three low spots that require
some thing The buildings on the farm
are not very good We tclt because this
land Is better adapted TO wheat and corn
that more livestock could be kept on Il
and. therefore. it would be moro suitable
10 3 colony community than the lighter
land Of Sussex However, this Is a matter
of opinion. and | consider that the com
TniSsioners. guided as they were by New
Jersey experts in the care and manage
ment Of tie ieche-mindcd. were III a much
better position 10 Judge Of the relative
merits of the farms IN question than
Professor Grantham and myself, who
inspected the farms primarily for con
mercial farming prospects, The Hart
farm contains 600 acres Senator
liar offered 10 sell one or both tracts
at so per acre.
The governors farm cost about $50
an acre.
TO RAIsT SMALL TRUCK.
In view of the fact that. Is result Of
observation At institutions in other