Middletown transcript., 1919-02-08
CATTLE INSPECTION


farmers Of Lower Delaware to In
crease Their Herds
VISITED SOME LOCAL DIARIES
That the farmers of lower Delas are
are awakening to the feet that they
can enhance the productive value Of
their farms by the addition of cattle on
lart er and better scale. was evidenced
last f. day, when about seventy i've of
the >eading farmers of Kent and Sussex
Courties male tour of New Castle
county, for the purpose of looking over
a few of the choice herds Of cattle,
which are being kept here by the wide
awake dairvmen of the county The
trip was planned by the different county
agents. and was made upon the invita-
tion of James S. Moore, Chairman Of
the stock division of the New Castle
County Farm Bureau. Every minute
of the day was spent in action, and
from tho expressions of many of the
farmers of the lower part of The Stae.
on leaving their hosts at the P. B. &
w. Railroad depot il Wilmington where
the trip ended, the day was most profit
ably spent by the n, and much good
should result from it.
The guests arrived at Middletown on
the 926 northbound train, and were
met by the farmers of New Castle
County in automobiles, and were first
taken to the dairy farm of James
Moore, two miles west of Middle,own.
Mr.. Moore who last year sold out his
entire herd of grade cattle and pur.
chased herd of pure bred Holstens in
Livingston county, Mich, through the
plan which was promoted by the Farm
ers Trust Co. Of Newark and the New
Castle County National Bank of Odessa,
and which was promoted by County
Agent Bau usman, bad his cattle IN the
pink of condition. and the eyes of the
visitors opened in wonder at the records
of some of the cows, in the line Of milk
production. Among the handsome
specimens exhibited by Mr.. Moore was
heifer. now three years old, which,
with its first calf, made an official
record of II pounds of butter fat, in a
seven day official test. giving 432 pounds
of milk in the seven days.
Tho 81 uuoro tol,oo - <ho
farm of John Reynolds. south of Mid
dletown, where the cattle of Mr.. John
Reynolds were looked over. The farm
is owned by Walter Stats of Camden,
N. j., who is tte chief auditor of the
Victor Talking Machine Co. Mr. Stats
has under construction COW Larn,
which when completed will b. one of
the most complete plants in the State.
1t will cost in the neighborhood of $780,
600.
The next stop was at the dairy farm
of Paul B. Messick, who, like Mr..
Moore, has almost discarded his grade
cattle and is installing in their place
herd of the finest pure-bred cattle OBJ.
tainable. Mr. Messick has several in
his herd of pure-breds that have made
butter fat records of from 22 to %
pounds in a seven day test. He is also
the owner of King Pontiac Veeman
Beets. son of the King of the Pom
tiacs, who, it is claimed by all Holstein
breeders, is the greatest sire in the
world.
From the Messick farm the tourists
were taken to the College Farm, at
Newark, where they were warmly re.
ceived by Dean Hayward of Delaware
College. After a tour of inspection Of
the barns. ETC., the Guernsey herd of
the farm was shown ITO the visitors,
and the individual history of each COW
was explained by Prof. Hayward.
After the inspection of the College herd
the tourists were again hustled into the
waiting automobiles, and taken to the
banquet room in the College, where a
fine luncheon was served by ST.
perintendent Stewart of the Commons,
and at which the college students as
sisted in the serving of the luncheon.
After the lu ,cheon Chairman Moore
spoke for few minutes. explaining
the part which the Farm Bureau is TAX
ing and expects to take in the matter
OF securing legislation, at the present
session of the State Legislature, which
will be of benefit to the farmer and
dairyman At the close of his rema rks
he introduced Mr.. Frank A. Carroll,
County Agent of Mercer County, NJ
j., who was the first promoter Of the
COW testing industry in this county and
who is in reality to be given credit for
the wonderful boost which the pure
bred cow industry has taken in the
county. Mr.. Carroll explained about
the great work which is being done in
his county, and was followed by County
Agent Bausman of this county.
County Agent A. ,. Cobb of Kent
county was the next speaker. He
thanked the members of the New Cas-
tie County Farm Bureau for their court.
esy in inviting his constituents to the
tour. He was Flowed by County
Agent M. C. Vaughn of Sussex county.
who spoke at length in humorous
vein. The speaking was closed by re-
marks of R. M. Brown. State Dairy
AGENT. who explained at length the
benefits to be derived from the Cow
Testing Associations and advised his
hearers to become members OF some
one of them.
The 1O7 tourists who had partaken of
luncheon then boarded the IS waiting
automobiles and were taken to the farm
of ]. Irving Dayett at Cooch's Bridge.
where another herd of beautiful pure
br d Holsteins were inspected. after
which they were driven to the Winter
thur Farms of Col. Henry A. DUPONT.
Here was found the real treat of the
dow The entire plant was thrown