Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-10
ONE YEARS WORK
IN FARM BUREAUS
OF THIS STATE
Year-End Meetings for Kent and
Sussex Counties Reveal
Good Results.
MUCH INTEREST is SHOWN

Special Corrcs pom dcnce Of Every Evening
Dover. Jan. l0--The first ycar-cnd
meeting Of the Kent County Farm Bureau
was held here, YESTERDAY IN Dover Opera
House. and was called to order by the
presidcnt. L. NJ Sopcr lie read hls
annual report in which hc sand that during
the year thcv had been permitted to view
the accomplishments ot new achievement
IN the agricultural history II cur state
aud pointed with pride 70 the tact that
Delaware ranks as one 0i the lew NtaiO
that has started a Statewide farm
Bureau organization u present there
are Il communities with 4 membership
Ot rs
Reports we've received from the officers
including L II Moore on SOILS and
Crops" in which reference Was made 70
the increased prices ol tomatoes received
bv the farmers, tho successful use oi
mushroom manur, for sweet potato culture
the securing ot thrcehci~
Bv the report on farm account books.
hv \ B. Pcct, II Was shown that 80
farm account books were placed among
farmers in is communities IN Kent county
during the year, and that - per cent Of
the farmers were using them, with satis-
faction
The report Of Food Conservation, by
Mr.. X l. Cowgirl, after reviewing the
work ii the year n establishing home
demonstrations N food conservation,
showed much good work done during the
wear in the WAY Of the Liberty Kitchen
instruction III driving fruits and vegetables
demonstration Of tirc les cookers supply
ing broths TO the SICK during the influenza
epidemic, etc
The report on canning and driving,
hv Mrs. l. y Brown, showed that the
slogan at the beginning 81 the year WAS
Let Is make this a wastclcsS community
bv preserving all fruits and veg, tables
Mention WAS made Of tho Red Cross and
community canning schools, which nettCi
2.0i2 quarts oi irut and Vegetables
The report of dairv and i've stock, hy
Harry L. CLARK. showed considerable
work done and great interest manifested
hv stockmen and d4lry men Better
prices for milk were received and more
interest taken ID The selection u llvc
stock
The report on home accounts, ~ Mrs
I'd. Told, showed two meetings held and
tcn women who .rr Keeping household
accounts
4 priel summary 81 Club Work III
Delaware vas submitted, showing tn aud
the farm and home prolccts of the State
-
whom made certified reports that they
rad pruducfeI products valued at s IL .t,io
-, Of q cost II So 4O0@5, leaving 8 net
prort OF s.. .-i3 - or y net prott Of
z. o. per ciub mem'."r
The Corn Club l-nt~ 81 kcnt county
grew on an sd bushels 81 corn per acre,
AZ an average cost OF S3l.99 mai Ing 8 net
prott Of $3.50
On hasIs Of greatest weld per acre. the
lowest cost Of production, the hest ex-
hibit, s. nd fhe best vntten story, G Lester
Laver 81 Hartley j tho Corn Club ch..mp-
ION OF Kent county and vii K awarded
pure-hred pig offered ~ the state
Board oi agriculture -s The achievement
prize
The following other Ky. Colnt, Glib |
champions wo-c vcrz worthy contestants,
Paul ~kev,s ii Mir ri >tanlo1 short 81 !
smyrna, Paul NIi.ams md Jam,s |
Ashton 81 hartll Fau. Lew, oi Milford |
awarded hv Delaware College
Aty BeinoF oi Nl0.a hs> mtrrtcd tile |
pure-hred plg offered Ia Delaware oIlcT, !
as an achievement prlzc
Agnes Thomas oi FELTON, mcrted he 1
prize u s. offered ~ the I
Diamond state Poultry Assocl.non tor 4
cnlckens
CharIcs Lindale, 81 r dcrlca. uer t,d I
the assoc atIons rzc oi $
LOUIS Bringhurst, Harrington Beulah /
Han, khzaheth Belts, lara Donovan.
Marion Wilson, / j Carlisse, Henry I
Ninyard all of Frederica, lred S4lter 4
IIartlv, Joseph Niuvsrd, Ie.tou /
The report of the committee eli pro !
gram 81 work for the Farm Bureau in 1919 +
Included various rrcjc-t for CONSIDERATIONS L
Resolutions veTe adopted lpdor>HC I
TIE bT whcrea- ID II" nIted >tares I
>rua'e tho purp3s q. whIeh b the cs- I
ah!i, hnept q! j National Departments ot +
I dpc4'ion. v7th - annual appropriation /.
~ 800 o0O 90. toT th1 41yancfmcu' arg i
civilization q cdlea,lll iu the reFet4i /.
state
1hc following otll.. per elected ~ I
=. ensuing ,Dar pto-lisu, lflu-
n Soper N4caoi 1ee-fres.deut 3 /.
u Moor. Dover secretar rtnl. kleA- i
rdson. RISING sun treasurer Harry /
Ross ChesWold committee on lood |
Value, Mrs. X L Cowgirl Dover, Farm /
Accounts, A. 3 Poet Labor. H & /
Poultry. W n Cusdrn |
Home Records Mrs Id Todd Dr.
J. II. Odell. dIrector-general If service
CItizens 81 Delaware, made an address I
~ fbr afternoon