Evening journal., 1920-08-19
SEES Justice
INCOSTPLUS
FOR FARMERS
Continued from First Page.

lIDil flIdl Ihbts
In his address. which was on the sub
iect Of The Banker and the Farmer
lie continued In part:
This Is one OF the most foolish
fallacies OF the present day. There
is no industry that has 80 many
dinlcultite 10 contend with as farm
ing No matter how much care Is
used in the preparation OF the soil,
how much plant food and seed Is
used, no man can predict what the
harvest will be. A hot wind may
burn up the crop, OF a hail storm or
cyclone entirely destroy H. To the
farmer NOSE Justly belongs cost
plus i0% than 70 any manufacturer
because upon his output depends the
lie OF the nation Let the FARMER
fall down on his job, and then wnat
Is left?
"a declining agriculture is vital evil
dence Of State or national delay ana
must be prevented at all hazards. sta
tistics show the average value OF Del
aware farm lands in 1918 was S66 per
acre. and in 1920, $50 per acre; In
Pennsylvania In 1918, $40 per acre, and
in 1920, $50 per acre; in Iowa IN 1918,
The average value was $3.50 per acre,
and in 1920. s257 per acre. These are
significant figures.
In the Delaware peninsula, within
easy reach OF the worlds most IA
nous markets, the value OF farm lands
has slightly increased, while IN the
middle west. the value per acre Is
very much larger, and shows decid-
ed increase in the same period.
ION the whole, the farm situation in
Delaware presents the same difficulties
as elsewhere. As a matter OF fact. 1t
has been only a very short time since
the United States Department OF Agri-
culture was very free TO say That Sus-
sex county, Delaware, offered greater
possibilities for farming han any
where In the United States.
Modern farming TO be successfully
carried on requires a large outlay Of
money for live stock, seeds, fertilizers
and machinery, and like any other
business enterprise, this capital must
be available or the business fails.
THE farmers must. therefore, look
. to the bankers TO furnish them the
capital necessary to carry on their
operations The banks know their
local communities, and are in a posi-
tlon TO determine the necessary col
lateral, whether il be TIRE intrinsic
value OF the land, the amount Of
, grain or livestock. or II may be the
personal integrity OF the applicant.
Delaware Colleges Needs.
Dean McCue devoted the major pOr-
3 ton Of his address TO the aid given by
the bankers TO farmers through CO.
r | operation with Delaware College. lie
! | reviewed this work in much detail
and sad IN part
Summing up your agricultural
o record for the year. ! believe that The
:. banks OF this State have reason Ia
feel proud Yet there is much more
q To be done A deeper sympathy needs
/ TO be devtl loped, a deeper sense of
respons billy for the general welfart
and progress Of the community needs
TO be cultivated The spirit of ser
q vice must radiate out from our bank
ing Institutions
= Agricultural instruction at Della.
IS ware is weak along several lines
These weaknesses are not The faul
of the faculty, but are due 10 lack o.
a finances.
II "The most glaring weaknesses Il
1, our lack OF instruction in poultry
III Poultry raising is one of the mos
10 important industries Of our State
- yet II is not represented or recOg
'' nized IN the Agricultural Course O
our State College Why? No fund
n. 10 support such a department. and {
-, develop a poultry plant adequate 70
~ proper instruction
)t "rhis Is an age Of mash nery Tn
necessity, know something Of farr
machinery. Yet at Delaware COlleg
te we have no funds for the purchase q
=, farm machinery for instruction pur
w. poses. no place To house or install
In he had b.. and no money TO hire
specialist Do teach the subject
Delaware has great future as
trucking Stale. Yet with our preSen
force OF instructors and our presen
equipment in land labor and tools W
are able TO give 20 This subject onl
le one short Introductory course Their
Ne are drawbacks as well as comptnsi
lions in living in a small state.
a. Delaware is unique among ih
Sales Of the Union in that she is On
10 only state which does now supper
' her Agricultural Extension work b
local county appropriations In SON
I'll o6unties Of New York and New lel
sey over 5000 is Appropriated by cel
tain counties. II county agent wor
nd is 10 become stabilized in Delawar
Il must receive financial support frol
the counties.
Delaware College carries on a 2Gl
H. acre farm which is used for instru'
so ton. experimentation and maintenance
OF the herd. This farm does not pa,
should not pay and probably wi
Is never pay. Experimental work is q
pensive and the crops grown are ust
ally unremunerative. Fifty eXper
S~ ments may be carried on with a sir
,ce gle crop and only one prove TO I
profitable Could you expect II TO pa
~ for the other forty-nine? The farm
ID supported by a $1,000 appropriate
IA from the State. When this appr,
priation was made one could VIII
careful planning make both ends NEE
lcs To-day with the high cost OF labO
u machinery, and feeds the outlook
H. practically hopeless unless all instru
tion and experimental work we
N. abandoned Yet they cannot be aba
doned The State must come 10 oi
ger relief II the farm is 10 best serve De
Ius aware agriculture"
Brilliant HOmily on Thrift.
Mr.. Conwol delivered a homily
. the virtues OF thrift which afford
his hearers much entertainment
we'll as instruction. lie analyz.
various forms OF thrift and thriftles
ness quantity as follows:
an Thrift might be defined as 81
OF ting along IN the world financial
lar People get along differently. Some 9
ice along fast and some get along slON
aid some get aldng high and some z
along low; some get along thus Al
some get along so. Some get alo
l. socially and become social lumina
10 les. Some got along educatiOnally al
"a become scholars. Some get along
90 ligiously and become saints and q
lp- salt Of the earth. Some get alo
m felOniously and become criminals. b
Is thrift gciS aung financially. and